19 Certified in Data Protection (CDP) courses delivered Live Online

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is any IT, facilities or data centre professional who works in and around the data centre and has the responsibility to achieve and improve efficiency and environmental sustainability, whilst maintaining the availability and manageability of the data centre. Overview After completion of the course the participant will be able to: Understand the impact of data centres on the environment Describe the various environmental/energy management standards Understand the purpose and goals of the legally binding international treaties on climate change Implement various sustainable performance metrics and how to use them in the data centre environment Manage data centre environmental sustainability using international standards Set up the measurement, monitoring and reporting of energy usage Use power efficiency indicators in a variety of data centre designs Use best practices for energy savings in the electrical infrastructure and in the mechanical (cooling) infrastructure Use best practices for energy savings for the ICT equipment and data storage Understand the importance of water management and waste management Understand the different ways to use sustainable energy in the data centre Get practical tips and innovative ideas to make a data centre more sustainable The CDESS© course is aimed at providing knowledge of the standards and guidelines related to environmental sustainability, and how to move your data centre (existing or new) to a more environmentally sustainable design and operations. IMPACT OF DATA CENTRES ON THE ENVIRONMENT * Predictions in 2010 * Current situation * Outlook and commitments WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY * The importance of sustainability * Senior management commitment * Environmental sustainability framework * Sustainability policies * Performance standards and metrics * Information policies * Transparency * Awareness * Service charging models ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT * Environmental sustainability framework (ISO 14001) * Standards and guidelines ? ISO 50001 / ISO 30134 * Measurement and categories * Baselining * Trend analysis * Reporting POWER EFFIðCIENCY INDICATORS * Various eðfficiency indicators * Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) * PUE measurement levels * Factors affecting PUE * Measurement points and intervals * PUE in mixed source environments * Measuring PUE in a mixed-use building * PUE reporting * Impact of PUE after optimising IT load ELECTRICAL ENERGY SAVINGS (ELECTRICAL) * Identifying the starting point for saving energy * Sizing of power * DC power * Generators * UPS systems * Power Factor (PF) * Energy savings on lighting ELECTRICAL ENERGY SAVINGS (MECHANICAL) * Energy savings on the cooling infrastructure * Temperature and humidity setpoints * Various energy eðcient cooling technologies * Energy savings on the airflow * Liquid cooling * Energy reusage * PUE, ERE/ERF and Control Volume ELECTRICAL ENERGY SAVINGS (ICT) * Procurement * IT equipment energy eðfficiency * ITEEsv, SMPE, SMPO * IT equipment utilisation * Server virtualisation * Open compute project ELECTRICAL ENERGY SAVINGS (DATA STORAGE) * Data management * Data storage management * Data storage equipment effiðciency WATER MANAGEMENT * Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) * Improving WUE * Water usage at the power generation source * Energy Water Intensity Factor (EWIF) WASTE MANAGEMENT * Waste management policies * Life-cycle assessment (Cradle to the grave) * 3 R?s for waste management * Reduce * Reuse * Second-hand market * Recycle SUSTAINABLE ENERGY USAGE * Sustainable energy sources * Power purchase agreements * Energy attribute certificates * Renewable Energy Factor (REF) * Matching renewable energy supply and demand * Sustainable energy storage * Carbon trading AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS * Use of AI and machine learning * Load migration * Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is an IT, facilities or data centre operations professional working in and around the data centre and having the responsibility to achieve and improve high-availability and manageability of the data centre. Overview After completion of the course the participant will be able to:? Understand the design life cycle of data centres and the stages involved? Discuss the data centre requirements in great level of detail with vendors, suppliers and contractors to ensure that these requirements are met? Validate design plans, quotes and offers proposed by vendors/contractors? Understand redundancy levels for both the data centre design/setup and maintenance? Understand the various building considerations such as bullet proofing, mitigation of seismic activity, fire ratings and thermal stability? Understand how to install a raised floor that meets requirements, avoiding misalignment, level differences and leakage? Understand how to read a Single Line Electrical Diagram to identify and avoid the most common design issues? Choose the correct UPS and parallel configuration, learn and avoid classic parallel installation mistakes? Understand how to calculate battery banks, validate offered configurations to ensure they meet requirements? Understand what distance to keep to avoid EMF issues for human safety and equipment disturbances? Understand the fundamental cooling setup, CFM, Delta-T and other important factors? Understand contamination factors