Certified Data Center Environmental Sustainability Specialist (CDESS) Training with Exam

Module 1: Impact of Data Centers on the Environment

• Predictions in 2010

• Current situation

• Outlook and commitments

 

Module 2: What is Environmental Sustainability

• The importance of sustainability

• Senior management commitment

• Environmental sustainability framework

• Sustainability policies

• Performance standards and metrics

• Information policies

• Transparency

• Awareness

• Service charging models

 

Module 3: Environmental Management

• Environmental sustainability framework (ISO 14001)

• Standards and guidelines (ISO 50001/ISO 30134)

• Measurement and categories

• Baselining

• Trend analysis

• Reporting

 

Module 4: Power Efficiency Indicators

• Various efficiency indicators

• Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

• PUE measurement levels

• Factors affecting PUE

• Measurement points and intervals

• PUE in mixed source environments

• Measuring PUE in a mixed-use building

• PUE reporting

• Impact of PUE after optimizing IT load

 

Module 5: Electrical Energy Savings (Electrical)

• Identifying the starting point for saving energy

• Sizing of power

• DC power

• Generators

• UPS systems

• Power Factor (PF)

• Energy savings on lighting

 

Module 6: Electrical Energy Savings (Mechanical)

• Energy savings on the cooling infrastructure

• Temperature and humidity setpoints

• Various energy efficient cooling technologies

• Energy savings on the airflow

• Liquid cooling

• Energy re-usage

• PUE, ERE/ERF and Control Volume

 

Module 7: Electrical Energy Savings (ICT)

• Procurement

• IT equipment energy efficiency

• ITEEsv, SMPE, SMPO

• IT equipment utilization

• Server virtualization

• Open compute project

 

Module 8: Electrical Energy Savings (Data Storage)

• Data management

• Data storage management

• Data storage equipment efficiency

 

Module 9: Water Management

• Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE)

• Improving WUE

• Water usage at the power generation source

• Energy Water Intensity Factor (EWIF)

 

Module 10: Waste Management

• Waste management policies

• Life-cycle assessment (cradle to the grave)

• 3 R’s for waste management

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Secondhand market

• Recycle

 

Module 11: Sustainable Energy Usage

• Sustainable energy sources

• Power purchase agreements

• Energy attribute certificates

• Renewable Energy Factor (REF)

• Matching renewable energy supply and demand

• Sustainable energy storage

• Carbon trading

 

Module 12: Automated Environmental Management Systems

• Use of AI and machine learning

• Load migration

• Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions

Prerequisites

Participants must have at least one to two years’ experience in a data center or facilities environment. The Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP®) is highly recommended. The CDESS® discusses data center facility aspects, and without the CDCP or equivalent knowledge, the participant may not gain the full benefits of the CDESS training.