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IDCA is on mission to aid nations around the world to build robust and sustainable Digital Economies for the livelihood of their citizens. In the 21st century and with the rapidly evolving realms of technology, it is utmost essential for each and every nation to tap into the digital economy treasures as well as the safety and security it will harbor.

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IDCA helps nations establish true
digital economies by fostering:

job creation & increased employment.

Data Center Standardization

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Education Data Center & Cloud Training Seminars

IDCA has made its mission to bring educational conformance to the cloud community and the data center world, by increasing knowledge and knowhow, enabling competency, developing skilled resources for high-paying jobs and empowering the world’s information highways by mandating educated, trained and certified cloud and data center professionals to be the only ones licensed to design, elect, implement and operate the sophisticated complexities of the Application Ecosystem®.

DCIS®

Data Center Infrastructure Specialist®

2-Day Certification Course

This course is fundamental for executives, data center owners, managers, and operators, to enrich their knowledge beyond the industry buzzwords. The DCIS course provides end-to-end coverage of the mission critical infrastructure systems that support typical Data Centers and environments with high availability requirements. The course will provide full understanding of the main components that comprise the Data Center build, highlighting benefits of each, to allow for the most appropriate system and component selection.

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DCES®

Data Center Engineering Specialist®

3-Day Certification Course

This course targets professionals who intend to become experts in the data center field. It caters extensive information to Infrastructure Architects, Designers, Consultants and Auditors, as well as facility operators, IT managers, application managers, engineers and project managers. The DCES course empowers Infrastructure Specialists (DCIS)® with selection and design knowledge that will assist engineers in formulating the appropriate framework for their Data Centers. The course will also enhance the awareness of stakeholders and enable the precise appraisal of their Data Center investments through Value Engineering (VE), leading to higher availability, reliability, efficiency, reliance, security, safety and capacity at optimized costs.

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DCOS®

Data Center Operations Specialist®

3-Day Certification Course

This course targets Data Center Mangers, Data Center Planners and Data Center Strategists that are responsible for overseeing, maintaining, managing & planning of Data Center capacities, efficiencies, availabilities and operations on for its intended purposes and designated footprints. The DCOS® course focuses on best practices to be applied, and mechanisms and methodologies to enhance the long-run objectives as well as the daily operations of Data Centers. It further teaches how to streamline processes, increase efficiency and productivity whilst maintaining high availability. The core concepts are based on demonstrated principles, which are optimized from lessons learned across Data Center front-runners such as Consultants, Managed Service Providers, and Data Center owners across varied industries.

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DCTP®

Data Center Technology Professional®

3-Day Certification Course

This course is aimed for Data Center Operation Managers® and Data Center Infrastructure Experts® who are in charge of planning data center technology roadmaps. The DCTP® course unwraps the true essence of technologies in and around the Data Center space. The new trends, recommendations, and the data center components that posses the finest design and selection criteria most suitable to prolong the life of the Data Center, save costs, increase efficiency, lower risks, and offer sustainable and optimum features. Various technologies from each category are showcased and compared with the available alternatives, legacy systems and other technology routes that differ based on the design topology and strategic planning of every data center.

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DCOM®

Data Center Operations Manager®

5-Day Certification Course

This course targets Managers, Executives, Directors, Strategic Planners and/or Professionals who are engaged with operational aspects of live and running data centers. From the disaster recovery planning to health and safety criteria to capacity planning, enhancement and upgrade management, risk mitigation and migration principals to growth modeling and schemes, HR roles and responsibilities, vendor and contract management of OLAs and SLAs are all covered and effectively outlined in the program. The DCOM® generates distinguished data center operational managers, architects, service providers and mentors and enables them to have leading roles in high-availability Data Center Operations.

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DCIE®

Data Center Infrastructure Expert®

5-Day Certification Course

This course targets developing experts who can lead the data center industry as consultants, architects, subject matter experts. It provides professionals the right skill sets from the foundational concepts to the engineering, design, grading concepts, which are driven by the industry’s live experiences and best practices. It clarifies the taboos in the industry, the gray areas where all providers, operators, engineers and experts continuously argue and question and resolves ambiguities in the expert’s mind as to how to plan, design and build data centers. The DCIE® requires achievement of unparalleled and thorough understanding of Data Center Infrastructure fundamentals of Engineering & Design.