and limitations? Understand full details of fire suppression options, how to calculate gas content and verify installations? Understand how to measure data centre energy efficiency and how to improve it The course will bring participants to the level of a suitable sparring partner with suppliers. They will be able to verify offers provided by vendors for correctness, effectiveness and efficiency. DATA CENTRE DESIGN/LIFE CYCLE OVERVIEW * Overview of the phases of a data centre life cycle Planning, re-alignment and continuous improvement STANDARDS AND RATING LEVEL DEFINITIONS * Rating level history Difference between Uptime and TIA-942 Rating level definitions Redundancy options (N+1), 2N, 2(N+1) Concurrent Maintainability/Compartmentalisation Example configurations Substation and feed requirements Maintenance options Operational processes guidelines/standards Skill development BUILDING CONSIDERATIONS * Building location considerations Floor and hanging loads requirements Fire rating for walls and glass Blast protection Bullet proofing Forced entry protection ADVANCED RAISED FLOOR & SUSPENDED CEILING * Raised floor installation guidelines Techniques to install a proper and leveled raised access floor Common mistakes Choosing the right tiles and their locations Seismic-mitigating floor constructions Choosing the correct suspended ceiling ADVANCED POWER * Power infrastructure layout; Formulas which you should know for the data centre Single Line Electrical diagrams; how to read to ensure key components are present for protection Over current protection devices (MCB/MCCB/VCB/ACB/Fuses) definitions and what to use where Earth Leakage devices (RCB/RCD/ELCB/GFCI/ALCI/RCBO), definitions and what to use where Sizing of protective components Lightning strikes and surge protection devices (TVSS/SPD), how they operate, where to use and how to install Power cabling and cable run considerations PDU/DB setup and minimum requirements Generators; Generator types: Standy/Prime/Continuous Component make up and functions Fuel storage and calculation Paralleling of gen-sets Generator room/area requirements UPS Systems; Required specifications for UPS systems How to read data sheets and select the correct UPS Requirements for parallel configurations and avoid pitfalls such as single point of failures How parallel installation should be done, classic mistakes made by installers and how to avoid these Harmonic Filters; Active/Passive filters and their application Battery Banks; Battery bank terminology Designing battery banks, how to calculate, and double check the battery bank to be installed Battery charging pitfalls and ensuring the right charger is being installed and used Using parallel battery banks; how to properly install them, limitations and risks when using batteries in parallel How to test batteries correctly and make decisions on cell/block or string replacement Battery casing choices; ABS, V0, V1, V2 Alternative energy storage; flywheel, re-usable cell, compressed air UPS, etc. ADVANCED ELECTRO MAGNETIC FIELDS * Sources of EMF Difference between single, three phase and bus-bar EMF Options available to measure EMF and how to interpret the results from single-axes and composite measurements Guidance on safe distance for equipment and humans Calculation of EMF attenuation factor for shielding material permeability and saturation factors ADVANCED COOLING * Important definitions; dry-bulb, wet-bulb, dew-point, RH, sensible and latent heat Psychometric chart and ASHRAE recommendations Environmental class definitions and thermal specifications Temperature/humidity measurements guideline Heat dissipation methods Altitude impact on temperature intake to ICT equipment Floor plan setup for effective cooling Differences in tile surface and supporting structure and the air-flow performance impact Rack door construction and the flow performance impact Equipment Delta-T and its impact Optimising air flow Thermal units conversions Calculations for air volume displacement (CFM/CMH) Cooling capacity calculations Air-conditioning selection De- / humidifying options Air conditioning efficiency SHR impact on cost saving Efficiency indicator New cooling principle and techniques (Submerged, VSD/VRF/ECF/water- and air side economisers) Redundancy guidelines for air-conditioners avoiding classic misconceptions and mistakes for meeting ANSI/TIA-942 compliant designs Installation requirements Connections to fire panel and EPO Commissioning of air conditioners Set points and calibration CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) ADVANCED FIRE PROTECTION * The fire triangle and elements to stop a fire Detection systems in detail (VESDA, VIEW, smoke sensors) Considerations for installation of sensors Proper testing of smoke sensors Water based systems i.e. deluge, wet-pipe, dry-pipe, pre-action and why most of them don't work and how to detect this Details on Inert and Halocarbon systems and how to select the correct system for your data centre How to calculate the gas content ensuring the appropriate level is installed to suppress the fire including safety considerations Other requirements for gas systems such as release times, hold times, pipe install requirements and other important factors Requirements for the fire detection panel Installation verification, methods, what to check and how New advanced fire suppression technologies DESIGN AND INSTALL SCALABLE NETWORKING CABLING SYSTEM * ANSI/TIA942 cabling structure topology ToR, EoR Design Intelligent patching systems Installation