Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Manager (CDFOM) Course
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The three-day Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Manager (CDFOM) course provides data centre professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to manage the day-to-day operation of high-availability, mission-critical facilities. You will explore how to translate business requirements into data centre services, establish effective operational teams and manage service levels, availability, capacity, safety, security and maintenance.
The course also covers environmental sustainability, organisational resilience, governance, risk and compliance, project management, financial management, vendor performance and asset management. By taking a structured approach to data centre operations, you will learn how to improve reliability, manage operational risks and support the continued availability of critical services. The course concludes with the Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Manager (CDFOM) examination.
Course Schedule
Course Code: CDFOM
Duration: 3 days
Audience
The primary audience for this course is someone who works, or has ambition to work, in a leadership role in data center operations such as a data center facilities manager, data center operations manager, who has the responsibility to achieve and improve the high-availability and manageability of the data center operations.
Prerequisites
It is advisable for the participants to have some experience in data center operations although it is not required. It is highly recommended to attend the DCFC®/CDCP® course before attending the CDFOM® course.
Course Objectives
After completion of the course the participant will be able to:
- Perform the needs analysis translating business requirements to data center services
- Set-up and manage the data center operations team
- Implement and monitor safety- and security practices
- Identify a suitable maintenance program for the data center facility and its equipment
- Select the appropriate policies and procedures required for data center operations
- Monitor the data center availability, capacity and capability
- Manage and implement basic data center projects
- Set-up and implement an environmental sustainability program
- Select an appropriate back-up site to support organizational resilience
- Identify and respond to risk in the data center
- Manage and support the document life cycle
- Create a basic budget proposal
- Select and manage vendors and measure their performance
- Manage data center assets
Course Content
Service Level Management
- Service Level Management
- Needs analysis
- Capability assessment
- Service portfolio
- Service catalogue
- Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Availability measurement
- Data points in SLA
- Service reporting
- Complaint procedure
- Customer satisfaction measurement
- Service Improvement Process (SIP)
- SLA content
The Data Center Organization
- Operational issues
- Organization chart
- Roles and responsibilities
- Skills matrix
- Contingency / backup roles
- Shift management
- Performance management
- Career development
- Training and assessment
- Job rotation
- Succession planning
- Disciplinary program
Managing Safety & Statutory Requirements
- Safety policies and regulations
- Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S)
- Safety awareness training
- Permit to Work (PTW)
- Lock-out / Tag-out
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Testing and tagging of equipment
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Reporting of safety issues
- Reviews / internal audit / external audit
Managing Physical Security
- Security policies and procedures
- Security standards and guidelines
- Security staff
- Security awareness
- Security incident management
- Disciplinary program
- Reviews, internal and external audits
Facilities Management
- Maintenance policies and procedures
- Various maintenance programs
- Outsourcing of maintenance activities
- Maintenance contract options
- Warranty
- Maintenance schedule
- Service situations
- Spart part management
- Contamination control
Data Center Operations
- Policies and procedures for data center operations
- Service operations and the daily data center operations
Monitoring / Reporting / Control
- Monitoring requirements
- Escalation procedures
- Reporting
- Trend analysis
- Reviews
Project Management
- Project management
- Project organization
- Project manager
- Project phases
Environment Sustainability
- The importance of sustainability
- Sustainability policies
- Environmental management
- Power efficiency indicators â€
- Waste management â€
- Water management
- ICT utilisation management
- Environmental performance measurements
- Renewable energy factor (REF)
Organizational Resilience
- Business continuity
- Data center facility options
- Business Impact Analysis
- Type of facility
- Human resources
- Facility, equipment and consumables
Governance, Risk and Compliance
- Management commitment
- Coordination, collaboration and integration
- Compliance
- Risk management
- Document management
- Financial management
- Vendor management
- Asset management
Exam
Exam: Certified Data Center Facilities Operations Manager (CDFOM®)
Certification exams are administered at the end of the course. The exam is a 90-minute closed book exam, with 60 multiple-choice questions. The candidate requires a minimum of 42 correct answers to pass the exam. Online exam results are known immediately and paper-based exam results will be known within one week.
Certification and Accreditation
Candidates who successfully pass the exam will receive the official ‘Certified Data Center Facilities Operations Manager’ certificate. The certification is valid for three years after which the student needs to re-certify. Please see the EPI Recertification Program for available options.
CDFOM® is globally accredited by EXIN, a fully independent exam and certification institute.
Course at a Glance
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