Data Center Online Training Courses

Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centres
This course describes a specific methodology for efficient and effective capacity management. It explains how capacity management can provide critical information which is not provided by traditional monitoring systems. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Increasing Data Centre Efficiency Through High Density Power Distribution
We'll discuss an alternative approach to power distribution which is new to North America, but a standard in other countries. Please note that the methods described in this course only apply in North America. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

HVAC Thermodynamic States
Thermodynamics is the relationship between heat and other forms of energy. This course will help you define common thermodynamic properties, describe the three thermal states, plot states and processes on a thermodynamic chart. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Data Centre Efficiency: Reducing Electrical Power Consumption
Conventional models for estimating electrical efficiency of data centres are grossly inaccurate. This course explains how to quantify electricity savings and provides examples that can greatly reduce electrical power. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Power Redundancy in the Data Centre
This foundational course explores common commercial AC voltage types, transformers and turns ratios, k-rating and Delta-Wye configuration. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Calculating Space and Power Density Requirements for Data Centres
This course demonstrates how the typical methods used to select and specify power density are flawed, and provides an improved approach for space requirements and recommended density specifications. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Fundamentals of Cabling Strategies for Data Centres
This course will address the basics of cabling infrastructure and will discuss cabling installation practices, cable management strategies and cable. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Data Centre Projects: Commissioning
This course describes the commissioning process for data centre physical infrastructure equipment and reviews commissioning critical success factors. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Rack Fundamentals
This course covers rack standards, rack types, and rack enclosures. It discusses best practices for rack system selection, and explores the physical considerations for rack layout. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

HVAC and Characteristics of Air-SI Version
This course discusses how an HVAC system manipulates the properties of the air in the conditioned space to regulate a desirable rate of heat transfer. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

An Overview of Data Centre Physical Infrastructure
Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure (NCPI). Learn how to design the infrastructure in the data centre one layer below the physical IT equipment like the servers, or switches. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Generator Fundamentals
Understanding the basic functions and concepts of standby generator systems helps provide a solid foundation allowing IT professionals to successfully specify, install, and operate critical facilities. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Designing and Building Telecom Networks: A Case Study
This course provides a foundation for cooling, power, rack and security layers that support the IT and network systems. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Fundamentals of Power
Before you can understand the power needs of the data centre, you must first understand the basic concepts and terms. This elementary level course explains these power elements and some of today's power problems. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Power and Cooling Guidelines for Deploying IT in Colocation Data Centres
This course explains the causes of stranded power, cooling, and space capacity in colocation data centres. Learn how high-density rack power distribution, air containment, and other practices improve availability and efficiency. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Fundamentals of Cooling I
If you're involved with the operation of computing equipment it's critical that you understand the importance of cooling in the data centre. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Fundamentals of Cooling II: Humidity in the Data Centre
This course explains humidity, temperature measurement and control, humidification strategies, demand fighting and methods used to prevent it. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Fundamentals of Cooling Architecture I: Heat Removal Methods
Data centre heat removal is one of the most essential yet least understood of all critical it environment processes. This course describes these fundamental cooling technologies using basic terms and diagrams. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Fundamentals of Cooling Architecture II
This course is a continuation of fundamentals of cooling architecture. It further explains methods of cooling the data centre, along with the appropriate application, for each of the architectures discussed. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Fundamentals of Cooling Architecture III
This course will help you compare and choose a cooling method for your data centre. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Power Distribution I
This course will explain and compare the various ways to provide electrical power to data centres and network rooms. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Power Distribution II
This course covers the basic elements involved with power transmission to the data centre, determining voltage and power density requirements, as well as differentiating rack powering requirements. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Power Distribution III
This course helps you select an appropriate power distribution system as well as a distribution selection strategy for high density data centres. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Strategies for Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centres
This course explains how to quantify the electricity savings and provides examples of methods that can greatly reduce electrical power. Duration 15 minutes - Launch/Register

Essential Elements of Data Centre Facility Operations
This course describes unique management principles and provides a comprehensive, high-level overview of the necessary program elements for operating a mission critical facility efficiently and reliably throughout its life cycle. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

