CERTIFIED DATA CENTRE FACILITIES OPERATIONS MANAGER (CDFOM)
About This Course
The Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Manager (CDFOM) course is designed to provide professionals with advanced knowledge and skills in managing the operational aspects of data centres. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of critical systems within data centres, including power, cooling, security, and infrastructure management. The course covers best practices for overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring uptime, implementing disaster recovery plans, and optimizing energy usage. It also delves into leadership and decision-making strategies, focusing on managing teams, resources, and budgets to improve operational efficiency and align with business objectives. Additionally, learners will explore how to maintain compliance with industry standards, regulations, and sustainability practices within data centre environments.
With the growing reliance on data centres for storing and processing critical business data, the role of the Data Centre Facilities Operations Manager is essential to maintaining business continuity, minimizing risks, and ensuring the secure and efficient operation of infrastructure. This certification is ideal for professionals looking to take on senior management roles in data centre operations, overseeing facility performance and leading teams to implement best practices and innovative solutions for data management and infrastructure reliability.
This course is suitable for experienced professionals in IT infrastructure, facilities management, or data centre operations who are looking to further develop their leadership capabilities and expertise in managing complex data centre environments.
What You'll Learn
LO1: Chart capacity planning strategies and translate service requirements into data centre layouts and schedules for future enhancements.
LO2: Develop a facilities management plan outlining infrastructure design, operational strategies, and projected resource and cost requirements.
LO3: Evaluate technical standards, technologies, and feedback to ensure alignment with defined data centre service level requirements.
LO4: Refine data centre plans using evaluation data, resource forecasts, and cost considerations to improve operational sustainability.
Course Outline:
LU1: Data Centre Facilities Planning
T1: Cost and schedule control systems
- Service Level Management
T2: Data centre space planning
- The Data Centre Organization
- Managing Safety & Statutory Requirements
T3: Chart future plans for capacity enhancements to data centre facilities
T4: Translate service level requirements to technical requirements for the data centre
LU2: Data Centre Facilities Plan Development
T1: Facilities management tools
- Managing Physical Security
- Facilities Management
- Data Centre Operations
T2: Develop a data centre facilities management plan, detailing the design of data centre infrastructure and projected resource requirements and costs
LU3: Data Centre Facilities Evaluation
T1: Infrastructure design tools
- Monitoring / Reporting / Control
- Project Management
T2: Evaluate established technical standards, technologies and performance feedback against service level requirements
LU4: Data Centre Facilities Evaluation Refinement
T1: Projection and forecasting techniques for resource and energy requirements and supply
- Environmental Sustainability
- Organizational Resilience
- Governance, Risk and Compliance
T2: Refine facilities management plan based on evaluation outcomes and considerations of resource availability and costs.
Entry Requirements
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