best practice such as routing, bending radius, separation from power, containment fill ratio, fiber link loss calculator, bonding and grounding requirement Standard for telecommunications labeling and administration ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTAMINATION CONTROL * Acoustic noise effects, regulations, specifications and limits Data centre contaminations and classifications Measurements, standards and limits Preventive measures and avoidance DATA CENTRE EFFICIENCY * Business drivers to go Green High-availability or Green? Green guidelines and standards How to measure it and what are acceptable numbers compared to the general industry PUE classes defined by Green Grid and issues with PUE Techniques for saving energy in all parts of the data centre i.e. application/system level, cooling, power distribution MOCK EXAM EXAM: CERTIFIED DATA CENTRE SPECIALIST

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is any IT, facilities or data centre professional who works in and around the data centre and who has the responsibility to achieve and improve the availability and manageability of the data centre. Overview After completion of the course the participant will be able to:? Choose an optimum site for mission-critical data centre based on current and future needs? Describe all components that are important for high availability in a data centre and how to effectively setup the data centre? Name and apply the various industry standards? Describe the various technologies for UPS, fire suppression, cooling, monitoring systems, cabling standards, etc, and to select and apply them effectively to cost-efficiently enhance the high-availability of the data centre.? Review the electrical distribution system to avoid costly downtime? Enhance cooling capabilities and efficiency in the data centre by using existing and new techniques and technologies for the increased cooling requirements of the future? Design a highly reliable and scalable network architecture and learn how to ensure installers apply proper testing techniques? Create effective maintenance contracts with equipment suppliers ensuring the best return on investment? Setup effective data centre monitoring ensuring the right people get the right message? Ensure proper security measures, both procedural and technical, are established to safeguard your company's valuable information in the data centre The course will address how to setup and improve key aspects such as power, cooling, security, cabling, safety, etc., to ensure a high available data centre. It will also address key operations and maintenance aspects. THE DATA CENTRE, IT?S IMPORTANCE AND CAUSES FOR DOWNTIME DATA CENTRE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DATA CENTRE LOCATION, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION * Selecting appropriate sites and buildings and how to avoid pitfalls Various components of an effective data centre and supporting facilities setup RAISED FLOOR/SUSPENDED CEILING * Uniform, concentrated and rolling load definitions Applicable standards Raised Floor guidelines Signal Reference Grid, grounding of racks Disability act and regulations Suspended ceiling usage and requirements LIGHT * Standards Light fixture types and placement Emergency lighting, Emergency Power Supply (EPS) POWER INFRASTRUCTURE * Power infrastructure layout from generation to rack level ATS and STS systems Redundancy levels and techniques Three-phase and single-phase usage Power distribution options within the computer room Power cabling versus bus bar trunking Bonding versus grounding Common Mode Noise and isolation transformers Distribution boards, form factors and IP-protection grades Power quality guidelines Real power versus apparent power How to size and calculate load in the data centre Generators Static and dynamic UPS systems, selection criteria, how they operate and energy efficiency option Battery types, correct selection and testing Thermo-graphics ELECTRO MAGNETIC FIELDS * Electrical fields and magnetic fields definitions and units of measurements Sources of EMF Effects of EMF on human health and equipment (H)EMP Standards EMF shielding solutions EQUIPMENT RACKS * Rack standards, properties and selection criteria Security considerations Power rail/strip options COOLING INFRASTRUCTURE * Temperature and humidity recommendations Cooling measurement units and conversion rates Sensible and latent heat definitions Differences between comfort and precision cooling Overview of different air conditioner technologies Raised floor versus non-raised floor cooling Placement of air conditioner units and limitations to be observed Supplemental cooling options Cold aisle/hot aisle containment WATER SUPPLY * Importance of water supply and application areas Backup water supply techniques DESIGNING A SCALABLE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE * The importance of a Structured Cabling System Planning considerations Copper and Fiber cable technology and standards ANSI/TIA-942 Cabling hierarchy and recommendations Testing and verification SAN storage cabling Network redundancy Building-to-building connectivity Network monitoring system requirements FIRE SUPPRESSION * Standards for fire suppression Detection systems Various total flooding fire suppression techniques and systems, their benefits and disadvantages Handheld extinguishers Signage and safety Regulatory requirements and best practices DATA CENTRE MONITORING * Data centre monitoring requirements EMS versus BMS Water leak detection systems