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Certified Data Centre Energy Professional (CDCEP®)

  • Course Code CDCEP
  • Duration 5 days

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

  • Company Event

    Event at company

  • Public Classroom

    Traditional Classroom Learning

  • Virtual Learning

    Learning that is virtual

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Course Overview

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Become an expert in data centre energy management.

Learn how to create an energy efficiency plan for your data centre. Includes creation, implementation, analysis and formulating recommendations with the ultimate objective of reducing energy use and cutting carbon emissions.

The Certified Data Centre Energy Professional (CDCEP®) program considers the global focus on how energy prices and environmental protection is driving the need to reduce energy wastage through greater efficiency. It is of utmost importance and an issue that continues to be foremost in the minds of those operating data centre facilities.

The five-day program teaches expertise in energy efficiency and provides the tools to make a significant contribution to the energy strategy and effectively deal with, and manage, energy related issues and deliver efficiencies.

Strategically plan, design and implement an energy plan for data centre facilities, focusing on energy efficiency. Learners will be introduced to current energy profiler tools and models to analyse site data and formulate a comprehensive action plan to implement real energy savings potential and capacity reclamation.

The use and distribution of power will be explored considering server and IT equipment, and how usage can quickly spiral out of control when it is not being measured, monitored and maintained correctly. In addition, the use of redundant and back-up power infrastructure will be analysed considering the power utilisation for air-conditioning, fire suppression, security, alarms and other supporting systems.

A certified CDCEP® also considers the requirements for compliance, having a full understanding of national and international regulations, codes, standards and the US DoE Data Centre Energy Practitioner (DCEP). During the program, learners will be provided a valuable opportunity to access the latest industry standards.

Following this program, you are encouraged to continue your professional development by advancing your knowledge and skills to gain further official certifications and qualifications by progressing through The Global Digital Infrastructure Education Framework which maps education programs to career advancement throughout the network infrastructure and data centre sectors.

The CDCEP® program is classroom-based and led by one of CNet’s expert Instructors and is also available via remote attendance.

 

Course Schedule

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Target Audience

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This program is targeted at individuals who are responsible for the management and use of energy within a data centre.

Course Objectives

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Gain an unrivalled knowledge and forward-thinking approach to energy provision. Become an expert in the analysis of energy usage, identify opportunities for efficiencies, structure and implement a detailed energy efficiency plan.

Strategy basics

Know where you are

Know where you want to go

Develop action plans

Implement plans

Continuous improvement

Course Content

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Need for Energy Efficiency?

CO2 emissions issues

Impact of increased energy demand

Data centre constraints

Corporate Social Responsibility

Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Implementation of ISO 26000

Energy Audits

Energy audit process

Primary audit environments

Actions to improve energy efficiency

Energy Evaluation

Understanding energy consumption

Identification of areas of concern

Evaluation and modelling sources

Achievable Expectations & Energy Forecasting

Achievable expectations

Industry best practices

Analysis and calculations

Forecasting growth

Energy Metrics

Need for metrics

Current industry metrics

New proxy metrics

Capacity Reclamation

Understanding design parameters

Importance of the four key constraints

Decommissioning

Capacity management

KPIs & Metrics

Defining KPIs

Selecting and preparing KPIs

KPI measuring models

Business Continuity

Business continuity considerations

Site selection considerations

Energy efficiency considerations

Energy Strategy

Energy efficiency policy

Energy efficiency strategy

Energy action plan & management review

Energy Efficiency Plan

Elements of the energy efficiency plan

Continual monitoring

Delivery of the Energy Efficiency Plan

Deployment of the energy efficiency plan

Measuring, monitoring and reporting

Energy efficiency procurement

Site Specific Energy Audits

Audit direction

Site specific audit plans

Key energy audit areas

Energy Use Systems

Major energy use systems

Energy profile changes

Optimisation actions

System Specific Analysis

IT analysis

Power infrastructure analysis

Environmental analysis

Cooling analysis

Analysis Toolsets

Data centre toolsets

Active Energy-Efficiency Measures

Establishing an energy baseline

Measuring and monitoring

Data analysis and energy plan preparation

Real-time monitoring

Return on Investment

Return on Investment (ROI)

IT value

Financial planning

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Codes & Best Practice :

DoE DCEP

EU Code of Conduct

A Strategy for Energy Management :

Energy management roadmap

Energy management team

Energy awareness

Immediate Energy Actions (4C’s)

Importance of the four key constraints

Identifying the immediate concerns

Actioning the immediate concerns

Medium-Term CAPEX Actions

IT measures

Cooling measures

Power measures

CAPEX & ROI impacts

Long-Term CAPEX/OPEX Actions

Long-term power efficiency

Long-term cooling efficiency

CAPEX & OPEX evaluation

Processes & Procedures

Process & procedure requirements

Process & procedure monitoring and control

Future Technical Developments

New developing technologies

Energy Efficiency Accreditations

Environmental accreditations

Energy accreditations

Data centre energy accreditations

There are a number of group and individual case studies to formulate energy efficiency plans throughout this program

 

Course Prerequisites

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Experience of working within a data centre environment is essential; preferably with two years experience in a technical IT or facilities role. If you would like to discuss your experience or suitability for this program please contact us.

 

Test Certification

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Official Certified Data Centre Energy Professional (CDCEP®) certification

Use of CDCEP post nominal title

Use of the CDCEP® logo

Certifications are a commitment to life-long learning and offer the perfect portal to ensure knowledge, skills and certification remain current and up-to-date. Each certification gained requires re-certifying every three years via an online learning management system.

Further Information

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Learners are required to undertake pre-class study, which is fully supported by an experienced and dedicated online Tutor.

Learners are also required to bring a webcam enabled laptop or suitable device with unrestricted wireless internet connectivity,

the latest internet browser and suitable applications for reading/annotating PDFs and editing standard office documents.