Data Centre Foundation Certificate (DCFC®)

The Data Centre Foundation Certificate (DCFC®) is a 2-day course designed to deliver foundation knowledge about data centre facilities infrastructure. It provides participants with global overview and knowledge on data centres which will be of advantage to the participants who are looking at joining the ranks of professionals working in the data centre, ICT, infrastructure or the mechanical and electrical (M&E) design industries. It will also form a solid foundation for participants who wish to pursue his/her studies either academically or to further his/her industry specialisation with professional certification courses on data centre design/build, operations/governance and/or standards/compliance. With the tremendous growth of data and the data centres to support it, the demand for data centre professionals will grow in tandem.

Virtual Course

You can choose to participate in this course virtually with live instructors together with students from all over the world via your own PC. The exam can be taken as an online exam no later than 7 days after the course is held. You will receive a voucher for the online exam.

Prerequisites

Participant profile

The audience for this course is anyone who wants to acquire foundation level knowledge on data centre infrastructure. This course is ideally suited for data centre new hires, internal data centre support staff, IT support staff who work in the data centre, helpdesk staff, vendors/suppliers who install/maintain data centre equipment, building maintenance staff including data centre cleaners and other supporting functions, and fresh graduates. This course is also well suited for individuals working in data centre business support functions such as sales/pre-sales, HR, Finance and business administration.

Course Benefits

After completion of the course you will be able to:

• Choose an optimum site for mission-critical data centre based on current and future needs
• Describe all components that are important for highavailability in a data centre and how to effectively setup the data centre
• Name and apply the various industry standards
• Describe the various technologies for UPS, fire suppression, cooling, monitoring systems, cabling standards, etc, and to select and apply them effectively to cost-efficiently enhance the high-availability of the data centre.
• Review the electrical distribution system to avoid costly downtime
• Enhance cooling capabilities and efficiency in the data centre by using existing and new techniques and technologies for the increased cooling requirements of the future
• Design a highly reliable and scalable network architecture and learn how to ensure installers apply proper testing techniques
• Describe (high-level) data centre operational considerations supporting mission-critical environments
• Setup effective data centre monitoring ensuring the right people get the right message
• Ensure proper security measures, both procedural and technical, are established to safeguard your company's valuable information in the data centre

Course Syllabus

• Utility power
• Transformers
• Generators
• Fuel systems
• ATS
• UPS systems
• Batteries
• Electric panels
• Cabling/busbar systems
• Power rails/strips

Exam

Exam: Data Centre Foundation Certificate (DCFC®)

• Questions: 40 questions

• Time: 1 hour

• Form: Multiple-choice, closed-book

The passing mark is 24 out of 40. The exam is included in the course fee.

Certification and Accreditation

Trainer

Simon Besteman is a French and German citizen and a veteran of the internet industry. He has more than 20 years of experience working with ISPs, vendors, data centers, and hardware and software vendors in the role of management consultant in a variety of organizations. Simon is a Certified EPI Instructor in CDCP, CDCS and CDFOM. He has held courses in Europe, South Africa and Ethiopia for EPI and has always received good feedback from the course participants.