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Data Center Management and Reporting

Duration: 5 Days

Managing the facilities of today’s high-end and high-availability data centers is an extremely demanding and complex task which is often underestimated. There is often very little appreciation and understanding of the complexities of managing today's mission-critical data centers where downtime is not an option, especially since many of the data centers are operating at, or near, their design limits. Operations management at the facilities layer makes all the difference. Even a data center designed to the highest redundancy level as per the ANSI/TIA-942 standard could still experience many unscheduled downtime events due to poor planning, operations, maintenance and management processes
Target Audience

The program is designed for individuals wishing to enhance their ability to strategically manage, control and improve the operational effectiveness of a data centre environment.

Course Objectives

Upon completion, successful learners will have an unrivalled knowledge of how to effectively manage a data centre environment to optimise its effectiveness in a more efficient manner whilst meeting the strategic operational demands of the business.

Course Content
Day 1: – Foundations of Mission Critical Sites
  • The Mission Critical Site: Importance and Strategic Role
  • Root Causes of Downtime in Data Centers
  • Global & Regional Data Center Standards and Frameworks (TIA-942, Uptime Institute, ISO 27001/22301, ANSI/BICSI)
  • Location and Construction Considerations (seismic zones, flood mapping, risk assessment)
  • Raised Access Flooring & Cable Management Principles
Day 2: – Power & Cooling Infrastructure
  • Power Infrastructure (UPS systems, diesel gensets, dual power feeds, redundancy: N, N+1, 2N, 2N+1)
  • Cooling Infrastructure (precision cooling, chilled water systems, containment solutions, new liquid immersion technologies)
  • Energy Efficiency Metrics (PUE, DCiE, CUE, WUE)
  • Designing Redundant Systems for High Availability
Day 3: – Network, Safety, and Fire Management
  • Designing a Scalable Network Infrastructure (Core/Distribution/Access; spine-leaf architecture; fabric networking)
  • Fire Suppression & Safety Systems (VESDA, clean agent systems, gas suppression vs water mist)
  • Data Center Security Systems – Physical & Logical (CCTV, biometric access, zoning, SIEM log integrations)
  • Operational Security and Safety Protocols (24x7 operations, shift management, safety drills)
Day 4: – Monitoring, Reporting & Compliance
  • Data Center Monitoring (BMS, DCIM, SNMP, Modbus integration)
  • Data Analytics & Reporting for Capacity Planning and SLA Dashboards
  • Incident Management, RCA, and Change Management
  • MTBF/MTTF/MTTR Analysis – Reliability Planning
  • Labeling and Documentation Standards
  • Data Center Cleaning Practices & Contamination Control
  • Regulatory Compliance & Certifications (ISO, SOC2, GDPR implications)
Day 5: – Advanced Operations & Emerging Trends
  • Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery in Data Centers
  • Capacity Management & Growth Planning
  • Sustainability Practices – Green Data Centers, Renewable Energy Integration, Carbon Reporting
  • Cloud, Edge, and Hybrid Data Centers – Impact on Facility Design
  • Future Trends: Hyperscale facilities, Modular/Micro Data Centers, Colocation vs Enterprise DCS

Final Group Exercise: Designing an Efficient, Secure, and Sustainable Data Center (case study & studentpresentations)