Steps to become a certified data center design consultant

There’s no denying that data centers are the core of many organizations and as a result, many aim to establish a resilient infrastructure within a data center at all levels to ensure less downtimes and losses.

Therefore, it is recommended to follow a commonly accepted quality-stringent standard as the basis for design and construction principles which is applied thoroughly by the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard for data centers.

The standard specifies requirements and guidelines compliant for a data center’s construction, where a certified ANSI/TIA-942 data center design consultant would possess a comprehensive understanding of the data center design embodying architecture, mechanical, electrical and telecommunications.

CTDC – Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant

Data center professionals involved with designing, building, maintaining and operating can attend the CTDC course to obtain certification on the fundamentals that is important to the successful implementation and sustainability of the data center.

Course participants will be given a comprehensive knowledge on the right approach to designing an ANSI/TIA-942 compliant data center with clear understanding of the standard’s prerequisites and possible implementation variations.

Suitable for all types of data center professionals that is attributed to either a single enterprise or multi-tenant data facilities, or even third party vendors; it encompasses co-location, managed services and cloud service providers.

Most CTDC qualified candidates would be able to:

·         Select the best site to build a data center based on current and future needs.

·         Describe all crucial components required for data center’s high availability.

·         Possess the know-how to effectively set up the data center.

·         Have comprehension of the name and application of the various industry requirements.

·         Acquire knowledge in various technologies such as UPS, re-suppression, cooling, monitoring systems, cabling standards and other relevant tools while knowing how to apply them cost-efficiently to enhance the uptime of the data center.

·         Assess electrical supply system to ensure continuous provision without downtimes

·         Utilize existing and new techniques to enhance data center’s cooling capabilities for future expansion.

·         Construct a scalable network architecture that’s highly reliable and comprehend which proper testing techniques that installers should apply.

·         Administer effective maintenance with equipment suppliers by preparing contracts that provides the best ROI.

·         Architect data center’s monitoring system to ensure effective communications.

·         Protect valuable information in the data center with implementation of proper security measures.

Candidates that pass the exam would be officially given the Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant Certificate (CTDC) which is valid for 3 years, thereafter, recertification is required.

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