Certified Data Centre Design Professional

(CDCDP) - 7 Days
Program Overview
Learn how to scope, plan and implement a Data Centre
design to meet the ever expanding demands of todays
modern business environment. Utilising current industry
best practices and applicable standards across the key Data
Centre infrastructures.
The Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCDP) program is proven
to be an essential certification for individuals wishing to highlight their
expertise and progress their career within the Data Centre sector.

Design & Build Certification

Certified Data Centre Design

Professional
BTEC Level 5
Advanced Professional Qualification

The program has a comprehensive agenda that explores and addresses the
key elements associated with designing a Data Centre. It teaches industry
best practice principles for the design, construction and operation of
computer rooms and Data Centre facilities. The program also breaks
down and addresses the requirements of a successful design to meet the business needs incorporating the key
infrastructure elements of the physical infrastructure, electrical distribution systems, air-conditioning, data cabling and
building support systems. It concludes with a comprehensive case study exercise that leads delegates through the design
steps from initiation to commission, covering the business decisions, design scope and implementation phases that need to
be addressed throughout the design configuration process.
Industry best practices are achieved by bringing together the direction and guidance from British, European, US and
International standards. The CDCDP program content is continually updated to reflect the current Data Centre industry
design practices and supporting technology
The CDCDP program is a classroom based and led by one of CNet Trainings expert instructors.
The program will prove beneficial for those professionals already working and implementing design projects within a Data
Centre facility or those looking to move into the Data Centre environment from IT, network, data cabling or facilities
management backgrounds.

CDCDP Topics at a Glance

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What is a Data Centre?

Importance of Design Project Management
Scoping the Requirement
Raised Access Floors
Cabinets
Power
Cooling
Earthing and Bonding
Cable Containment, Management and Protection
Delivering the IT Strategy
Copper and Optical Fibre Cabling Connectivity
Safety and Manageability
Commission and handover
Power Review
Power Regulations
Power Basics
Power to the Data Centre
Distribution in the Data Centre
Standby Power
Cooling Review
Regulatory Climate
Environmental Parameters
Collecting the Heat
Heat Rejection or Reuse
Energy Use
Data Centre Metrics
Best Practices
IT Infrastructure and Software
Power Systems
Cooling Efficiency
Efficiency Models
Design Management
Managing the Design Process
Managing the Design Implementation Process

7 Day Program
Delegate Profile
The CDCDP program is designed for
individuals involved with, or responsible for
an existing data centre, or those looking to
achieve best practice when designing and
implementing these facilities. Suitable for
those with experience in the data centre
sector, the program covers in-depth issues
on a wide range of relevant topics and is
consistently updated to reflect the latest
trends and developments.

Pre-requisites
Experience of working within a data centre
environment is essential.

Program Requirements
Delegates are required to bring a laptop
with internet connectivity. A download link
will be emailed to you one week prior to
the program to allow you to prepare to
access the material during the program.

Program Objectives
Delegates gain a comprehensive insight into
the essential elements of data centre design
and how to address them in a variety of
situations and applications.

Qualification
uu Internationally and industry recognised
Level 5 BTEC Advanced Professional
qualification in Data Centre Design

Certification
uu Certified Data Centre Design
Professional (CDCDP) certification
uu Use of CDCDP post nominal letters
after your name
uu Use of the CDCDP logo

Additional Awards
uu CNet Training Certificate

The CDCDP
program contains lots of
useful information regarding
US and International standards.
Outstanding program and highly
recommended.
Data Centre Manager
@ GSU

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CDCDP Topics
Core Unit

What is a Data Centre?

uu The data centre stack
uu TIA 942 spaces and hierarchical model
uu Types of data centre
Importance of Design Project Management
uu Main design considerations
uu Developing a project plan
Scoping the Requirement
uu Identifying key stakeholders
uu Market and political drivers
uu National and international standards
uu Availability and resilience classifications
uu Introduction to Uptime Tier Model
uu TIA 942 recommendations for location, size, heights, floor
loading, lighting and decor
Raised Access Floors
uu Global, US and European standards
uu Recommended floor heights
uu Airflow and sealing
uu Ramps and access
uu Seismic protection
Cabinets
uu Requirements of a cabinet
uu Security, safety and stabilisation
uu Clearance, accessibility and ventilation
uu Cable management
uu Design specifications
Power
uu Some electrical principles; volts, amps, watts, kVA, power
factor and three phase
uu Regulations and codes
uu The meaning of N, N+1 2(N+1), etc
uu Power delivery and losses
uu Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) options
uu Generator considerations
uu Power distribution units
uu Power distribution to, and in a rack
uu Emergency Power Off (EPO)
uu Estimating power requirements
Cooling
uu Global, US and European standards
uu Basics of air conditioning principles
uu CRAHs and CRACs
uu Operational parameters
uu Under floor plenum approach
uu Hot aisle/cold aisle model
uu Psychrometric charts
uu Min and max throw distances for under floor air
uu Bypass and recirculation
uu Airflow management
uu Chilled water racks, CO2, passive air
Earthing & Bonding
uu Applicable standards
uu The terminology of earthing, grounding & bonding
uu Equipotential bonding
uu ESD
uu Functional earths
uu The Signal Reference Grid (SRG)
Cable Containment, Management & Protection
uu Applicable standards
uu Separation of power and data cables
uu Administration and labelling
uu Types of conduit, trunking, tray, etc, available
uu Earthing and bonding
uu Fill rules
uu Cable management, in and to a rack
uu Fire stopping
Delivering the IT Strategy
uu Data centre equipment
uu Functions and protocols, current and future
uu Data centre connections
uu Cabling requirements
uu Cabling standards
uu Cabling options
uu The impact of 40G and 100G
uu The impact of virtualisation
Copper and Optical Fibre Cabling Connectivity
uu Cabling standards
uu Cable standards, 10GBASE-T, CAT6A & Cat 7A
uu Screened vs unscreened cables
uu High density patching
uu Alien crosstalk

