Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant

Data centres are at the core of many organisations. Downtimeof the data centre could lead to major losses to the business.

As a result, many organisations establish resilience at variouslevels such as the data centre facilities infrastructure and atthe ICT layer.

However, following the recommendations fromvarious vendors, consultants and the public domain, informationmight result in under- or over-specication.

Therefore it wouldbe better to follow a commonly accepted standard as thebasis for the design and build principles.

The ANSI/TIA-942 Standard species requirements andguidelines for the design and build of a data centre.

It isintended for use by designers who need a comprehensiveunderstanding of the data centre design.

It encompassesArchitecture, Mechanical, Electrical and Telecom requirementsand guidelines, which are not always covered by other.

ANSI/TIA-942 Standard

Participants will receive the latest ANSI/TIA-942 standard, digital version. 

This is a single-user-license document which the participant can access anytime on his/her computing device and can be printed (once).

Extensive reference is made to the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard during the training.

Therefore participants are required to bring his/her computing device along for the training.

 Delivery Structure and Methods

The CTDC® course is lectured by an EPI Certified Instructor using a combination of lectures and question-and-answer sessions to discuss participants’ specific needs and issues experienced in their own environment. 

Participants are able to tap into the trainer’s extensive experience to enable them to solve practical problems in their current environment, thus adding tremendous value.

Exam: Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC®)

The CTDC® exam is a 90 minutes closed-book certification exam consists of 60 multiple-choice questions.

Candidates must achieve a minimum of 50 correct answers to pass the exam. 

Certification & Accreditation

Candidates who successfully pass the exam will receive the official ‘Certi­fied TIA-942 Design Consultant’ certificate. 

The CTDC® certificate is issued for the ANSI/TIA-942 version current at the time, which the candidate tested for. 

The certificate itself does not expire and stays relevant only for the stated ANSI/TIA-942 version.

CTDC® is world-wide accredited by EXIN.

Participants must possess a valid data centre training certicatesuch as CDCP® or any other approved equivalent.

Please submita copy of your certicate for verication upon registration forthe CTDC® course

• Learn to properly comprehend and apply the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard requirements and guidelines
• Understand the proper intent of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard to avoid both over- and/or under-investment
• Align the selection of redundancy levels and infrastructure investments to the business requirements.
• Understand the criteria and requirements for a high-availability data centre design and how to effectively establish the data centre from the perspective of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard
• Understand how the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard relates to various worldwide standards

The primary audience for this course is any professionalinvolved in designing, building, maintaining and operatingmission critical data centres and those who wish to attend theCTIA® (Certied TIA-942 Internal Auditor) course.

About the ANSI/TIA-942

• Life of the ANSI/TIA-942 Standard
• Relation to other standards
• Architectural
• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Telecommunication
• Areas under scope
• High level redundancy definitions
• Redundancy options (N, N+1 etc.)
• Fault tolerant
• Concurrent maintainability
• Compartmentalisation
• Examples of redundancy levels

Data Centre Space Planning

Data Centre Topologies

Recommendations for Energy Efficiency

Architectural

• Site selection
• Parking
• Multi-tenant building
• Building construction
• Vapor barrier
• Roofing
• Floor loading
• Raised flooring
• Suspended/drop ceiling
• Hanging load
• Seismic

Building Security & Safety

• Security
• CCTV
• Staffing
• Bullet/ballistic proofing
• Lighting
• Safety
• - Signage

Building and Room Access

• Security checkpoints
• Entry lobby
• Doors and windows
• Exit corridors
• Shipping and receiving areas

Room/Area Design Requirements

• Administrative offices
• Security offce
• Operations centre
• Restroom and break room
• UPS/Battery rooms
• Generator and fuel storage area
• Computer room

Electrical

• Utility power
• - Substation
• - Feed requirements
• - Self-generation
• HT/HV switch gear
• Generator and fuel supply
• LT/LV switch gear
• - ATS
• - Alternatives to ATS
• UPS and batteries
• PDU
• STS
• Grounding
• Surge protection
• EPO
• Central power monitoring
• Load banks
• Testing
• Equipment maintenance
• - Preventive maintenance
• - Facility training programs

Mechanical

• Environmental design
• - Temperature and humidity requirements
• - Contamination
•  - Sources
•  - Clean air
•  - Pressurisation
•  - Radio sources
•  - Vibration
•  - Water ingress
• Water cooled systems
• - Heat rejection
• - Chilled water system
• - Condenser water
• - Make up water
• Air cooled systems
• HVAC control systems
• Plumbing
• - Pipe routing
• Fire suppression
• Water leak detection

Telecommunications

• Network topology
• Redundancy level design
• Media and connectors
• Cabling pathways
• Detailed cabling design considerations
• Administration and labeling
• Cable testing
• Data centre fabrics

Micro Edge Data Center

• Type definitions
• Rating requirements
• Testing and maintenance

Immersion Cooling

• Cabling considerations
• Rating requirements