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Certified Data Centre Professional
Continue into the Design/Build pathway and develop broader technical knowledge of the key components, infrastructure systems and design considerations that support high-availability data centres.
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Data Centre Risk & Migration
CDMS®
Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist
Methodical step-by-step approach to mitigating risks when moving an operating data centre. Addresses planning, risk reduction, cutover sequencing, and execution for successful lift-and-shift projects.
Competency Scope
Target Audience & Professional Profile
Migration project managers, network engineers, storage administrators, infrastructure architects, and IT operations leads.
Selected Course Benefits
- Plan migration work in a controlled sequence with clear dependencies.
- Anticipate relocation risks, contingencies and rollback options.
- Organise validation and handover after migration.
For further details on the programme and its benefits, download the CDMS® brochure.
Course Content
What the CDMS® Programme Covers
View the detailed topics included in EPI’s Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist training programme.
CDMS® Course Syllabus
Data Centre Strategy
- Data centre lifecycle
- Reasons to migrate a data centre
- Alternatives to data centre migration
- Consolidation
- Outsourcing
- Cloud computing
- Upgrade existing data centre or build new
Project Management
- Project management and methods
- Scope statement
- Statement Of Work (SOW)
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Allocate time to the project
- Cost and estimation methodology
- Project communication
Risk Management
- Risk management and methods
- Risk identification
- Risk assessment methodologies
- Qualitative approach
- Semi-quantitative approach
- Quantitative approach
- Risk evaluation
- Risk treatment
- Risk in data centre migrations
Migration Strategies
- Different data centre migration strategies
- Heterogeneous migration
- Homogeneous migration
- Physical migration
- Different IT transformations
- Pre-migration transformation
- Migration transformation
- Post-migration transformation
Legal Aspects
- Regulatory requirements
- Contractual considerations
- Legal aspects when decommissioning
High Level Discovery & Planning
- The importance of Business Service Reviews
- The concept of Availability
- The concept of Recoverability
- The importance of Service Level Objectives
- Requirements on designing the target IT architecture
- Information needed for high level planning
Design Target Data Centre
- Requirements for the target data centre
- Sizing the data centre
- Architectural requirements
- Cooling requirements
- Power requirements
- Security
Detailed Discovery and Planning
- The importance of discovery
- Automated discovery tools
- Asset management
- Network and system dependencies
- Detailed migration planning
- Migration waves
- Staffing
- Warranties and insurance
Safety
- Safety precautions
- Technical safety review
- Electrical safety
- Lifting
- Personal safety during migration
- Fire safety during migration
Security
- Controversy between access and security
- Access control
- Managing security during migration
- Security during migration
- Key management
- Practical hints and tips
- Continuous improvement
Implementation
- Rehearsal
- Route investigation
- Resourcing
- Logistics team
- Packing
- Transport
- Installing the equipment
- Post migration support
Data Centre Retirement
- Main points to consider
- Retiring ICT hardware
- Retiring data centre facility systems
- Retiring data centre building
- Consider environmental aspects
- Legal aspects
End of Project
- Project closure
- Lessons learned
- Phased completion of project
- Criteria for project closure
- The outcome of the project
- End of project
Exam
- Sample questions
- Self study (time permitted)
Curriculum Objectives
Key Learning Outcomes
- Structure pre-migration discovery, dependencies and planning
- Assess migration strategies, risks and safety requirements
- Reduce migration risks through detailed preparation and implementation planning
Exam
The exam is a 60-minute closed book exam, with 40 multiple-choice questions. The candidate requires a minimum of 27 correct answers to pass the exam.
Certification & Accreditation
Candidates who successfully pass the exam will receive the official ‘Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist’ certificate. The certification is valid for three years after which the student needs to re-certify.
The CDMS® course is accredited by EXIN, which is a global, independent and not-for-profit accreditation and examination provider.
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