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Finally… a course for non-technical data center professionals

Onboarding new employees can take months. However, this figure is substantially higher when considering the complex nature of our industry.

In fact, a recent poll on our LinkedIn asked people what they considered the biggest challenge facing new data center professionals to be. Interestingly, a majority of respondents voted that a prior lack of awareness about the sector was the most pressing problem.

The Business of Data Centers solves this problem – it gets new hires up to speed with this complex sector and bridges the gap between experienced data center colleagues/clients and those starting out their industry journey.

The course is broken down into 12 sections:

Module 1
Why do Data Centers Exist?

The Internet / Definition of a Data Center / Data Center Design

Module 7

Types of Data Centers

Enterprise / Hyperscale / Colocation

Module 2

What is Data?

Data Defined / Where Data Lives / Evolution

Module 8

Data Center Sub-systems

Greyspace / Critical Power / IT Hardware and Sub-systems

Module 3

Information Technology Hardware

Data Center Layout / Network Hardware / A History of Data Storage / Evolution of Computer Hardware

Module 9

Data Center Energy Efficiency
Electrical Power & Energy Efficiency / Facility Densificiation / Energy Used

Module 4

How does the Cloud work?

Shapes of Cloud Computing / Server Virtualization / Scalability

Module 10

Energy and Sustainability
Electrical Power & Energy Efficiency / Facility Densificiation / Energy Used

Module 5

Latency and Edge Computing

Importance of Knowledge / A Simplified History / Availability, Resilience, Reliability

Module 11

Building a Data Center
Why a Data Center? / Key Components / Cost

Module 6

Evolution of the Data Center Industry

Importance of Knowledge / A Simplified History / Availability, Resilience, Reliability

Module 12

Data Center Locations and Market Evolution

Europe / North America / Asia Pacific

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This looks great for someone who is new to the industry. I have new team members joining frequently who are now learning “on the fly”. This course could really help us accelerate the pace of onboarding new industry recruits.

Chriss Fortier Rolfe

Director of North America Marketing,

Schneider Electric Secure Power

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We’ve been talking as an industry about the lack of qualified personnel and how to actively engage the next generation of workers in the mission critical space for years. I think the Business of Data Centers is a great tool to counteract the problem.

Lee Kirby

Chairman & Co-Founder,

Salute Mission Critical

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Wow!!! I wasn’t expecting this course to contain so much information about data centers. I am very impressed with the content it contained, great job DCD!!!! Seriously, this is a fantastic “cradle to grave” overview of everything that involves data centers, from operations, market analysis, growth, construction, sustainability… the list goes on! I didn’t realize how many topics would be covered and how much I didn’t know about this flourishing industry!

Randall Niznick

Senior Director Operations,

JLL