Data Center Design Training (DCDT)

Service Description

Starts Saturday April 4, 2026 • 9:00 AM EST
Online (Live)

Course Duration: 5 Hours

Instructor: Hussam El Rawas

This live, instructor-led training provides a comprehensive foundation for engineers and technical professionals involved in the design, evaluation, and review of data center facilities. The course is designed to explain how modern data centers are planned, built, and operated, with a strong focus on critical infrastructure systems, international standards, and real-world design practices.

Through structured explanations and practical design-oriented examples, participants will learn how electrical, mechanical, IT, and support systems work together to deliver reliability, availability, and scalability in mission-critical environments. The course emphasizes redundancy philosophies, sizing methodologies, infrastructure integration, and operational considerations that are essential for enterprise, colocation, and hyperscale data centers.

This training is ideal for professionals seeking a solid, end-to-end understanding of data center design before advancing into specialized topics such as large-load interconnections, hyperscale facilities, or advanced reliability and resilience studies.

Topics Covered

• Data center types, classifications, and size categories
• Industry standards and design goals, including tiers of reliability
• Electrical and mechanical infrastructure components and redundancy concepts
• IT equipment, network architectures, topologies, and infrastructure integration
• Equipment sizing methodologies and system-level calculations
• Common data center terminology, acronyms, and operational practices
• Security, safety, resiliency, and environmental considerations

Detailed Technical Coverage

• Site Selection – Site location criteria, natural environment considerations, access requirements, and utility availability

• Electrical Systems – Power system requirements, availability and uptime targets, redundancy and capacity planning, and interpretation of N, N+1, and 2N architectures

• Mechanical Systems – Computer room cooling technologies, CRACs and CRAHs, temperature and humidity requirements, and mechanical class ratings

• Security Systems – Security layers, security planning, surveillance policies, and operational procedures

• Rack, PDU, and IT Load Planning – Rack selection, PDU configurations, IT load estimation, and power density considerations

• Telecommunications and Cabling Infrastructure – Cabling infrastructure classes, network topology, pathways and spaces, and redundant backbone design

• Data Center Support and Ancillary Systems – EMS, DCIM, monitoring systems, and operational support infrastructure

By the End of the Course, Participants Will Be Able To

• Identify and describe major data center infrastructure systems and their functions
• Understand reliability tiers and redundancy strategies used in data center design
• Interpret electrical and mechanical design requirements for high-availability facilities
• Perform basic sizing and load calculations for IT and infrastructure systems
• Evaluate data center layouts against industry standards and best practices
• Confidently participate in data center planning discussions and design reviews

By the end of the course, participants will have the practical foundation needed to engage confidently in data center design, assessment, and technical decision-making.

Notes:

• All participants will receive digital course materials, which may include slide decks, reference guides, toolkits, and access to the session recording.

• Upon successful completion, you will earn the ElectroMentors Certificate of Completion.

• This course may be eligible for Professional Development Hours (PDHs) with engineering regulatory bodies such as EGBC, APEGA, PEO, Engineers Nova Scotia, and other similar organizations across Canada. Participants are responsible for ensuring the course content is relevant to their area of professional practice and for retaining proof of completion for audit purposes.

• Please note that all purchases are final. By registering and attending the course, you agree to ElectroMentors’ Terms and Conditions, including our rescheduling, cancellation, and refund policies. [Terms & Conditions].

Starts Saturday April 4, 2026 • 9:00 AM EST
Online (Live)

Course Duration: 5 Hours

Instructor: Hussam El Rawas