Data Centre Facilities Management: Power, Cooling and Infrastructure Reliability Training Course

Module 1: Fundamentals of Data Centre Facilities Management

• Definition and scope of Data Centre Facilities Management
• Role of Data Centre Facilities in digital infrastructure
• Characteristics of mission-critical environments
• Data centre facility management structures
• Strategic and operational facilities management
• Critical infrastructure availability requirements
• Facility capacity and operational planning
• Key challenges in data centre facilities management

Module 2: Data Centre Power Systems

• Principles of data centre power systems
• Utility power infrastructure
• Electrical distribution systems
• Main switchgear and distribution boards
• Power quality management
• Electrical protection systems
• Power monitoring and metering
• Critical load management
• Power failure scenarios
• Electrical system maintenance

Module 3: UPS and Backup Power Management

• Principles of UPS systems
• Online and modular UPS technologies
• UPS capacity and configuration
• Battery systems and energy storage
• Generators and standby power
• Automatic transfer systems
• Backup power testing
• UPS maintenance and monitoring
• Battery lifecycle management
• Emergency power failure response

Module 4: Data Centre Cooling and Thermal Management

• Principles of data centre cooling
• Precision cooling systems
• Computer Room Air Conditioning systems
• Computer Room Air Handler systems
• Chilled water cooling
• Direct and indirect cooling approaches
• Temperature and humidity control
• Airflow management
• Hot aisle and cold aisle containment
• Cooling redundancy and capacity
• Cooling system maintenance

Module 5: Infrastructure Reliability and Redundancy

• Principles of infrastructure reliability
• Availability and reliability management
• Single points of failure
• N, N+1, 2N, and 2N+1 redundancy
• Fault tolerance
• Critical infrastructure resilience
• Failure mode analysis
• Reliability-centred maintenance
• Capacity and availability planning
• Improving data centre operational continuity

Module 6: Data Centre Maintenance Management

• Data centre maintenance principles
• Preventive maintenance
• Predictive and condition-based maintenance
• Corrective maintenance
• Maintenance scheduling
• Critical equipment prioritisation
• Maintenance windows
• Work orders and documentation
• Contractor maintenance coordination
• Maintenance performance monitoring

Module 7: Critical Asset and Lifecycle Management

• Data centre asset management
• Asset registers and classification
• Critical asset identification
• Asset condition assessment
• Lifecycle cost analysis
• Equipment replacement planning
• Asset reliability monitoring
• Risk-based asset management
• Capital investment planning
• Long-term infrastructure lifecycle management

Module 8: Environmental Monitoring and Facility Controls

• Data centre environmental monitoring
• Temperature monitoring
• Humidity monitoring
• Airflow monitoring
• Power and energy monitoring
• Building management systems
• Data centre infrastructure management systems
• Alarm management
• Sensor and IoT technologies
• Real-time facility performance dashboards

Module 9: Safety, Risk and Business Continuity

• Data centre facilities risk management
• Electrical and mechanical safety
• Fire detection and suppression
• Emergency response procedures
• Access and physical security considerations
• Critical incident management
• Business continuity planning
• Disaster recovery coordination
• Utility failure response
• Facility resilience and recovery planning

Module 10: Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

• Data centre energy management
• Power usage effectiveness
• Cooling efficiency
• Energy monitoring and optimisation
• Efficient UPS operation
• Sustainable cooling strategies
• Water usage and conservation
• Carbon reduction
• Renewable energy integration
• Balancing sustainability with reliability

Module 11: Digital Technologies and Predictive Maintenance

• Digital facilities management
• Computerised maintenance management systems
• Digital asset registers
• IoT-enabled monitoring
• Predictive maintenance technologies
• Condition monitoring
• Automated alarms and notifications
• Data analytics for facility performance
• Digital maintenance records
• Data-driven reliability improvement

Module 12: Performance Management and Operational Excellence

• Data Centre Facilities KPIs
• Measuring infrastructure availability
• Power system performance indicators
• Cooling performance indicators
• UPS reliability measurement
• Maintenance performance metrics
• Energy efficiency indicators
• Capacity and utilisation monitoring
• Incident and response-time analysis
• Facility audits and compliance reviews
• Continuous improvement methodologies
• Developing an integrated Data Centre Facilities Management framework