CTDC– Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant

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