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Data Center University™ provides classroom training in addition to its online offerings. The DCU program offers the same great vendor-neutral learning sessions delivered in a 3-day or 1-day format in our St. Louis facility or at your premises. The courses that make up our training provide you with the basic theories on power, cooling, cabling, monitoring and management and can prepare you for the Certified Associate exam at the same time.

Training is delivered by a team of experienced training and development professionals and partners who are versed in the theories and best practices of data center design‚ build‚ and operations. The St. Louis Technology Center is a state of the art facility with training and meeting rooms‚ break space‚ and hands-on demonstrations of APC equipment. The demonstrations are not part of the DCU training, but can be scheduled separately by our training personnel. For information on the other locations‚ please contact us at dcu.training@apcc.com

Benefits of Certification and Training:

  • A solid marketable credential in a growing industry
  • Professional credibility and qualification of experience
  • Increased knowledge, leading to improved employment opportunities
  • Proof of professional achievement, leading to better employment opportunities
  • Viable career path tool for those seeking to advance or change positions
  • Benchmark of foundational knowledge for managers to measure employee abilities

Want more information? How do I schedule training?

If you wish to have Data Center University classroom training delivered at your site, or would like to find out where a classroom training event will be taking place, please contact us at dcutraining@apcc.com. Let us know your geographic location, number of attendees and topics of interest for presentation. We will then provide you with a quote based on your learning needs. Please note this is for the U.S. only.

Upcoming Training dates/costs:

  • Tubbesing, Dallas, TX: Feb 21-23, 2012
  • Schneider Electric Technology Center, St. Louis, Missouri: May 29 - 31, 2012

Please contact us for price and availability, or for a quote for training at your premises.

Featured Courses/Days:

Day 1 – Power
Fundamentals of Power, Power Redundancy in the Data Center, Power Distribution I, Generator Requirements

Day 2 – Cooling
Fundamentals of Cooling I and II, Advantages of Row and Rack Oriented Cooling Architecture, Optimizing Cooling Layouts for Data Centers

Day 3 – Rack/Cabling and Security/Management
Rack Fundamentals, Fundamentals of Cable Strategies for Data Centers, Examining Fire Protection Methods for Data Centers, Fundamentals of Physical Security, Fundamentals of Availability, Physical Infrastructure Management Basics

Discounts are available for organizations that wish to schedule 5 or more individuals at one time. Pricing can include the fee to take our Data Center Certificated Associate Exam once you have completed the 3-day training. Please contact us regarding promotions or discounts and to receive a quote for the dates of interest. IEEE members gain an immediate 10% discount on our pricing.

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Course offerings are found in the catalog link below.

PDF Document Icon Click here to read the DCU ILT Catalog

Professional Credits

The Data Center University program of courses is available for professional education credits from various organizations. The 3-day session offers the following:

14 PDH's

14 RCCD's
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