EPI CDCP – Certified Data Centre Professional Training in the UAE.
Looking to start your journey in Data Centre expertise? The EPI CDCP (Certified Data Centre Professional) is a globally recognized 2-day data center training course designed to equip professionals with essential knowledge of data center infrastructure.
This CDCP certification course covers critical elements such as power systems, cooling, cabling, security, safety, and maintenance to help ensure high availability and operational excellence in any data center environment.
Conducted in Dubai, the CDCP is the foundational level in the EPI Data Centre Training Framework, leading to advanced certifications like CDCS and CDCE.
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The primary audience for the CDCP Data Center Training is an IT, Facilities or Data Centre Operations professional working in and around the datacentre (representing both end-customers and/or service provider/facilitators) and having responsibility to achieve and improve hi-availability and manageability of the Data Centre, such as: Data centre managers, Operations / Floor / Facility managers, datacentre engineers, network/system engineers/data centre sales/consultants.
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There is no specific prerequisite for the CDCP course. However, participants who already have at least one or two years’ experience in a data center or facilities environment may be best suited. Those with no experience just yet are most welcome to participate.
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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 highavailability 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 center 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
- Describe (high-level) data centre operational considerations supporting mission-critical environments
- 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
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The Mission Critical Site
- Business Organization
- Type of data centers
- Importance of a data center
- Elements of data center
- Causes of unavailability
Data Center Standards
- Standards and Guidelines
- Standards for sub-components
- International vs National standards
Data Center Location, Building and Construction
- Criteria for selecting site location the data center 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
- 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
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
EXAM: Certified Data Center Professional
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The CDCP Training is lectured by an EPI Certified Instructor using a combination of lectures and question-and-answer sessions to discuss participants’ specific needs and issues experienced in their own environment. Participants are able to tap into the trainer’s extensive experience to enable them to solve practical problems in their current environment, thus adding tremendous value.
EPI CDCP course available in the following delivery methods:
- VILT – Virtual Instructor Led Training (Online)
- ILT - Instructor Led Training (In-Person in Dubai)
- TOD – Training On Demand (Self-Paced)
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Exam: Certified Data Centre Professional - EPI CDCP®
Attendees will take a 1-hour EPI CDCP exam. The exam is 40 questions, multiple-choice, closed-book. The passing mark is 27 out of 40. The CDCP exam is governed by EXIN - Global Authority for Exams and Certifications.
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Attendees passing the exam will be awarded the internationally accredited and recognized 'Certified Data Centre Professional' CDCP certificate.
EPI CDCP is globally accredited by EXIN a fully independent exam and certification institute.
The CDCP certificate is valid for 3 years, after which recertification is required.
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