Data Center

Module 00: Course Introduction

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: Fundamentals of Power
•    Power basics and key terms
•    Power calculations
•    Grounding

Module 04: Power Problems
•    Power problems
•    Power protection system equipment

Module 05: Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
•    UPS basics
•    UPS topologies
•    UPS redundancy and efficiency
•    Modular UPS

Module 06: UPS Batteries
•    UPS batteries
•    Flywheel UPS
•    Quiz

Module 07: Generators and Other Power Devices
•    Generators
•    Automatic and static transfer switches
•    Power distribution units

Module 08: Circuit breakers
•    Circuit Breakers
•    Circuit Breaker Coordination
•    Circuit Breaker Protection
•    Circuit Breaker Sizing

Module 09: Power Distribution in the Rack
•    Rack power redundancy
•    Server power calculations
•    Power cabling

Module 10: Power Calculations
•    Calculating power requirements
•    Power consumption in the data center

Module 11: Reducing Wasted Power in the Data Center
•    Reducing “wasted power”
•    Reducing server power
•    Quiz

Module 12: Data Center Physical Security Part 1
•    What is physical security
•    Perimeter protection
•    Security cameras
•    Door controls
•    Identification methods and devices

Module 13: Data Center Physical Security Part 2
•    Designing for physical security
•    Defining the problem
•    Applying the technology
•    Quiz

Module 14: Data Center Cooling Strategies
•    Comfort versus precision cooling
•    Data center cooling issues
•    Cooling calculations

Module 15: The Refrigeration Cycle
•    The refrigeration cycle
•    Cooling devices in the data center

Module 16: Humidity in the Data Center
•    Importance of humidity
•    Relationship between temperature and humidity
•    Humidity control and demand fighting

Module 17: Cooling Systems
•    Temperature measurement
•    Types of cooling devices

Module 18: Air Distribution in the Data Center
•    Importance of air distribution in heat transfer
•    Air distribution schemes

Module 19: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
•    CFD analysis
•    Quiz

Module 20: Data Center Cooling Best Practices Part 1
•    Calculating cooling requirements
•    High density cooling problem

Module 21: Data Center Cooling Best Practices Part 2
•    Reducing hot air/cool air mixing
•    Hot aisle/cold aisle containment

Module 22: Data Center Cooling Strategies
•    Room, row and rack-based cooling
•    Cooling wiring closets

Module 23: 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.

Module 00: Data Center Infrastructure Management Part 2-Course Introduction
 

Module 01: Fundamentals of Availability
•    Components of availability
•    Cost of system downtime
•    Maximizing system availability
•    Data center assessments

Module 02: Data Center Preventive Maintenance
•    Importance of preventive maintenance
•    Developing a maintenance plan
•    Managing preventive maintenance
•    Quiz

Module 03: 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 04: Data Center Efficiency Metrics
•    Measuring PUE
•    Other data center efficiency metrics
•    Reducing the IT load

Module 05: 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

Module 06: 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 07: Fundamentals of Data Center Floor Plan Design Part 2
•    Data center capacity
•    Common rack framework
•    Rack location units
•    Dealing with constraints

Module 08: Data Center Floor Planning Concepts
•    Choosing a pitch
•    Basic principles of equipment layout
•    Floor planning process
•    Quiz

Module 09: Introduction to ITIL
•    What is ITIL
•    Service strategy
•    Service design
•    Service transition
•    Service operation
•    Continual service improvement

Module 10: Practical Steps to Implement ITIL Part 1
•    Reduce the amount of unplanned work
•    Create and maintain an asset inventory

Module 11: Practical Steps to Implement ITIL Part 2
•    Create a repeatable build library
•    Implement continual improvement
•    Quiz

Module 12: Data Center Management
•    Data center management issues
•    IT/Facilities gap
•    Data center management goals

Module 13: Data Center Asset Management
•    Tracking data center assets
•    Asset management best practices

Module 14: Data Center Asset Management Tools
•    Asset management tool features
•    Overview of asset management tools
•    Automated asset tracking

Module 15: 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 16: Data Center Real-Time Monitoring Tools
•    Overview of real-time monitoring tools
•    Quiz

Module 17: Data Center Management Tools Part 1
•    CFD modeling tools
•    Access management tools

Module 18: Data Center Management Tools Part 2
•    Connectivity management tools
•    Maintenance management tools

Module 19: 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.

You need to have equivalent experience or taken the following GogoTraining courses:

• Data Center Infrastructure Management Part 1

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: 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

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