Data Center Engineering Specialist®
Data Center Engineering Specialist®
3 Days, 1 Professional Certification
The course will develop and enable the awareness of stakeholders and provides them the tools and the means for precise capitalization of their data center investments and resources through Value Engineering (VE), leading to higher availability, reliability, efficiency, innovation, reliance, security, safety and capacity at optimized costs.
Course Description
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.
Who should take this course?
- Data Center Engineers
- Data Center Technicians
- Data Center Architects
- Data Center Managers
- Project Managers
- Data Center Designers
- Data Center Consultants
- Data Center Auditors
what you study
The course will provide comprehensive coverage of the data center egnineering concepts including but not limited to need transition and application engineering, availability engineering, power engineering, cooling engineering, IT engineering.
Learning Outcomes
- Learn how to design data centers
- Learn to calculate power loads & capacities
- Learn to design and engineer data center cooling
- Learn telecom principles
Prerequisites
- Data Center Infrastructure Specialist®
Recommendations
It is recommended for this course to be taken back-to-back with DCIS® in a 5-day program. This will optimize learning and cost saving.
Course Features
Day 1
Intro to Data Center Engineering
Engineering Importance
Data Center Components
Data Center Key players
Tools and Techniques
How and Where to Get Help
Data Center Engineering Process
The Data Center EPS
Phased Process
Adaptive Need Conversion
Understanding Application
App Architecture
ETT, TPS, Load and Complexity Factor
Data Center Classification
Data Center Tiers and Classes
Data Center Grade Levels
Data Center Definitions and Options
The Infinity Paradigm® Review
Standard Requirements
Designing with Limitations
Data Center Availability Engineering
Operational Effectiveness
Types of Availability
Common Availability Figures
Calculating Availability
Redundancy
Design Efficiency
Data Center Site and Building
Site Selection Considerations
Architectural
Building Systems
Walls, Structural Ceiling & Floor Systems
Day 2
Data Center Power Systems
Electrical Systems – Macro View
Power System Goals
Electrical Concepts: PF, KW, KVA, KVAR
3-Phase Power
Single Line Diagram (SLD)
Power Transmission
Utility Power
Power Feed Classifications
Break before Make
Make before Break
Topologies
Unit Substations
Circuit Breakers
Switchgear
Arc Flash
Standby Generator
Transfer Switches (ATS, STS, etc.)
UPS Systems
Power Distribution Unit (PDU)
Busbar Trunking System (BTS)
Calculating Power Requirements & Load
Important Considerations
Data Center Lighting Systems
Data Center Grounding System
Effective Grounding System
Equipment & Materials
Methods and Disciplines
Data Center Cooling & Mechanical Systems
Mechanical Systems Overview
Latent vs Sensible Cooling
Sensible Heat Ratio
Cooling Cost Engineering
Humidity Cost Engineering
Heat Transfer Principles
Environmental Design Conditions
HVAC
Cooling System Topologies
Precision Air Cooling
Chilled Water Cooling
Direct Expansion (DX)
Comparing Solutions and Designs
Heat Transfer Fluids
Temperature Differential
CAV vs VAV Systems
Cooling Measurements
Cooling Layouts
Cooling Efficiency
Day 3
Data Center Fire Protection
Physical Infrastructure Security
General Considerations
Detection Systems
Prevention Systems
Suppression Systems
Fire Concepts
Fire Classifications
VESDA and HSSD
Halocarbon vs Inert Agents
Fire Suppression Sizing & Calculations
Water-based Systems
Data Center Structured Cabling
Connectors
UTP, FTP, STP Cables
Singlemode vs. Multimode Fiber
Data Center Cabling Topology
Horizontal Cabling
Backbone Cabling
Cabling Security
Structured Cabling Considerations
IT Infrastructure
Data Center Telecommunication
Data and Data Transmission
DSx vs. Tx
Telecom Categories and Capacities
Optical Carrier
SONET, OC, STS, SDH, STM
Signal Hierarchy
Dark Fiber
Information Technology
Server Types and Components
Storage Types and Media
Storage Engineering
RAID Methods
Network Infrastructures
Network Topologies
Routing & Switching Protocols
IGP, BGP, OSPF, VRRP, MPLS, ATM, Frame Relay
IPv4 vs. IPv6
OSI Model
Load Balancing Types & Methods
6-Pack Architecture
Firewalls and Intrusion Detection
Virtual Private Networks
VPN Protocols: IPsec, L2TP, PPTP, SSL
Virtualization Types & Methods
Cloud Infrastructure
OpenStack
Data Center Safety & Security Systems
CCTV, DVR, NVR, etc.
Access Control Systems
Mantraps & Airlocks
Tracking & Tracing
The Security Office
IT Security
Safety Principals