Master the Data Center

Module 01: Overview of Data Centers Part 1 

•    What is a data center?

•    Current trends shaping data center design

•    Data Center Tiers

Module 02: Overview of Data Centers Part 2 

•    Data center cost drivers

•    Virtualization

•    Cloud computing

•    Containerized data centers

•    Quiz

Module 03: Data Center Physical Security Part 1 

•    What is physical security?

•    Perimeter protection

•    Security cameras

•    Door controls

•    Identification methods and devices

Module 04: Data Center Physical Security Part 2

•    Designing for physical security

•    Defining the problem

•    Applying the technology

•    QuizModule

Module 05: Fundamentals of Availability 

•    Components of availability

•    Cost of system downtime

•    Maximizing system availability

•    Data center assessments

Module 06: Data Center Preventive Maintenance

•    Importance of preventive maintenance

•    Developing a maintenance plan

•    Managing preventive maintenance

•    Quiz

Module 07: Fundamentals of Data Center Floor Plan Design Part 1 

•    Evaluating data center location

•    Data center and support areas

•    Designing for agility, reliability and cost effectiveness

•    Impact of floor plan on rack quantity

Module 08: Fundamentals of Data Center Floor Plan Design Part 2 

•    Data center capacity

•    Common rack framework

•    Rack location units

•    Dealing with constraints

Module 09: Data Center Floor Planning Concepts 

•    Choosing a pitch

•    Basic principles of equipment layout

•    Floor planning process

•    Quiz

While there are no prerequisites for this course, it is important to have a good understanding of the overall data center and the issues facing data center managers on a daily basis. It is recommended that you be involved in data center technology, whether it is in a sales, support or operations capacity.

Module 01: Data Center Cooling Strategies

•    Comfort versus precision cooling

•    Data center cooling issues

•    Cooling calculations

Module 02: The Refrigeration Cycle 

•    The refrigeration cycle

•    Cooling devices in the data center

Module 03: Humidity in the Data Center

•    Importance of humidity

•    Relationship between temperature and humidity

•    Humidity control and demand fighting

Module 04: Cooling Systems 

•    Temperature measurement

•    Types of cooling devices

Module 05: Air Distribution in the Data Center 

•    Importance of air distribution in heat transfer

•    Air distribution schemes

Module 06: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) 

•    CFD analysis

•    Quiz

Module 07: Data Center Cooling Best Practices Part 1

•    Calculating cooling requirements

•    High density cooling problem

Module 08: Data Center Cooling Best Practices Part 2 

•    Reducing hot air/cool air mixing

•    Hot aisle/cold aisle containment

Module 09: Data Center Cooling Strategies

•    Room, row and rack-based cooling

•    Cooling wiring closets

Module 10: High Density Cooling

•    High density zones

•    Raising the data center temperature

•    Free cooling using economizers

•    Quiz

While there are no prerequisites for this course, it is important to have a good understanding of the overall data center and the issues facing data center managers on a daily basis. It is recommended that you be involved in data center technology, whether it is in a sales, support or operations capacity.

It is recommended that you first take the Fundamentals of Infrastructure Management course

Module 01: Fundamentals of Power 

•    Power basics and key terms

•    Power calculations

•    Grounding

Module 02: Power Problems

•    Power problems

•    Power protection system equipment

Module 03: Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) 

•    UPS basics

•    UPS topologies

•    UPS redundancy and efficiency

•    Modular UPS

Module 04: UPS Batteries 

•    UPS batteries

•    Flywheel UPS

•    Quiz

Module 05: Generators and Other Power Devices 

•    Generators

•    Automatic and static transfer switches

•    Power distribution units

Module 06: Circuit breakers 

•    Circuit Breakers

•    Circuit Breaker Coordination

•    Circuit Breaker Protection

•    Circuit Breaker Sizing

Module 07: Power Distribution in the Rack 

•    Rack power redundancy

•    Server power calculations

•    Power cabling

Module 08: Power Calculations 

•    Calculating power requirements

•    Power consumption in the data center

Module 09: Reducing Wasted Power in the Data Center 

•    Reducing “wasted power”

•    Reducing server power

•    Quiz

Module 10: Data Center Energy Efficiency 

•    Data center power growth

•    Barriers to data center energy efficiency

•    Power consumption in the data center

•    Power usage effectiveness (PUE)

Module 11: Data Center Efficiency Metrics 

•    Measuring PUE

•    Other data center efficiency metrics

•    Reducing the IT load

Module 12: Energy Efficiency Best Practices 

•    Reducing the support infrastructure load

•    Systematic approach to improving energy efficiency

•    What can you expect to save with improved energy efficiency?

•     Quiz

While there are no prerequisites for this course, it is important to have a good understanding of the overall data center and the issues facing data center managers on a daily basis. It is recommended that you be involved in data center technology, whether it is in a sales, support or operations capacity.

It is recommended that you first take the Fundamentals of Infrastructure Management course

Module 01: Introduction to ITIL 

•    What is ITIL?

•    Service strategy

•    Service design

•    Service transition

•    Service operation

•    Continual service improvement

Module 02: Practical Steps to Implement ITIL Part 1

•    Reduce the amount of unplanned work

•    Create and maintain an asset inventory

Module 03: Practical Steps to Implement ITIL Part 2 

•    Create a repeatable build library

•    Implement continual improvement

•    Quiz

Module 04: Data Center Management 

•    Data center management issues

•    IT/Facilities gap

•    Data center management goals

Module 05: Data Center Asset Management 

•    Tracking data center assets

•    Asset management best practices

Module 06: Data Center Asset Management Tools 

•    Asset management tool features

•    Overview of asset management tools

•    Automated asset tracking

Module 07: Data Center Real-Time Monitoring 

•    Difference between building, network and data center management systems

•    Questions to ask before buying a data center monitoring system

•    SNMP fundamentals

Module 08: Data Center Real-Time Monitoring Tools

•    Overview of real-time monitoring tools

•    Quiz

Module 09: Data Center Management Tools Part 1 

•    CFD modeling tools

•    Access management tools

Module 10: Data Center Management Tools Part 2 

•    Connectivity management tools

•    Maintenance management tools

Module 11: Measuring ITSM in the Data Center

•    What is IT service management?

•    ITSM metrics model

•    Implementing an ITSM metrics program

•    Quiz

While there are no prerequisites for this course, it is important to have a good understanding of the overall data center and the issues facing data center managers on a daily basis. It is recommended that you be involved in data center technology, whether it is in a sales, support or operations capacity.

It is recommended that you first take the Fundamentals of Infrastructure Management course