All Available Trainings at DCiCON Academy

Part 1: Structured Cabling Systems & Best Practices

• Introduction to Structured Cabling
• Cabling Standards (ANSI/TIA, ISO/IEC)
• Design Principles for Structured Cabling
• Installation Best Practices
• Testing and Certification of Cabling Systems
• Troubleshooting Common Issues

Part 2: Network and Cabling Infrastructure for Data Centers

• Overview of Data Center Architecture
• Network Topologies and Design Considerations
• Cabling Solutions for Data Centers (fiber optics, copper)
• High-Availability and Redundancy in Data Center Networks
• Future Trends in Data Center Infrastructure

Day 1: Overview of Data Centers

• Introduction to Data Centers
• Understanding Basic Design Principles
• Site Selection and Assessment
• Data Center Standards and Frameworks
• Design Process and Key Components

Day 2: Electrical & Mechanical Systems

• Power Infrastructure (UPS, generators, power distribution)
• Power Quality and Estimation Requirements
• Cooling Infrastructure and Airflow Management
• Cooling Efficiency Standards

Day 3: Ancillary Systems

• IT and Structured Cabling Infrastructure
• Safety & Security Management
  Monitoring, Metrics, and Documentation
• Testing, Commissioning & Handover
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
• Data Center Audit Process

Day 1: 

The Mission Critical Site

• Business organization
• Types of data centres
• Importance of a data centre
• Elements of data centre
• Causes of unavailability

Data Centre Standards 

• Standards and guidelines
• Standards for sub-components
• International vs. national standards

Data Centre Location, Building and Construction

• Criteria for selecting site location the data centre location
• Criteria for facility
• Supporting facilities and function

Raised Access Flooring and Suspended Ceiling

• Standards
• Types of raised floors
• Loading factors
• General guidelines
• Grounding
• Ramp and landing platform
• Suspended ceiling
• Raised floor and suspended ceiling impact on cooling

Light

• Measurements of light
• Standards
• Connecting and positioning of light fixtures
• Emergency light
• Types of emergency light

Power Infrastructure

• Sustainability
• Microgrid
• Transformers
• Generators
• Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) and Static Transfer Switch (STS)
• Power redundancy levels and techniques
• Power distribution / Busbar trunking
• Single phase and three phase power
• Grounding and bonding
• Isolation transformer
• PDU form factors
• Ingress Protection (IP) grades
• Power quality parameters
• Power sizing
• High Performance Computing
• UPS systems
• UPS parallel configurations
• Batteries
• Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
• Thermographic scanning

Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF)

• Types of EMF
• Units of measurements
• Standards and best practices
• Sources of EMF
• Shielding

Day 2: 

Equipment Racks

• Standards
• Dimensions
• Types of racks
• Security
• Power strips / rails

Cooling Infrastructure

• Cooling principles
• Temperature and humidity
• Types of cooling systems
• Raised floor cooling
• Non-raised floor cooling
• Supplemental cooling
• Containment
• Liquid cooling
• Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage (STER)

Water Supply

• Importance of water
• Backup water supply

Designing a Scalable Network Infrastructure

• Importance network cabling infrastructure
• Planning considerations
• Copper cabling
• Fibre Cabling
• TIA-942 cabling system topology
• Testing and verification of cabling system
• Redundancy
• Site-to-site connectivity

Fire Protection

• Common causes of fire
• Requirements for fire suppression systems
• Standards
• Fire detection systems
• Water based fire suppression systems
• Gas-based fire suppression systems
• Classes of fire
• Best practices
• Handheld fire extinguishers
• Requirements for signage and safety
• Regulatory requirements

Physical Security and Safety

• Components for physical security
• Components for physical safety

Auxiliary Systems

• Monitoring challenges
• Monitoring requirements
• Environmental Monitoring System (EMS)
• Building Management System (BMS)
• Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
• Water leak detection
• Alarm panels
• Notification
• Best practices

• Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC®)
• Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor (CTIA®)
• Certified TIA-942 Lead Auditor (CTLA®)
• Data Centre Foundation Certificate (DCFC®)
• Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP®)
• Certified Data Centre Specialist (CDCS®)
• Certified Data Centre Expert (CDCE®)
• Certified Network Cabling Design Professional (CNCDP®)
• Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Specialist (CDFOS®)
• Certified Data Center Facilities Operations Manager (CDFOM®)
• Certified Data Centre Environmental Sustainability Specialist (CDESS®)
• Certified Data Centre Risk Professional (CDRP®)
• Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist (CDMS®)
• Certified IT Operator (CITO®)
• Certified IT Manager (CITM®)

• Uptime Accredited Tier Designer (ATD)
• Uptime Accredited Tier Specialist (ATS)
• Uptime Accredited Operations Specialist (AOS)
• Uptime Accredited Sustainability Advisor (ASA)
• Uptime Accredited Operations Professional (AOP)
• Uptime Accredited Tier Professional (ATP)

• Data Centre Fundamentals (DCF®)
• Certified Data Centre Technician Professional (CDCTP®)
• Certified Data Centre Management Professional (CDCMP®)
• Certified Data Centre Design Professional (CDCDP®)
• Certified Data Centre Project Management (CDCPM®)
• Certified Data Centre Sustainability Professional (CDCSP®)
• Certified Data Centre Energy Professional (CDCEP®)
• Certified Data Centre Audit Professional (CDCAP®)
• Competency & Confidence Assessment Modelling (CCAM®)