Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP)

Overview
This course provides insights into power and cooling systems, security measures, cabling structures, safety protocols, and efficiency enhancements; empowering data centre professionals to confidently support and enhance today’s data centres while preparing for future advancements.

Course Benefits

• Explain different types of data centres, their impact on business continuity, and the key factors affecting availability.
• Examine international and national standards, industry guidelines, and compliance requirements for data centre design and sub-components.
• Identify site selection criteria, building requirements, and supporting facility needs to establish a high performance, resilient data centre.
• Deploy raised floors and suspended ceilings while considering cooling, grounding, load management, and airflow optimization.
• Design lighting layouts, emergency lighting systems, and positioning strategies to improve visibility, safety, and energy efficiency.
  Prerequisites
• There is no specific prerequisite for the CDCP® course. However, participants who already have at least one or two years’ experience in a data centre or facilities environment may be best suited. Those with no experience just yet are most welcome to participate.

Course Outline

• The Mission Critical Site
• Data Centre Standards
• Data Centre Location, Building and Construction
• Raised Access Flooring and Suspended Ceiling
• Light
• Power Infrastructure
• Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF)
• Equipment Racks
• Cooling Infrastructure
• Water Supply
• Designing a Scalable Network Infrastructure
• Fire Protection
• Physical Security and Safety
• Auxiliary Systems