Introducing the PTS Data Center Solutions
Education Series
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PTS Data Center Education Series - Course Description
• Data Center Planning: Establishing a Floor Plan
Time: 2-3 hours
Course Overview:
A floor plan strongly affects the power density capability and electrical efficiency of a data center,
yet many floor plans are established through incremental deployment without a central plan. Once a poor
floor plan has been deployed, it is often difficult or impossible to recover the resulting loss of
performance. This course provides structured floor plan guidelines for defining room layouts and for
establishing IT equipment layouts within existing rooms.
• Fire Protection Methods in the Data Center
Time: 1 hour
Course Overview:
Fire in any area of a business can result in millions of dollars of losses and even business failure,
but fire in the data center represents one of the greatest risks to any company or institution. This
is a foundational course which will introduce the basic theory, prevention, detection and suppression
of fire specific to data centers. At the completion of this course you will have a better understanding
of the safeguarding methods that are used to protect a data centers hottest commodity, information.
• Fundamentals of Cooling
Time: 3-4 hours
Course Overview:
In every data center excess heat has the potential to create downtime. In addition,
the performance and lifespan of IT equipment is directly related to the efficiency
of cooling equipment. If you’re involved with the operation of computing equipment
it's critical that you understand the importance of cooling in the data center
environment. This foundational course explains the fundamentals of air conditioning
systems, covering such topics as the refrigeration cycle, ideal gas law, condensation,
convection and radiation, heat generation and transfer, and precision vs. comfort cooling.
• Fundamentals of Power
Time: 3-4 hours
Course Overview:
Before you can understand the power needs of the Data Center, you must first understand
the basic concepts and terms related to power measurement, electric power forms, and its
generation. This elementary level course explains these power elements and some of today's
power problems
• Fundamentals of Physical Security
Time: 1 hour
Course Overview:
Today's Data Centers must consider not only network security, but also physical security.
This course defines what physical security means for mission critical facilities and identifies
what assets it needs to protect. Also discussed are the different means to control facility
access, common physical security methods, security devices, and budget considerations related to
physical security.
• Cabling Strategies for the Data Center
Time: 2 hours
Course Overview:
From a cost perspective, building and operating a data center represents a significant piece of
any Information Technology (IT) budget. The key to the success of any data center is the proper
design and implementation of core critical infrastructure components. Cabling infrastructure, in
particular, is an important area to consider when designing and managing any data center. The
cabling infrastructure encompasses all data cables that are part of the data center, as well as
all of the power cables necessary to ensure power to all of the loads. It is important to note
that cable trays and cable management devices are critical to the support of IT infrastructure
as they help to reduce the likelihood of downtime due to human error and overheating. This course
will address the basics of cabling infrastructure and will discuss cabling installation practices,
cable management strategies and cable maintenance practices. We will take an in-depth look at both
data cabling and power cabling.
• Data Center Management
Time: 2 hours
Course Overview:
There are a number of management tools currently available to help manage
the data center from a number of perspectives - network, availability, asset management,
infrastructure monitoring and control. Which of these tools are applicable to your data
center? Which tools will best meet your needs?
• Data Center Maintenance
Time: 2 hours
Course Overview:
Whether you own, rent or co-locate, whether your data center is 1,000 square
feet or 100,000 square feet, whether you are dealing with legacy equipment or
the latest high density configurations, you face the same issues with managing
the maintenance of your equipment. Data center maintenance is essential to properly
maintain and extend the life of your valuable data center infrastructure and prevent
unplanned downtime, yet it is often relegated to spreadsheets and paper-based systems.
All too often, critical maintenance is overlooked because someone didn’t remember to
schedule it or have the right spare parts, tools or personnel available to properly
perform the tasks required. This course will discuss the growing use computerized
maintenance management systems (CMMS), including those designed specifically for the
data center, and how the use of these systems can improve maintenance management in your data center.
• Data Center Energy Efficiency
Time: 2 hours
Course Overview:
Is the concept of "greening" the data center hype or reality? This course will
discuss practical and effective methods to make your data center more efficient
to yield immediate cost savings.
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