Notification options and considerations OPERATIONAL SECURITY AND SAFETY PRACTICES * Data centre security layers Physical, infrastructure and organisational security Safety measures and essential signage LABELLING * Choosing a labelling scheme Recommended labelling practices Network labelling DOCUMENTATION * How to setup proper documentation Document management policies and procedures CLEANING * Cleaning practices for the data centre MTBF/MTTR * Standards and definitions Calculation models The ?real? value MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS/SLA/OLA EXAM: CERTIFIED DATA CENTRE PROFESSIONAL ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is anyone who works in and around IT, facilities or data centre operations and needs to understand and improve the daily operations including important processes such as lock-out/tag-out, the right process for installing/de-installing equipment, safety procedures, capacity management and much more. Overview The old believe that a fully redundant data centre facility will save the day is no longer true as many research outcomes have revealed that the majority of downtime is caused by the human factor. Policies, processes, procedures and work instructions should be carefully developed, ideally following relevant standards, to ensure an effcient and effective data centre operations which are also compliant to the required regulations. The CDFOS© (Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Specialist) course is a three-day course which will enable participants to fully understand the requirements of running the day-to-day operations of a mission critical data centre. Participants will gain all the required competences for running the daily operations, understand which processes should be in place, and the critical elements of those processes and how to execute them. The course is fully aligned with the DCOS© (Data Centre Operations Standard). Data centre facilities operations management have proven to be the key differentiator between a data centre that is performing well or badly. SERVICE LEVEL MANAGEMENT * Service Level Management Needs analysis Capability assessment Service portfolio and catalogue Service Level Agreements Reporting - Complaint procedure Customer satisfaction Service Improvement Process (SIP) SAFETY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT * Most common type of accidents and why they often happen The roles and responsibilities of appointed safety staff The importance of the OH&S or WHS manual Calibration of measurement and test equipment Proper lock-out/tag-out procedures Emergency response plan requirement for various potential emergencies The importance of Permit To Work PHYSICAL SECURITY * Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for security Security risk assessment Security zones Physical inspections / security patrols Delivery of goods / holding area Entry control of individuals Badges and key management Security monitoring Security incident reporting FACILITIES MAINTENANCE * The importance of maintenance Maintenance definitions Maintenance operations procedures (MOP) Service reports Spare management Tools Housekeeping DATA CENTRE OPERATIONS * Shift handover Walk around duties Service management Release management Configuration management Floor management Equipment life cycle management MONITORING/REPORTING/CONTROL * Monitoring requirements Facilities monitoring matrix Sensor / alarm point testing and calibration Notification matrix Escalation requirements Reporting PROJECT MANAGEMENT * Project management Project organization Project manager Initiation Planning Execution Monitor and control Closing Evaluation / lessons learnt ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY * The importance of sustainability Environmental standards Power efficiency indicators Energy saving best practises Water management Sustainable energy usage GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE * The importance of document management The siz sub-processes of document management Asset management Requirements or asset recording EXAM: CERTIFIED DATA CENTRE FACILITIES OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (CDFOS©) * Certification exams are administered at the end of the course. The exam is a 90-minute closed book exam, with 60 multiple-choice questions. The candidate requires a minimum of 42 correct answers to pass the exam. Online exam results are known immediately and paper-based exam results will be known within one week. ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Specialist (CDFOS) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Certified Data Centre Facilities Operations Specialist (CDFOS) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is any IT, facilities or data centre professional, who are involved in the design/build, renovation or relocation of a mission-critical data centre. Overview This 5-day course is designed to prepare participants to analyse a given business case and perform technical evaluation for a project plan and a set of designs for the implementation of a mission critical data centre. The course also engages participants in product evaluations and demonstrates how to select equipment and develop equipment test scripts (IET) and integrated performance and validation testing (IPVT). CDCE© builds upon knowledge gained in CDCP and CDCS courses. Participants who pass the exam will join the industry's elite data centre project design experts. CDCE© is the highest level training in the EPI Design and Build