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DCIS® Data Center Infrastructure Specialist®

The Data Center Infrastructure Specialist (DCIS)® course is fundamental for data center professionals, specialists, and
technicians as well as data center executives, data center owners, managers, and operators, to enrich their knowledge
beyond the industry buzzwords. The DCIS® course provides end-to-end coverage of the mission-critical infrastructure
systems that support data centers and mission-critical environments with high availability requirements. The course
will provide a full understanding of the data center industry's past, current, and future state, latest trends, standards,
and best practices. The DCIS® covers the building blocks of the data center, as well as the main data center
components that comprise the data center build, design and operation by highlighting benefits of each, to allow for the
most appropriate site, design, system, and component selection.

Duration Certifications Learning outcomes

2 Days (16 Hours) 1 Course 1 Professional Certification Learn data center principles
Understand data center systems & components
Review data center best standards and frameworks

Who should take this course? Learn the latest data center trends
Learn the data center language, terminologies, and
Data Center Professionals Data Center Architects
buzzwords
Data Center Specialists Data Center Managers
Learn the Infinity Paradigm
Data Center Experts Data Center Operators Review alternative technologies
Data Center Technicians Business, Finance, & Sales Professionals Become competent to specify actual needs or
validate and criticize vendors

What do industries leading experts think?

Exceptionally Valuable
Amazon
Data Center Technician
“Very valuable way to understand the foundation and fundamentals of what goes on
inside the data center world.”
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Data Center Infrastructure Specialist (DCIS)®
1

Data Center Overview Data Center Development Generators

Data Center History Data Center Tiers & Classes Fuel Tanks

Data Center Definitions Data Center Development Process Power Distribution

The Data Center Beast Data Center Phases ATS, STS

Data Center Downtime & Outage Power Cabling

Present Data Center Standards Site, Civil & Architecture Busbar Trunking System (BTS)

Future of Data Center Standards Data Center Site Selection & Criteria EPO
Data Center Site Proximity, Hazard & Risks Grounding
Data Center Overview Data Center Topology Lightning Protection System
Application Ecosystem (AE) Data Center Structure Alternative Power Sources
Core & Pyramid Models Data Center Construction EF, MF, EMF, EMI
The Organization Data Center Interior Fit-out EMF & EMP Shielding
The 7 Abstraction Layers Data Center Space Relationships
Application Layer Data Center CR, ER, MDA, HDA and ZDA
Platform Layer Data Center Raised Floor System Data Center Cooling
Compute Layer Data Center Grounding & Bounding Environmental Air
ITI Layer Data Center Earthing Cooling Capacity
SFI Layer Precision Cooling
Site Layer Site, Civil & Architecture
Direct Expansion (DX) Systems
Topology Layer Data Center Site Selection & Criteria Non-DX Systems
Application Delivery Model (ADM) Logical Electrical Flow Cooling Methodologies
Application Delivery Infrastructure (ADI) DC, AC, W, AV Rates and Concepts Cold-Aisle / Hot- Aisle
Data Center Node (DCN) Utility Service CRAC/CRAH
Logical Infrastructure High Voltage Systems Cooling Topologies:
Physical Infrastructure Switchgear Open CRAC Systems
Transformers Aisle Containment (Cold & Hot)
Grading Systems
Low Voltage Systems In-Row Cooling
Data Center Tiers & Classes Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) In-Rack Cooling
Data Center Grade Levels Systems Cooling Towers
AER, OER, EER, RER, SER UPS Configurations Chillers
Efficacy Score Rating Battery and Battery Types Data Center Water Supply

What do industries leading experts think?

We are very happy to get client’s

review!

T-Mobile Intel
Senior Facilities Engineer Data Center Manager

“I thought the course was very comprehensive "For those who this may concern, I would
and went into the appropriate amount of detail say all in all, it's an A+"
that goes into data center engineering."
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Data Center Infrastructure Specialist (DCIS)®
2

Fire Protection IT Infrastructure Monitoring and Management

Fire Types and Classes System MMS, EMS, EPMS, BMS

Smoke and Heat Detection Storage Temperature Monitoring

Aspiratory Detection and Sensing Networks Leak Detection

Sprinkler Systems Virtualization & Cloud Integration

Gas Suppression Systems & Agents External Telecom Connectivity

Network Operation Center (NOC)
(FM200, Novec , etc.) High Availability Designs
Systems
Fire Prevention Technology
Procedures
Data Center Safety
Control
Data Center Efficiency
Data Center Security Data Center Trends
cost of Energy
Physical Infrastructure Security Power Usage Latest Data Center Technology Trends
CCTV Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) Latest Data Center Industry Trends
Access Control Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency
Mantraps (DCIE) EXAMINATION
Barbwires Applications and Hosting Models Open Book | Online

Security Protocols & Procedures Applications

IT Infrastructure Security Application Delivery Architecture
App Tiers
Data Center Structured Cabling
Colo vs Managed Hosting
Cabling Layout ASP Hosting
Patching & Termination Public & Private Clouds
Labeling
Intelligence

DAY

What do industries leading experts think?

Outstanding experience Schneider Electric

Director of Data Center Solutions
“I think the course was good overall, and I expect to be able to take a lot back to
my company."

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