Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP®)

About This Course

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