Certified Data Center Energy Professional (CDCEP®)
Become an expert in data center energy management. Learn how to create an energy efficiency plan for your data center.
Program Overview
The Certified Data Center Energy Professional (CDCEP®) program considers the global focus on how energy prices and environmental protection is driving the need to reduce energy wastage through greater efficiency. It is of utmost importance and an issue that continues to be foremost in the minds of those operating data center facilities.
The five-day program teaches expertise in energy efficiency and provides the tools to make a significant contribution to the energy strategy and effectively deal with, and manage, energy related issues and deliver efficiencies.
Strategically plan, design and implement an energy plan for data center facilities, focusing on energy efficiency. Learners will be introduced to current energy profiler tools and models to analyze site data and formulate a comprehensive action plan to implement real energy savings potential and capacity reclamation.
The use and distribution of power will be explored considering server and IT equipment, and how usage can quickly spiral out of control when it is not being measured, monitored and maintained correctly. In addition, the use of redundant and back-up power infrastructure will be analyzed considering the power utilization for air-conditioning, fire suppression, security, alarms and other supporting systems.
A certified CDCEP® also considers the requirements for compliance, having a full understanding of national and international regulations, codes, standards and the US DoE Data Center Energy Practitioner (DCEP). During the program, learners will be provided a valuable opportunity to access the latest industry standards.
Following this program, you are encouraged to continue your professional development by advancing your knowledge and skills to gain further official certifications and qualifications by progressing through The Global Digital Infrastructure Education Framework which maps education programs to career advancement throughout the network infrastructure and data center sectors.
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Certified Data Center Energy Professional (CDCEP®) Program Details
Program Content
Need for Energy Efficiency?
- CO2 Emissions issues
- Impact of increased energy demand
- Data center constraints
Corporate Social Responsibility
- Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Implementation of ISO 26000
Energy Audits
- Energy audit process
- Primary audit environments
- Actions to improve energy efficiency
Energy Evaluation
- Understanding energy consumption
- Identification of areas of concern
- Evaluation and modeling sources
Achievable Expectations & Energy Forecasting
- Achievable expectations
- Industry best practices
- Analysis and calculations
- Forecasting growth
Energy Metrics
- Need for metrics
- Current industry metrics
- New proxy metrics
Capacity Reclamation
- Understanding design parameters
- Importance of the four key constraints
- Decommissioning
- Capacity Management
KPIs & Metrics
- Defining KPIs
- Selecting and preparing KPIs
- KPI measuring models
Business Continuity
- Business continuity considerations
- Site selection considerations
- Energy efficiency considerations
Energy Strategy
- Energy efficiency policy
- Energy efficiency strategy
- Energy action plan & management review
Energy Efficiency Plan
- Elements of the energy efficiency plan
- Continual monitoring
Delivery of the Energy Efficiency Plan
- Deployment of the energy efficiency plan
- Measuring, monitoring and reporting
- Energy efficiency procurement
Site Specific Energy Audits
- Audit direction
- Site specific audit plans
- Keys energy audit areas
Energy Use Systems
- Major energy use systems
- Energy profile changes
- Optimization actions
System Specific Analysis
- IT analysis
- Power infrastructure analysis
- Environmental analysis
- Cooling analysis
Analysis Tool-sets
- Data center toolsets
Active Energy-Efficiency Measures
- Establishing an energy baseline
- Measuring and monitoring
- Data analysis and energy plan preparation
- Real-time monitoring
Return on Investment
- Return on Investment (ROI)
- IT value
- Financial planning
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Codes & Best Practice
- DoE DCEP
- EU Code of Conduct
A Strategy for Energy Management
- Energy management roadmap
- Energy management team
- Energy Awareness
Immediate Energy Actions (4C’s)
- Importance of the four key constraints
- Identifying the immediate concerns
- Actioning the immediate concerns
Medium-Term CAPEX Actions
- IT measures
- Cooling measures
- Power measures
- CAPEX & ROI impacts
Long-Term CAPEX/OPEX Actions
- Long-term power efficiency
- Long-term cooling efficiency
- CAPEX & OPEX evaluation
Processes & Procedures
- Process & procedure requirements
- Process & procedure monitoring and control
Future Technical Developments
- New developing technologies
Energy Efficiency Accreditations
- Environmental accreditations
- Energy accreditations
- Data center energy accreditations
There are a number of group and individual case studies to formulate energy efficiency plans throughout this program.
Program Duration
Learner Profile
Pre-requisites
Program Requirements
Program Objectives
Qualification
Certification
Additional Awards
Further Learning