Certified Data Centre Professional (cdcpâ®)

The CDCP® course is a 2-day course (2-day ILT/VILT).CDCP® training will address how to setup and improve key aspects such as power, cooling, security, cabling, safety etc. to ensure a high-available data centre. CDCP® training will also address key operations and maintenance aspects. CDCP® is the first training in the EPI Design and Build training track under the EPI Data Centre Training Framework.

After completion of the course the participant will be able to:

• Choose an optimum site for mission-critical data centre based on current and future needs
• Describe all components that are important for high availability in a data centre and how to effectively setup the data centre.
• Name and apply the various industry standards;
• Describe the various technologies for UPS, fire suppression, cooling, monitoring systems, cabling standards, etc, and to select and apply them effectively to cost-efficiently enhance the high-availability of the data centre.
• Review the electrical distribution system to avoid costly downtime.
• Enhance cooling capabilities and efficiency in the data centre by using existing and new techniques and technologies for the increased cooling requirements of the future
• Design a highly reliable and scalable network architecture and learn how to ensure installers apply proper testing techniques
• Setup effective data centre monitoring ensuring the right people get the right message
• Ensure proper security measures, both procedural and technical, are established to safeguard your company's valuable information in the data centre
• Select equipment racks and components suitable for ICT equipment and its cooling requirements
• Select the correct light levels for the various areas of the data centre.
• Select appropriate fire safety/protection controls to detect and suppress potential fire

What You'll Learn

Learning Outcomes

LO1: Translate infrastructure blueprints into technical specifications by assisting in outlining components and technologies for business environments.

LO2: Apply design techniques to draft specifications for data centre infrastructure systems that meet performance, usage, and security requirements.

LO3: Produce infrastructure prototypes and refine design specifications for data centre infrastructure in accordance to stakeholder feedback.

Course Outline

Topic 1: Fundamentals of Data Centre Design

Topic 2: Design Policies for Data Centre

Topic 3: Modification on Data Centre Specifications

Minimum Entry Requirement

Knowledge and Skills

• Able to operate using computer functions
• Minimum 3 GCE 'O' Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)

Attitude

• Positive Learning Attitude
• Enthusiastic Learner

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year of working experience

Target age group: 21-65 years old