Duration
2 days
Audience
The primary audience is an IT, Facilities or Data Centre Operations professional working in and around the data Centre (representing both end-customers and/or service provider/ facilitators) and having to deal with Data Centre Migration Projects and/or Data Centre Strategies, such as: Project Managers, Data Centre managers, Operations/ Floor /Facility managers, IT managers, Network/System Engineers, Data Centre Sales/Consultants, Logistic Managers.
Prerequisites
There is no specific prerequisite for the CDMS® course. However, participants who have actual experience in the data centre and/or IT infrastructures are best suited. Attendance of the CDCP® course is recommended but not a requirement.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Develop and review their data centre strategy
- Use different risk assessment methodologies together with practical tips specifically for data centre migrations to reduce the risk during a data centre migration
- Understand different migration strategies
- Understand the legal aspects when migrating a data centre
- Understand the importance of Business Service Reviews and Service Level Objectives
- Size and design the target data centre
- Understand the importance of detailed discovery and how dependencies influence migration waves
- Understand the safety requirements during migration
- Get lots of practical tips when moving to another data centre
Course Outline
Data Centre Strategy
Data centre lifecycle
Reasons to migrate a data centre
Alternatives to data centre migration
Consolidation
Outsourcing
Cloud computing
Upgrade existing data centre or build new
Project Management
Project management and methods
Scope statement
Statement Of Work (SOW)
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Allocate time to the project
Cost and estimation methodology
Project communication
Risk Management
Risk management and methods
Risk identification
Risk assessment methodologies
Qualitative approach
Semi-quantitative approach
Quantitative approach
Risk evaluation
Risk treatment
Risk in data centre migrations
Migration Strategies
Different data centre migration strategies
Heterogeneous migration
Homogeneous migration
Physical migration
Different IT transformations
Pre-migration transformation
Migration transformation
Post-migration transformation
Legal Aspects
Regulatory requirements
Contractual considerations
Legal aspects when decommissioning
High Level Discovery & Planning
The importance of Business Service Reviews
The concept of Availability
The concept of Recoverability
The importance of Service Level Objectives
Requirements on designing the target IT architecture
Information needed for high level planning
Design Target Data Centre
Requirements for the target data centre
Sizing the data centre
Architectural requirements
Cooling requirements
Power requirements
Security
Detailed Discovery and Planning
The importance of discovery
Automated discovery tools
Asset management
Network and system dependencies
Detailed migration planning
Migration waves
Staffing
Warranties and insurance
Safety
Safety precautions
Technical safety review
Electrical safety
Lifting
Personal safety during migration
Fire safety during migration
Security
Controversy between access and security
Access control
Managing security during migration
Security during migration
Key management
Practical hints and tips
Continuous improvement
Implementation
Rehearsal
Route investigation
Resourcing
Logistics team
Packing
Transport
Installing the equipment
Post migration support
Data Centre Retirement
Main points to consider
Retiring ICT hardware
Retiring data centre facility systems
Retiring data centre building
Consider environmental aspects
Legal aspects
End of Project
Project closure
Lessons learned
Phased completion of project
Criteria for project closure
The outcome of the project
End of project
Exam
Exam: Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist (CDMS®)
The CDMS® exam is a one hour, 40 questions, multiple choice and closed book exam. The attendee need to have 27 out of 40 questions correct in order to pass the exam. The CDMS certificate is valid for 3 years, after which recertification is required.
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.