training track under the EPI Data Centre Training Framework. Participants must hold a valid CDCS certificate in order to be able to register for the CDCE class. CDCE© is the premier certification for data centre professionals in the data centre design/build and related fields. DATA CENTRE LIFE CYCLE * Data centre lifecycle stages and phases Exercise: Stage/Phase/Milestone/Document mapping DESIGN PREPARATION * Creation of a SON ? Statement Of Need Technology review Conceptual sizing How to calculate for computer room space How to calculate facility space How to calculate incoming power Exercise: Conceptual sizing building and power Analysing capacity of existing facility Analysing investment options Site selection Permits and approvals Exercise: Site selection Conceptual design Budget and project timeline Business case preparation Project delivery structure Project management options Project manager and team DESIGN PLANNING * OSRA?Operational Systems Requirement Analysis TFRA?Technical Facilities Requirement Analysis Operations and maintenance review RFP?Request For Proposal process Vendor selection DESIGN DEVELOPMENT * Project planning Design development PDR ? Preliminary Design Review Equipment selection FDR/V ? Final Design Review/Validation Exercise: Full design validation of power, cooling, floor plans, fire suppression Design freeze and LLTI Creation of construction documents BOM/BOQ ? Bill Of Material/Bill Of Quantity Exercise: Equipment selection ACQUIRE * Requirements of purchase orders Shipping terms FWT/FAT ? Factory Witness Test/Factory Acceptance Test Sequencing Incoming goods inspection and handling Asset management CONSTRUCT * Temporary essential services Erection of the building Permanent essential services Building inspection Snag list COF?Certificate Of Fitness FIT-OUT * Fit-Out Builders cleaning As-Built Drawings TEST & COMMISSIONING * IET?Individual Equipment Test IPVT/IST?Integrated Performance Verification Test/Integrated Systems Test Common mistakes with IET/IPVT Deep cleaning Exercise: IET/IPVT scripting HAND-OVER * Facility hand-over requirements and documents PCC?Practical Completion Certificate DLP?Defect Liability Period Defect Management ICT Systems Installation ICT Systems Testing Hand-Over/DLP Expiry FCC?Final Completion Certificate RETIREMENT * Reasons and definitions of retirement Building the business case and project plan Sequencing Transfer of site Demolishing of site Legal matters FCC?Final Completion Certificate EXAM: CERTIFIED DATA CENTRE EXPERT (CDCE©) * The CDCE© exam is in two parts: Part A is a 90-minute closed book exam, with 60 multiple-choice questions. For Part A, the candidate requires a minimum of 45 correct answers to pass the exam. Part B is a 90-minute closed book exam, with 25 open questions. For Part B the candidate needs to obtain a minimum of 75% to pass. ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Certified Data Centre Expert (CDCE) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Certified Data Centre Expert (CDCE) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The audience for this course is anyone who wants to acquire foundation level knowledge on data centre infrastructure. This course is ideally suited for data centre new hires, internal data centre support staff, IT support staff who work in the data centre, helpdesk staff, vendors/suppliers who install/maintain data centre equipment, building maintenance staff including data centre cleaners and other supporting functions, and fresh graduates. This course is also well suited for individuals working in data centre business support functions such as sales/pre-sales, HR, Finance and business administration. Overview The DCFC course will prepare participants for entry into the exciting and high-growth data centre industry. It will ensure that participants acquire the required basic knowledge to take on a wide variety of jobs in the data centre industry. It will also provide the required knowledge and skill to further their training into specialised areas on data centre design/build, operations/governance or standards/compliance. The Data Centre Foundation Certificate (DCFC©) is a 2-day course designed to deliver foundation knowledge about data centre facilities infrastructure. It provides participants with global overview and knowledge on data centres which will be of advantage to the participants who are looking at joining the ranks of professionals working in the data centre, ICT, infrastructure or the mechanical and electrical (M&E) design industries. It will also form a solid foundation for participants who wish to pursue his/her studies either academically or to further his/her industry specialisation with professional certification courses on data centre design/build, operations/governance and/or standards/compliance. With the tremendous growth of data and the data centres to support it, the demand for data centre professionals will grow in tandem. INTRODUCTION TO DATA CENTRES * History of data centres * Definition of different type data centres DATA CENTRE STANDARDS * List of standards * Rating definitions DATA CENTRE FACILITIES AREAS * Listing of all areas and their functions TOPOLOGY DESIGNS * Definition of Ratings COMPONENTS OF THE POWER INFRASTRUCTURE * Utility power * Transformers * Generators * Fuel systems * ATS * UPS systems * Batteries * Electric panels * Cabling/busbar systems * Power rails/strips LIGHTS * Lights * Emergency lights COOLING INFRASTRUCTURE * Chillers * DX Systems * Evaporators * CRAC/CRAU/HVAC * Raised floor * Non-raised floor * Containment ICT/NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE * Equipment racks * Network cabling (fibre, copper) * Cable trays and pathways * TIA-606 labelling DATA CENTRE SECURITY * Perimeter security * Physical protection * CCTV * Access control * Security management FIRE SUPPRESSION * Detection systems * Suppression systems * Prevention systems * Fire extinguishers * Fire Safety MONITORING AND REPORTING * DCIM * EMS/BMS

