Specialised Technical Course
Advanced Data Center Design and Optimization
Develop the ability to compare data centre designs through workload needs, capacity limits, power and cooling dependencies, and resilience trade-offs.
Course Overview
Examines data centre design choices and opportunities to improve capacity and efficiency. Participants review workload needs, power and cooling dependencies, and resilience trade-offs.
Who This Course Is For
- Data centre infrastructure design engineers
- Facilities and infrastructure operations specialists
- IT architects assessing capacity requirements
- Technical managers reviewing infrastructure investments
What Participants Will Learn
Define workloads and infrastructure capacity requirements
Review power and cooling design dependencies
Compare infrastructure resilience options and trade-offs
Assess efficiency evidence against service requirements
Present a justified data centre design
Key topics
- Capacity planning
- Power and cooling
- Resilience design
- Efficiency assessment
Course Modules
Back to Course OverviewWorkloads and Design Requirements
Workloads and Design Requirements
Module overview
Translate workload needs and service expectations into criteria for reviewing a data centre design.
Key topics
Capacity planning · Power and cooling · Resilience design · Efficiency assessment
Learning outcome
Define design criteria and identify information needed to assess capacity.
Learning format
Technical explanation · worked examples · design exercise
Capacity and Infrastructure Layout
Capacity and Infrastructure Layout
Module overview
Review capacity choices and the relationships between infrastructure layout, growth needs and operational access.
Key topics
Capacity allocation · Layout dependencies · Growth allowances · Operational access
Learning outcome
Explain how layout and capacity choices affect a proposed infrastructure design.
Learning format
Technical explanation · worked examples · design exercise
Power and Cooling Dependencies
Power and Cooling Dependencies
Module overview
Examine how power and cooling arrangements constrain capacity and influence infrastructure continuity.
Key topics
Power and cooling · Load assumptions · Dependency mapping · Operating limits
Learning outcome
Map power and cooling dependencies and identify unresolved design assumptions.
Learning format
Technical explanation · worked examples · design exercise
Resilience and Service Continuity
Resilience and Service Continuity
Module overview
Compare resilience options against service expectations and the dependencies that can interrupt workloads.
Key topics
Resilience design · Failure scenarios · Service continuity · Design trade-offs
Learning outcome
Compare resilience approaches and explain their implications for service continuity.
Learning format
Technical explanation · worked examples · design exercise
Efficiency Assessment and Optimisation
Efficiency Assessment and Optimisation
Module overview
Assess operating evidence and identify efficiency improvements while considering capacity and resilience requirements.
Key topics
Efficiency assessment · Operating measurements · Capacity utilisation · Improvement trade-offs
Learning outcome
Propose an efficiency improvement with explicit service and capacity considerations.
Learning format
Technical explanation · worked examples · design exercise
Practical Data Centre Design
Practical Data Centre Design
Module overview
Review a design case and present the reasoning behind capacity, efficiency and resilience choices.
Key topics
Design case study · Requirements comparison · Dependency review · Option justification
Learning outcome
Participants can compare data centre design options against workload and resilience requirements.
Learning format
Lectures, design case studies and optimisation workshop
Programme Information
Course duration, location, practical components, training-centre information and applicable certification arrangements depend on the selected programme.
Learning format: Lectures, design case studies and optimisation workshop
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