After completion of the course the participant will be able to:

• Understand the impact of data centres on the environment

• Describe the various environmental/energy management standards

• Understand the purpose and goals of the legally binding international treaties on climate change

• Implement various sustainable performance metrics and how to use them in the data centre environment

• Manage data centre environmental sustainability using international standards

• Set up the measurement, monitoring and reporting of energy usage

• Use power efficiency indicators in a variety of data centre designs

• Use best practices for energy savings in the electrical infrastructure and in the mechanical (cooling) infrastructure

• Use best practices for energy savings for the ICT equipment and data storage

• Understand the importance of water management and waste management 

• Understand the different ways to use sustainable energy in the data centre 

• Get practical tips and innovative ideas to make a data centre more sustainable

Course Outlines

Participants must have at least one to two years' experience in a data centre or facilities environment. The CDCP® is highly recommended. The CDESS® will discuss data centre facility aspects and without the CDCP® or equivalent knowledge, the participant may not be able to gain the full benefits of the CDESS® training.