GAQM provides an international, vendor-neutral credential with a global standard for measuring competency in the core elements of a data center.
The Certified Data Centre Professional exam certification indicates a foundational knowledge of critical physical infrastructure in the Data Center. The Certified Data Centre Professional’s have to demonstrate a base level proficiency in the elements of: cooling, fire safety and protection, racks, cabling, management and physical security. The candidate’s who are appearing for the Certified Data Centre Professional exam must have sufficient knowledge in data center design and cabling strategies. The Certified Data Centre Professional certification can significantly increase productivity and proficiency because certified professionals have the knowledge to successfully overcome obstacles faced in data center design, build and operations.
E-Course Duration: 10 to 15 Hours
e-Competence Framework (e-CF)
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Course Outline
Module 1 – Fundamentals of Availability
- Introduction
- Measuring Business Value
- Five 9’s of Availability
- Limitations of 99.999%
- Factors affecting Availability
- A/C Power Conditions
- Cooling Issues
- Equipment Failures
- Natural and Artificial Disasters
- Human Errors
- Cost of Downtime
- Calculating Cost of Downtime
Module 2 – Examining Fire protection methods in the Data Center
- Introduction
- National Fire Protection Association
- Prevention
- System Objectives of Data Center Fire Protection System
- Fire Triangle
- Classes of Fire
- Stages of Combustion
- Fire Detection Devices
- Smoke Detectors
- ISTD
- Fire Extinguishers
- Methods of Fire Supression
- Water Sprinkler System
- Water Mist Suppression System
Module 3 – Fundamentals of Cabling strategies for Data Centers
- Introduction
- Cabling
- Overview of Cables
- Cabling Installation
- Cable Layout Architectures
- Cable Management
- Managing Cables
- Cable Maintenance Practices
Module 4 – Fundamentals of Cooling I
- Introduction
- Evolution
- Data Center Cooling
- Physics of Cooling
- Heat Transfer Methods
- Airflow in IT Spaces
- Heat Generation
- Gas Law
- Evaporation
- Compression
- Condensation
- Expansion
- Evaporator
Module 5 – Fundamentals of cooling II : Humidilty in the Data Center
- Introduction
- Cooling Related Devices
- Humidity and Static Electricity
- Nature of Humidity
- Humidity Control in Data Center
- Relative Humidity Control
- Dew Point Control
- Humidification System
- Converted Office Space
- OSP’s
- Short Cycling
Target Audience
- System integrators involved in data centre IT operations activities, serving their own data centre or as owned by their customers
- Commercial customer who have to maintain their own data centre
- Personnel working in commercial companies who are responsible for data centre IT operations
- IT, facilities or Data Centre Operations professional