Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist - CDMS® (exam included) - Course Language: English

CDMS

Data centre migration is an exceptionally high-risk undertaking. Most data centre professionals have never done this before. Some professionals have done it only a few times in their life. The level of effort required in the planning and discovery phases is directly proportionate to the amount of risk mitigated. It is an exercise that requires collaboration and interfacing with various stakeholders in the organisation - some for the first time ever.
The Data Centre Migration Specialist course is a two-day course designed to expose participants to all aspects of a data centre migration. It provides a step-by-step methodology which will enable them to reduce the risks involved in such a complex undertaking. It will also provide participants with valuable and practical hints and tips used by seasoned data centre professionals who have done multiple complex migrations.

After completion of the course the participant 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

Inhalte

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

End of Project

• Why project closure
• Lessons learned
• Phased completion of project
• Criteria for project closure
• The outcome of the project
• End of project

Exam

• Sample questions
• Self study (time permitted)
• Exam: Certified Data Centre Migration Specialist

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.

• Course Language: English
• Student Books: English
• Exam Language: English

The primary audience is any IT, facilities or data centre operations professional working in and around the data centre (both end-customers and/or service provider/facilitators) and having to handle data centre migration projects and/or data centre strategies.

These include Project Managers, Data Centre Managers, Operations/Floor/Facility Managers, IT Managers, Network/System Engineers, Data Centre Sales/Consultants, Logistic Managers.