How your organization can benefit from The Business of Data Centers certification
How many new starters who join your organization are able to answer the question “what is a data center?”
The Business of Data Centers (BODC) has been specifically designed to bring non-technical professionals up-to-speed with the vocabulary of the data center industry.
BODC caters to a wide range of data center disciplines:
- Business support staff
- Sales and Marketing professionals looking to speak the language of their buyers
- Consultants and Project Managers working on projects related to data centers
- Engineers transferring to the sector from other industries
- Anyone wanting to gain a better understanding of the industry, including students and policy makers
BODC consists of 12 modules:
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Module 1
Why do Data Centers Exist?
The Internet / Definition of a Data Center / Data Center Design
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Module 2
What is Data?
Data Defined / Where Data Lives / Evolution
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Module 3
Information Technology Hardware
Data Center Layout / Network Hardware / A History of Data Storage / Evolution of Computer Hardware
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Module 4
How does the Cloud work?
Shapes of Cloud Computing / Server Virtualization / Scalability
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Module 5
Latency and Edge Computing
Rise of Edge / What is Latency? / Edge & Latency
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Module 6
Evolution of the Data Center Industry
Importance of Knowledge / A Simplified History / Availability, Resilience, Reliability
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Module 7
Types of Data Centers
Enterprise / Hyperscale / Colocation
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Module 8
Data Center Sub-systems
Greyspace / Critical Power / IT Hardware and Sub-systems
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Module 9
Data Center Energy Efficiency
Electrical Power & Energy Efficiency / Facility Densificiation / Energy Used
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Module 10
Energy and Sustainability
GHG Scopes / ESG / Current Initiatives
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Module 11
Building a Data Center
Why a Data Center? / Key Components / Cost
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Module 12
Data Center Locations and Market Evolution
Europe / North America / Asia Pacific
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