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DCE®

Data Center Expert®

8-Day Certification Course

This course is aimed for Data Center Experts who desire to posses the right skill sets for architecting, engineering, designing and planning data center across industries. It covers power, cooling, safety, security, ICT, application and standardization parameters in developing, designing and building of the Data Center. The DCE® equips infrastructure experts with technology roadmaps, to aid in the design & appraisal of Data Centers, to ensure modularity and flexibility for growth and enhancement of sustainable reliability, efficiency and availability.

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DCM®

Data Center Manager®

8-Day Certification Course

This course is aimed for Data Center Managers who are not only in charge of data center operations, but the entire data center management cycle. It covers the management concepts, challenges, capacities, plans and strategies as well as technology aspects and deciding factors in determining and implementing best management principles. The DCM® certification strengthens the operational awareness of future technologies, leading to effective management of data centers by enhancing and preparing professionals for process advancements.

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DCA®

Data Center Authority®

11-Day Certification Course

This course is aimed for professionals who authoritative potentials, know-how and opportunity to become subject matter authorities in their specific data center arena. Individuals will be taken through multi levels of foundation, concept, principle, theory, physics, strategy, management, engineering and design, technology and selection in order to complete this course work required for becoming a DCA®. In addition to course work, all successful DCA® candidates must fulfill the required criteria which include but are not limited to undergoing minimum G1 data center project alongside IDCA approved consultants, as well as submitting an effective thesis to the attention of the accreditation committee of IDCA. The thesis shall be driven from their professional experiences and subject matter expertise in power, cooling, application, security, etc. DCAs will be the front-runners of the data center industry and key players and contributors to the industry’s direction. The DCA® is a leap into data center Strategy, approached in the unique manner of capturing the operations aspects of a data center, compliance parameters and knowledge of the design fundamentals, thus applying the insight into future technologies, amalgamating this knowledge to prepare the management, build, expansion, or upgrade for reliable, resilient, secure, and efficient data centers.

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The class here at IDCA was well run I learned a lot, I enjoyed every bit of it, the instruction was fantastic, the facility was great and the staff was outstanding.

Lead Data Center Engineer, Salesforce.com
I highly recommend this course and its really informative and its definitely worth the money.

Data Center Infrastructure Engineer, Biogen Idec
Very good and comprehensive course for any data center professional validating knowledge, gaining existing knowledge. I would highly recommend it.

Data Center Architect, PayPal
Very informative, it had a lot of content, which I know I will be able to use in the future.

Project Process Advisor, FedEx
Good to spend time with others in the industry. It helped me take a look at the process's and procedures and get a better idea on the things you don't know on a daily basis and it helped me learn more that would help my organization.

Data Center Manager, Symantec
I got a lot out of the class. Very informative and informational which I know I can take back and start implementing them.

Data Center Manager, AOL
The course was just excellent

Data Center Manager, AIG
A week well spent. I would thoroughly recommend this course.

Director of Operations, Digital Realty
Will make me more a valuable employee and a more valuable asset to anyone I end up working for. Definitely increased my skill capacity, my learning level and I fully recommend it to anybody.

Director of Operations, Vantage Data Centers
I recently attended the DCIE, International Data Center Authority training and it was time well spent. The quality of the training, service, lecturer, course material and especially the certificate I received was beyond my expectations and I would highly recommend this to anyone who is in the Data Center industry.

Senior Consultant, Oracle
Fantastic. No course as unique and effective as this is being offered anywhere else. It really challenges you and keeps you up-to-date of the industry and the best practices that are used to maximize availability and reduce downtime. I highly recommend this to any professional or new comer in this industry.

Product Manager for EMEA Region, Delta Power Electronics
I enjoyed the class very much. I got a lot out of it and it was a very informative course. The instructor was excellent. He was very knowledgeable. It’s obvious he’s well versed in the information.

