Mechanical

  • Audit of cooling loads.
  • Cooling practices.
  • Hot/Cold aisle analysis.
  • Air conditioning types.
  • Techniques used for cooling.
  • Assessment of cooling challenges.
  • Solutions for cooling challenges.

Electrical Solutions

  • Assessment of power components.
  • Drawings and design
  • Redundancy levels and techniques.
  • Achieving redundancy levels.
  • PDU standards and form factors.
  • Protection grades.
  • UPS technologies.
  • Generator Technologies.
  • Batteries and monitoring technology.
  • Cabling and cable types.
  • Sizing and scoping.

Architectural Solutions

  • Selection of datacentre location site or building.
  • Datacentre and supporting facilities.
  • Network Operating Centres – NOC
  • Loading considerations.
  • Ceiling suspensions.
  • Raised floor considerations.
  • Building and site security considerations.

Telecoms and Network Solutions

  • Network design assessment.
  • Design Network Topology drawing.
  • Structured vs on-demand system cabling.
  • Cabling characteristics.
  • Cable logical architecture.
  • Storage Area Networks.
  • Network redundancy.
  • Network monitoring.

Security & Safety

  • Datacentre security.
  • Physical security.
  • Infrastructure security.
  • Organizational/process Security.
  • Operational Safety
  • Fire Safety.
  • Business Continuity Planning.
  • Business Continuity Management.
  • Labelling and Documentation.