HVAC Systems I: Introduction to HVAC Systems
This course will review the processes in HVAC and examine a simple type of an all air-system Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

HVAC Systems II: All-Air Systems and Temperature Control
This course will explain the impact of constant volume, variable air volume and reheat in an all-air system, including dual-duct and multizone all-air systems. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Data Centre Temperature Rise During A Cooling System Outage
Power outages can be managed in a predictable manner, by placing critical cooling equipment on backup power, choosing equipment with short restart times, maintaining adequate reserve cooling capacity, and using thermal storage. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Battery Safety and Environmental Concerns
Battery systems/rooms are regulated by a number of fire safety and environmental standards and codes. This course offers a high level summary of the regulations and provides guidance for locating sources of regulatory information. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

How Six AI Attributes Change Data Centre Design
AI is becoming a larger percentage of data centre workloads. This course explains trends and data centre challenges. Duration 1 hour - Launch/Register

Retrofitting Existing Power Systems for AI Clusters
This course explores the unique electrical challenges posed by high-density AI clusters and provides practical strategies for retrofitting existing power. Duration 1 hour - Launch/Register

Decarbonising the Power Sector: The Critical Role of AI and Data Centres
The decarbonisation of energy generation and distribution will generate large amounts of data and require AI data centre infrastructure. This will allow smart management of supply and demand to mitigate carbon footprint. Duration 1 hour - Launch/Register

Standardisation in the Data Centre
This course will discuss how implementing a plan to standardise the data centre will help to increase efficiency levels, reduce downtime, support better business agility, and lower costs. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Data Centre Projects: Forecasting and Accommodating Data Centre Growth
This course shows a simple and effective way to develop a capacity plan for a data centre or network room. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Optimising Data Centre Environmental Monitoring
This course describes the threats that traditional methodologies for monitoring the data centre environment. Learn best practices In leveraging collected data to reduce downtime. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Analyzing Reliability in the Data Centre
Modern data centres strive for no outages in a 10-year mission. This course will demonstrate some important performance success factors and overviews best practices for analysing and optimising reliability. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Strategies for Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centres
This course explains how to quantify the electricity savings and provides examples that can greatly reduce electrical power consumption. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Better Data Centres Through Reference Designs
It is no longer practical or cost-effective to completely engineer all aspects of a unique data centre. In this course, reference designs are defined and their benefits are explained. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Determining Data Centre User Requirements
This course will focus on the physical infrastructure aspects of a data centre, including the foundational cooling, power, racks and security layers that support the IT systems. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Data Centre Project Management Model
In data centre design/build projects, flaws in project management and coordination are a common. This course presents a framework for project management roles and relationships in data centre projects. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Data Centre Back-up Batteries: Options and Lifecycle Costs
This course will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of three battery technologies. Flooded, Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA), and Modular Battery Cartridge (MBC) systems. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Data Centre Planning: Standardised Process
Any build or upgrade project depends upon a well-defined process. This course provides a step-by-step process methodology that can be adapted and configured to suit individual requirements. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Specifications of Data Centre Power Density
Conventional methods for specifying data centre density can be ambiguous and misleading. This course will explore an improved method of specifying power density. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Commissioning For Energy Efficiency
Commissioning projects in existing buildings show median paybacks of 1.1 years and savings of up to 30%. This course will explain the commissioning process, and discuss the impact of the commissioning process on energy efficiency. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

Fundamentals of Availability
The purpose of this course is to provide you with a solid understanding of availability along with the ability to calculate the cost of downtime. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

HVAC Efficiency and Equipment Optimisation-SI Version
The efficiency of HVAC is dependent on both the efficiency of the equipment and the efficiency of the system. This course looks at a variety of key success factors to optimise the efficiency of an HVAC system. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register

The Future of Medium Voltage Switchgear
This course will specifically address medium voltage technologies that exist in the switchgear industry, as well as summarise the evolution of past technologies and outline the future path of the medium voltage sector. Duration 45 minutes - Launch/Register