Infrastructure Specialist, The World Bank
It was very informative. It has a lot of the requirements that we need to know.

VP of Operations, T5 Data Centers
I found the class directly relating to my career, my position, as well as fellow employees and people in the data center industry. I thought the instructor was very good, very knowledgeable. I felt that he covered all the material very in depth. And I felt that the course material as well, added to experiences, as well as bringing real examples, in the data center industry.

Marketing Director, JRM Technologies
The course was well put together. I have been to many training courses but none can even compare against the value you get for your investment in this 5 day rollercoaster. Excellent!

Facilities Director, Nuclear Federation of Abu Dhabi
I found the DCIS and the DCES course very rewarding. I was able to get insight into both the operational and the infrastructure part of the data center process, everything from the standards to best practices from ground up. Think it was a great course and I advice anyone able to attend to attend and get the certification.

Operations Specialist, University of Richmond

StandardizationAI, Cloud, Big Data, IoT & Data Center

Establishing selection, design, implementation and operation guidelines within the Application Ecosystem, based on learned lessons of the past, realities of the present, and the road ahead.

Empowering Digital Economies

IDCA helps nations establish true digital economies by fostering:

job creation & increased employment.

Data Center Standardization

Who is IDCA?

Data Center Training & Education

IDCA Exclusive Inside Look

IDCA Exclusive Inside Look

Education Data Center & Cloud Training Seminars

Explore Data Center Courses

Data Center Infrastructure Specialist®

2-Day Certification Course

Data Center Engineering Specialist®

3-Day Certification Course

Data Center Operations Specialist®

3-Day Certification Course

Data Center Technology Professional®

3-Day Certification Course

Data Center Operations Manager®

5-Day Certification Course

Data Center Infrastructure Expert®

5-Day Certification Course

Data Center Expert®

8-Day Certification Course

Data Center Manager®

8-Day Certification Course

Data Center Authority®

11-Day Certification Course

Explore Cloud Courses

The class here at IDCA was well run I learned a lot, I enjoyed every bit of it, the instruction was fantastic, the facility was great and the staff was outstanding.

Lead Data Center Engineer, Salesforce.com

I highly recommend this course and its really informative and its definitely worth the money.

Data Center Infrastructure Engineer, Biogen Idec

Very good and comprehensive course for any data center professional validating knowledge, gaining existing knowledge. I would highly recommend it.

Data Center Architect, PayPal

Very informative, it had a lot of content, which I know I will be able to use in the future.

Project Process Advisor, FedEx

Good to spend time with others in the industry. It helped me take a look at the process's and procedures and get a better idea on the things you don't know on a daily basis and it helped me learn more that would help my organization.

Data Center Manager, Symantec

I got a lot out of the class. Very informative and informational which I know I can take back and start implementing them.

Data Center Manager, AOL

The course was just excellent

Data Center Manager, AIG

A week well spent. I would thoroughly recommend this course.

Director of Operations, Digital Realty

Will make me more a valuable employee and a more valuable asset to anyone I end up working for. Definitely increased my skill capacity, my learning level and I fully recommend it to anybody.

Director of Operations, Vantage Data Centers

Senior Consultant, Oracle

Product Manager for EMEA Region, Delta Power Electronics

I enjoyed the class very much. I got a lot out of it and it was a very informative course. The instructor was excellent. He was very knowledgeable. It’s obvious he’s well versed in the information.

Infrastructure Specialist, The World Bank

It was very informative. It has a lot of the requirements that we need to know.

VP of Operations, T5 Data Centers

Marketing Director, JRM Technologies

The course was well put together. I have been to many training courses but none can even compare against the value you get for your investment in this 5 day rollercoaster. Excellent!

Facilities Director, Nuclear Federation of Abu Dhabi

Operations Specialist, University of Richmond

StandardizationAI, Cloud, Big Data, IoT & Data Center

Establishing selection, design, implementation and operation guidelines within the Application Ecosystem, based on learned lessons of the past, realities of the present, and the road ahead.

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