Course Overview
Overview
The Certified Data Centre Specialist (CDCS®) is a comprehensive three-day course designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to act as informed, capable counterparts when dealing with data centre design and operations especially in high-demand environments. Participants will be able to evaluate design proposals for accuracy, effectiveness, and efficiency, including solutions related to power and cooling infrastructure.
Course Benefits
- Understand the data centre design life cycle, including the distinct stages involved.
- Discuss the data centre requirements at a great level of detail with vendors, suppliers and contractors to ensure that these requirements are met.
- Validate design documentation, cost quotations, and technical proposals provided by vendors and contractors to confirm compliance with requirements.
- Understand redundancy levels for both the data centre design/setup and maintenance.
- Understand the various building considerations such as bullet proofing, seismic activity mitigation, fire ratings and thermal stability.
Prerequisites - Prerequisites participants must hold a valid CDCP® certificate in order to be able to register for the CDCS® class.
Course Outline
- Data Centre Design/Life Cycle Overview
- Standards and Rating Level Definitions
- Building Considerations
- Advanced Raised Floor & Suspended Ceiling
- Advanced Power
- Advanced Electro Magnetic Fields
- Advanced Cooling
- Advanced Fire Protection
- Designing and Installing Scalable Network Cabling Systems
- Environmental Specifications / Contamination Control
- Data Centre Efficiency
Exam Code
CDCS-001
| 2026 CLASSES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
| 5-7 | – | 2-4 | – | 18-20 | – |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 6-8 | – | 7-9 | – | 23-25 | – |
