The CTDC – Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant is a three-day course, where the participant will learn how to design an ANSI/TIA-942 compliant data centre. It will provide a clear understanding of the requirements of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard and possible implementation variations. This course is well suited for all types of data centres, be it enterprise data centres or multi-tenant, third party data centres such as co-location, managed services and cloud service providers.

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

• Learn to properly comprehend and apply the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard requirements and guidelines
• Understand the proper intent of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard to avoid both over- and/or under-investment
• Align the selection of redundancy levels and infrastructure investments to the business requirements.
• Understand the criteria and requirements for a high-availability data centre design and how to effectively establish the data centre from the perspective of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard
• Understand how the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard relates to various worldwide standards

Introduction to Data Centre Facilities

About the ANSI/TIA-942

• Life of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard Relation to other standards
• Architectural
• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Telecommunication Areas under the scope
• High-level redundancy de nations
• Redundancy options (N, N+1 etc.) Fault-tolerant
• Concurrent maintainability
• Compartmentalisation Examples of redundancy levels

Data Centre Space Planning

Data Centre Topologies

Recommendations for Energy Efficiency

Architectural

• Site selection Parking
• Multi-tenant building
• Building construction
• Vapour barrier
• Roofing
• Floor loading
• Raised flooring
• Suspended/drop ceiling
• Hanging load
• Seismic

Building Security & Safety

• Security
• CCTV Staffing
• Bullet/ballistic proofing Lighting
• Safety
• Signage

Building and Room Access

• Security checkpoints
• Entry lobby
• Doors and windows
• Exit corridors
• Shipping and receiving areas

Room/Area Design Requirements

• Administrative offices
• Security office
• Operations centre
• Restroom and break room
• UPS/Battery rooms
• Generator and fuel storage area
• Computer room

Electrical

• Utility power
• Substation
• Feed requirements
• Self-generation
• HT/HV switchgear
• Generator and fuel supply
• LT/LV switchgear
• ATS
• Alternatives to ATS
• UPS and batteries
• PDU
• STS
• Grounding
• Surge protection
• EPO
• Central power monitoring
• Load banks
• Testing
• Equipment maintenance
• Preventive maintenance
• Facility training programs

Mechanical

• Environmental design
• Temperature and humidity requirements
• Contamination
• Sources
• Clean air
• Pressurisation
• Radio sources
• Vibration
• Water ingress
• Water-cooled systems Heat rejection
• Chilled water system
• Condenser water
• Makeup water
• Air-cooled systems
• HVAC control systems
• Plumbing
• Pipe routing
• Fire suppression
• Water leak detection

Telecommunications

• Network topology
• Redundancy level design
• Media and connectors
• Cabling pathways
• Detailed cabling design considerations
• Administration and labelling
• Cable testing Data centre fabrics

Exam

• Exam: Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant

The primary audience for this course are professionals involved with designing, building, maintaining and operating mission-critical data centres and those who wish to attend the CTIA^® (Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor) course.

Participants must possess a valid data centre training certificate such as CDCP® or any other approved equivalent. Please submit a copy of your certificate for verification upon registration for the CTDC® course.