Data Center Infrastructure Mastery Bundle [for PC, Mac, Android, & iOS]

Data centers are the brains of many, many organizations, holding data that is crucial to business success and privacy security. Due to their importance, IT and facilities technicians make good money to oversee the health and upkeep of these places. In this course you’ll get an overview of data centers, their physical security, availability, and preventative maintenance so you can parlay your knowledge into a new career.

• Access 9 courses & 3.5 hours of content 24/7
• Understand the cost drivers when building a data center
• Develop a plan for implementing data center physical security
• Learn how to describe what impacts data center availability & how you can improve it
• Design a floor layout to maximize energy efficiency & space

Data centers are enormous, continuously operating things, which means they suck a ton of energy. As such, managing power as efficiently as possible is a major task at data centers. In this course, you’ll get an overview of how power is calculated and distributed through data centers. From the electrical fundamentals of UPS’s and generators to some cost and energy cutting methods, you’ll get a complete look at how to manage a data center efficiently.

• Access 4 courses & 4 hours of content 24/7
• Describe the power infrastructure in a data center
• Understand the primary power problems & how to address them
• Learn the different UPS topologies & how a UPS works
• Explore how power is distributed in a data center & how to calculate how much power is required
• Use methods to improve data center energy efficiency

The Operations department is essential to the fluid functioning of any business, and the same holds true when it comes to data centers. This course covers data center management, including the operational issues that face data center managers and steps they may take to overcome them. You’ll also learn practical steps to implement ITIL, the international standard bearer of integrating IT with business practices.

• Access 12 courses & over 3 hours of content 24/7
• Discuss management tools available to help you optimize data center performance & availability
• Identify practical steps to implement ITIL
• Measure the IT Service Management metrics that really matter
• Monitor your data center to optimize performance & availability

Data centers are operating 24/7, which means they need to have top of the line cooling infrastructure in place. This course introduces you to common cooling methods in data centers, and arms you with the knowledge to calculate and develop cooling strategies.

• Access 1 course & 3 hours of content 24/7
• Describe the cooling infrastructure in a data center
• Understand the refrigeration cycle & how cooling is implemented in a data center
• Calculate the total cooling required
• Understand the impact of humidity & air distribution on cooling
• Develop a plan for improving cooling efficiency in data centers