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Design for growth management

Channel connections
Connection topologies
Optical connectors, past and present
Optical fibre management
Types of optical cable
Pre-terminated cabling
Advantages / disadvantages of pre-terminating cables
Optical component loss and link power budgets
Application link loss

Safety and Manageability

uu Local codes and regulations
uu Fire safety plan
uu ASD and detection systems
uu Fire safety cable requirements
uu Security and access control
Commission and handover
uu Benefits of commissioning
uu Commission process
uu Handover information and process

Professional Unit

Power Review
uu Power consumption trends
uu Energy availability, security and cost
Power Regulations
uu Which regulations affect data centres?
uu Environmental pressures
Power Basics
uu Ohms law, Joules law, the Kirchhoff laws
uu Electrical parameters
uu AC and DC
uu Transformers
uu Single phase and three phase
uu Residual currents
uu Harmonics
Power to the Data Centre
uu Where does the electricity come from?
uu Electrical supply options
uu Costs of electrical power
uu Types of tariff available
Distribution in the Data Centre
uu Electrical circuit requirements
uu Main, feeder, sub-main circuits
uu Power distribution units
uu Final circuits
uu Cable and fuse sizing
uu Power distribution and associated losses
uu TN-S systems
uu Energy efficient design
Standby Power
uu UPS, batteries and redundant systems
uu (N, N+1, N+N)
uu UPS considerations
uu Standby generators
Cooling Review
uu Data centre limiting factors
uu Sources of inefficiencies
uu Cooling trends
Regulatory Climate
uu Which regulations affect data centres?
uu Environmental pressures
uu Cooling efficiency
uu Design considerations & planning redundancy
uu Overview of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Environmental Parameters
uu Standards, NEBS, ETSI, ASHRAE
uu Operating environment ranges
uu Rate of change
uu ASHRAE psychrometric charts
uu Humidification systems
Collecting the Heat
uu Cooling system overview
uu Maximising existing investment
uu Dynamics and problems of air flow
uu Liquid cooling
uu Comparison of high-density cooling
uu Available cooling options

Heat Rejection Or Reuse

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DX systems
Chilled water CRAHs
Adiabatic cooling
CWS and CHWS plant
Design considerations
Free cooling and free - air cooling
Commissioning maintenance
Planned preventative maintenance

Energy Use
uu Energy efficiency issues
uu Layers of inefficiency
uu Power system provision
uu Cooling system provision
Data Centre Metrics
uu Where and what can we measure?
uu The metric stack
uu Metric characteristics
uu Current Industry metrics
uu Chained value metrics
uu Proxy metrics
Best Practices
uu The DC language barrier
uu The multi-functional team
uu Design for efficiency, operability & flexibility
uu Industry recognised best practices
IT Infrastructure & Software
uu Extending the operating envelope
uu Environment zones
uu Energy use in the IT equipment
uu Transformation options
uu Energy efficient IT equipment
uu DCiE for modular provisioning
Power Systems
uu Power costs
uu Energy use in the data centre
uu DC power train
uu Matching the support to the IT load
uu Transformer efficiencies
uu UPS & motor efficiencies
uu Implementing data centre electrical efficiency
Cooling Efficiency
uu Cooling, a cascade system
uu Affinity laws and cooling equation
uu CRAC and CRAH efficiencies
uu Optimising air-side systems & water-side systems
uu DCiE for cooling options
uu Design considerations
Efficiency Models
uu Modelling tools
uu Sources of guidance
Design Management
uu Characteristics of project management
uu Key project processes
uu Engaging with key stakeholders
uu Cornerstones of project management
Managing the Design Process
uu What is to be delivered?
uu What constraints are there?
uu Managing dependencies
uu Managing the tribes
uu Managing conflict
uu Identifying risk
uu Reporting and communication
Managing the Design Implementation Process
uu Project charter and specification
uu Risk assessment and management
uu Scope management
uu Human resource management
uu Project integration and work breakdown structure
uu Time & cost management
uu Handover and progressive acceptance