CDMS - Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist

Course Content

CDMS - Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist

• Lesson 1: 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
• Lesson 2: 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
• Lesson 3: 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
• Lesson 4: Migration Strategies
  • Different data centre migration strategies
  • Heterogeneous migration
  • Homogeneous migration
  • Physical migration
  • Different IT transformations
  • Pre-migration transformation
  • Migration transformation
  • Post-migration transformation
• Lesson 5: Legal Aspects
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Contractual considerations
  • Legal aspects when decommissioning
• Lesson 6: 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
• Lesson 7: Design Target Data Centre
  • Requirements for the target data centre
  • Sizing the data centre
  • Architectural requirements
  • Cooling requirements
  • Power requirements
  • Security
• Lesson 8: 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
• Lesson 9: Safety
  • Safety precautions
  • Technical safety review
  • Electrical safety
  • Lifting
  • Personal safety during migration
  • Fire safety during migration
• Lesson 10: Security
  • Controversy between access and security
  • Access control
  • Managing security during migration
  • Security during migration
  • Key management
  • Practical hints and tips
  • Continuous improvement
• Lesson 11: Implementation
  • Rehearsal
  • Route investigation
  • Resourcing
  • Logistics team
  • Packing
  • Transport
  • Installing the equipment
  • Post migration support
• Lesson 12: End of Project
  • Why project closure
  • Lessons learned
  • Phased completion of project
  • Criteria for project closure
  • The outcome of the project
  • End of project

What certification does this course provide?

Exam: Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist (CDMS®)

How do I pass the Exam?

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.

What is the benefit of this certification?

Attendees passing the exam will be awarded the internationally accredited and recognized 'Certified Data Migration Specialist' certificate (CDMS®). CDMS® is globally accredited by EXIN, a fully independent exam and certification institute. The certification is valid for three years after which the student needs to re-certify.

FAQs

• Is this course for me?

  TThe 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.

• Why study in the data centre sector?

  The data centre sector is a fast growing part of the overall ICT industry. Driven by the ever growing need of integrated communication solutions, social media, online content and cloud enabled infrastructure, the industry keeps growing at a very fast pace and more data centres are being built to enable this growth. Various industry reports indicate that there is a shortage of skilled data centre personnel. This shortage is created by the ever changing technology resulting in the current data centre personnel having "outdated" knowledge and skills as well as the expanding data centre market leading to a shortage of new data centre personnel. It is also often indicated by the industry that there is a gap between the skills of fresh graduates and the practical skills and knowledge required in today's data centre industry.

• How do I enrol in this training?

  You can enrol in this training on our website and make an online payment using any of the following option

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  • American Express
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  Once payment is received, you will automatically receive a payment receipt and access information via email.