Course data sheet
Certified Data Center Environmental Sustainability Specialist (CDESS®)
H38DTS
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Overview
This course explains of the standards and guidelines related to environmental sustainability, including how to move your data center (existing or new) to a more environmentally sustainable design and operations.
Audience
The primary audience for this course is any IT, facilities or data center professional who works in and around the data center and has the responsibility to improve efficiency and environmental sustainability, while maintaining the availability and manageability of the data center.
Prerequisites
Participants must have at least one to two years’ experience in a data center or facilities environment. The Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP®) is highly recommended. The CDESS® discusses data center facility aspects, and without the CDCP or equivalent knowledge, the participant may not gain the full benefits of the CDESS training.
Objectives
After completion of the course, the participant will be able to:
- Understand the impact of data centers on the environment
- Describe the various environmental/ energy management standards
- Understand the purpose and goals of the legally binding international treaties on climate change
- Implement various sustainable performance metrics and how to use them in the data center environment
- Manage data center environmental sustainability using international standards
- Set up the measurement, monitoring and reporting of energy usage
- Use power efficiency indicators in a variety of data center designs
- Use best practices for energy savings in the electrical infrastructure and in the mechanical (cooling) infrastructure
- Use best practices for energy savings for (information and communications technology (ICT) equipment and data storage
- Understand the importance of water management and waste management
- Understand the different ways to use sustainable energy in the data center
- Get practical tips and innovative ideas to make a data center more sustainable
Course outline
| Module 1 – Impact of Data Centers on the Environment |
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| Module 2 – What is Environmental Sustainability |
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| Module 3 – Environmental Management |
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| Module 4 – Power Efficiency Indicators |
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| Module 5 – Electrical Energy Savings (Electrical) |
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| Module 6 – Electrical Energy Savings (Mechanical) |
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| Module 7 – Electrical Energy Savings (ICT) |
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| Module 8 – Electrical Energy Savings (Data Storage) |
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| Module 9 – Water Management |
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| Module 10 – Waste Management |
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| Module 11 – Sustainable Energy Usage |
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| Module 12 – Automated Environmental Management Systems |
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