Product category: UPSs
News Release from: American Power Conversion
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 13 February 2006
Learn about data centre design online
Data Center University is an online educational institution for IT professionals, engineers and people involved in building or operating server rooms and data centres
Set up by American Power Conversion, Data Center University is an online educational institution for IT professionals, engineers and people involved in building or operating server rooms and data centres. Data Center University by APC includes both classroom and web-based courses. The initial launch offers 14 foundational courses and six advanced courses in the subject areas of data centre design, build and operations.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 February 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Courses are available online at www.datacentreuniversity.com.
All courses, which are vendor neutral and do not promote APC products, focus on the critical technologies and best practices that are relevant to leading-edge, scaleable, modular data centre infrastructure.
Data centre executives with decades of combined experience participated in the development of the courses.
Individuals can complete most of the online, on-demand courses in less than one hour.
Data Center University is an educational partner of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
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'Our goal is to provide data centre professionals with training on real world issues, not just theory', said Rodger B Dowdell Jr, APC's President and Chief Executive Officer.
'We expect that through Data Center University's continuing education courses, this institution can help address the critical shortage of qualified data centre professionals in the industry'.
'Data Center University will provide individuals with standardised training in the fundamental issues of data centre design, build and operations, as well as give them the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage real world issues in today's sophisticated data centre'.
'IT professionals now have access to high-quality data centre education through this vendor-neutral, one-stop, fast track educational institution'.
Data Center University gives IT professionals an unprecedented opportunity to broaden knowledge on a wide variety of topics related to data centre design and management, including the latest high density applications that are creating challenging design issues for enterprises.
Other popular courses include 'Fundamentals of cooling': 'Fundamentals of power', and 'Fundamentals of physical security'.
From now until 31st March 2006, Data Center University will offer all online courses at no charge.
Beginning 1st April, each online course will cost $79 (approximately GBP 45.50).
Web-based education is self-paced and available on-demand.
Beginning in the third quarter of 2006, Data Center University will offer live classroom instruction in various locations.
The website will list future classroom schedules.
Data Center University also will offer certification paths beginning in the second quarter of 2006.
'Data Center University addresses the great need for advanced education in the disciplines of planning network-critical physical infrastructure and designing data centres', added Dowdell.
'As APC's core expertise has expanded into areas such as data centre cooling and rack systems for blade servers, Data Center University is a natural fit'.
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