Data Centre Infrastructure Specialist

Overview

The Data Centre Infrastructure Specialist is TDI’s flagship course. It gives technicians and engineers an integrated understanding of how a modern facility is designed, built and run, so that they can make sound decisions across disciplines. Topics are aligned with industry frameworks such as EN 50600, ISO/IEC 22237 and TIA-942, including availability classes, power distribution, environmental control and telecommunications cabling.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain availability and redundancy concepts and how availability classes are applied
• Describe the end-to-end power chain from utility supply to rack, including UPS and generators
• Compare air and liquid cooling approaches and assess airflow management
• Plan structured cabling, pathways and meet-me room connectivity
• Interpret monitoring data from BMS, EPMS and DCIM tools
• Evaluate risks to uptime and recommend practical improvements
• Communicate effectively between facilities, IT and customer teams

Module Outline

1. Module 1: Data centre types, business models and service levels
2. Module 2: Availability, redundancy and resilience concepts
3. Module 3: Site selection, building and physical security
4. Module 4: Electrical power distribution and backup power
5. Module 5: Cooling systems, airflow management and environmental control
6. Module 6: Telecommunications cabling, pathways and interconnection
7. Module 7: Fire detection, suppression and life safety
8. Module 8: Monitoring, BMS, EPMS and DCIM
9. Module 9: Capacity planning and density trends
10. Module 10: Operational resilience and continuous improvement

The module outline is indicative and may be refined as materials are updated.