Certified Data Centre Expert (CDCE®)
Course Overview
Excel in data centre design and implementation with our CDCE® (Certified Data Centre Expert) certification! Gain advanced proficiency in analysing business cases, conducting technical evaluations, and crafting designs for mission-critical data centres. Enrol today and join the league of elite data centre project design experts!
Upskilled Tech Academy proudly offers the CDCE® (Certified Data Centre Expert) certification, recognised as the apex credential for professionals specialising in data centre design and associated disciplines. This comprehensive 5-day program is meticulously designed to empower participants with the skills necessary to thoroughly analyse business cases, perform intricate technical evaluations, and meticulously craft project plans and designs for implementing mission-critical data centres.
The CDCE® course engages participants in detailed product evaluations, guiding them through the selection of equipment and the development of essential equipment test scripts (IET) and integrated performance and validation testing (IPVT) methodologies. This advanced certification builds upon the foundational knowledge acquired through CDCP and CDCS courses, offering an expanded skill set.
Who is this training for?
The primary audience for this course is any IT, facilities or data centre professional, who are involved in the design/build, renovation or relocation of a mission-critical data centre.
What will you gain?
Upon completion, participants will harness the capability to:
- Optimise site selection for mission-critical data centres, aligning with current and future needs.
- Comprehensively set up high-availability data centre components ensuring effective implementation.
- Understand the stages of the data centre design lifecycle and execute project phases.
- Analyse business cases and create project briefs to meet resilience and design requirements for robust data centres.
- Conduct technical design reviews and compliance audits, ensuring adherence to TIA standards.
- Interpret electrical Single Line Diagrams (SLD) to detect common design errors.
- Evaluate product datasheets and select suitable equipment meeting design prerequisites.
- Align equipment specifications with site constraints without compromising tier level compliance.
- Develop Individual Equipment Test (IET) and Integrated Performance Validation Test (IPVT) plans for data centres.
- Create comprehensive guidelines for handover and retirement of mission-critical data centre facilities.
Modules
- Data centre lifecycle stages and phases
- Exercise: Stage/Phase/Milestone/Document mapping
- Creation of a SON – Statement Of Need
- Technology review
- Conceptual sizing
- How to calculate for computer room space
- How to calculate facility space
- How to calculate incoming power
- Exercise: Conceptual sizing building and power
- Analysing capacity of existing facility
- Analysing investment options
- Site selection
- Permits and approvals
- Exercise: Site selection
- Conceptual design
- Budget and project timeline
- Business case preparation
- Project delivery structure
- Project management options
- Project manager and team
- OSRA – Operational Systems Requirement Analysis
- TFRA – Technical Facilities Requirement Analysis
- Operations and maintenance review
- RFP – Request For Proposal process
- Vendor selection
- Project planning
- Design development
- PDR – Preliminary Design Review
- Equipment selection
- FDR/V – Final Design Review/Validation
- Exercise: Full design validation of power, cooling, floor plans, fire suppression
- Design freeze and LLTI
- Creation of construction documents
- BOM/BOQ – Bill Of Material/Bill Of Quantity
- Exercise: Equipment selection
- Requirements of purchase orders
- Shipping terms
- FWT/FAT – Factory Witness Test/Factory Acceptance Test
- Sequencing
- Incoming goods inspection and handling
- Asset management
- Temporary essential services
- Erection of the building
- Permanent essential services
- Building inspection
- Snag list
- COF – Certificate Of Fitness
- Fit-Out
- Builders cleaning
- As-Built Drawings
- IET – Individual Equipment Test
- IPVT/IST – Integrated Performance Verification Test/Integrated Systems Test
- Common mistakes with IET/IPVT
- Deep cleaning
- Exercise: IET/IPVT scripting
- Facility hand-over requirements and documents
- PCC – Practical Completion Certificate
- DLP – Defect Liability Period
- Defect Management
- ICT Systems Installation
- ICT Systems Testing
- Hand-Over/DLP Expiry
- FCC – Final Completion Certificate
- Reasons and definitions of retirement
- Building the business case and project plan
- Sequencing
- Transfer of site
- Demolishing of site
- Legal matters
- FCC – Final Completion Certificate
Entry requirements
Participants must hold a valid CDCS® certificate in order to register for the CDCE® class.
Payment Options
What you need to know
Step into the pinnacle of data centre expertise with CDCE® certification from Upskilled Tech Academy. This advanced program not only cultivates crucial skills for varied data centre roles but also serves as a gateway to specialise in design/build, operations, or compliance through advanced training, unlocking boundless opportunities in this dynamic field.
Delivery Structure and Methods
At Upskilled Tech Academy, the CDCE® course is conducted by an EPI Certified Instructor, combining lectures and interactive Q&A sessions to address participants’ unique needs and real-world challenges. This comprehensive course emphasises hands-on learning, comprising approximately 60% practical exercises and 40% lectures. Participants benefit from the instructor’s extensive industry experience, gaining insights to resolve practical issues in their current work environments.
Upskilled Tech Academy offers the CDCE® course in two delivery formats:
- ILT – Instructor Led Training
- VILT – Virtual Instructor Led Training
This variety in delivery modes ensures accessibility, allowing participants to engage in on-site or virtual sessions, adapting to diverse learning preferences.
Exam: Certified Data Centre Expert (CDCE®)
Certification exam voucher is included in this course. The CDCE® exam is in two parts: Part A is a 90-minute closed book exam, with 60 multiple-choice questions. For Part A, the candidate requires a minimum of 45 correct answers to pass the exam. Part B is a 90-minute closed book exam, with 25 open questions. For Part B the candidate needs to obtain a minimum of 75% to pass.