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for A prior understanding of EU Data Protection legislation is recommended. Candidates are typically management professionals and decision-makers who already have responsibility for data protection compliance within their organisation.Co-Requisite Subjects Candidates should have a good understanding of their own organisation?s data management activities through the life cycle from initial acquisition, through the various areas of processing and usage, to eventual removal or destruction. Overview To equip the learner with a foundational understanding of the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and to provide constructive suggestions on implementing compliant processes. THE SOCIAL, HISTORICAL AND LEGAL BACKGROUND LEADING TO THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) * The scope and global context of the GDPR * The key concepts within the GDPR * The definition of all key words and phrases relating to this Data Protection regulation PRINCIPLE ONE: THE CRITERIA GOVERNING FAIR, OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA * Principle Two: Purpose Limitation, the challenge of limiting the processing within the context of specified and lawful purposes * * Principle Three: Minimisation of processing, and ensuring that only that data is processed which is necessary to achieve the purpose. * Principle Two: Purpose Limitation, the challenge of limiting the processing within the context of specified and lawful purposes * * Principle Three: Minimisation of processing, and ensuring that only that data is processed which is necessary to achieve the purpose. * * Principle Four: Ensuring that any personal data held by the organisation is kept accurate and current, and that any processing of such data is appropriate * * Principle Five: Management and storage of personal data in a manner that meets regulatory obligations, while minimising the time that the individual remains identifiable * * Principle Six: The criteria governing safe, secure and confidential processing of personal data in order to protect its integrity * * Principle Seven: The key roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of those involved in Data Management within an organisation * Establishment within a single Member State * Joint Controllers * Privacy by Design and by Default * Nominated Representatives * Third-party Contracts and shared liability * Logging of data management processes * Data Breach Notification obligations * Privacy Impact Assessments * Overseas transfer of personal data * * L2.8 The Data Subject Rights, and their implications for the Data Controller and the Data Processor * * L2.8.1 The ?right to be forgotten? * L2.8.2 The right to restriction of processing * L2.8.3 The right to object to certain processing * L2.8.4 The right to have inaccurate data amended or erased * L2.8.5 The right to data portability * L2.8.6 The right of access to one?s personal data * L2.8.7 Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling THE ROLE OF THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER (DPO) * The role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) * Criteria for designating a DPO * Tasks of the DPO * Position of the DPO within the organisation * * The role of the Supervisory Authority within the Member State * * The Lead Supervisory Authority and independence * Investigative, corrective and advisory powers * Independence of the Supervisory Authority * Collaboration with other Supervisory Authorities * Codes of Conduct and Certification * * The role, powers and tasks of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) THE REMEDIES, LIABILITIES AND PENALTIES AVAILABLE UNDER THE GDPR * Right to raise a complaint * Right to representation * Right to effective judicial remedy * Right to compensation and liability * Administrative fines of up to ?10m or 2% of GAT * Administrative fines of up to ?20m or 4% of GAT PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC PROCESSING SITUATIONS * Freedom of Expression * Processing of official documents * Processing of National Identification Numbers * Processing regarding employment * Processing for archiving purposes * Processing under obligations of official secrecy * Processing of data by religious organisations PREPARING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GDPR * Review of data management policies and procedures * Review of data assets and security structures * Training and Awareness-raising * Data management governance structures * Embedding Privacy By Design and Default * Codes of Conduct and Certification against standards * Breach detection and notification procedures * Review of third-party agreements, contracts

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for anyone responsible for conf iguring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Symantec Data Loss Prevention. Additionally, this course is intended for technical users responsible for creating and maintaining Symantec Data Loss Prevention policies and the incident response structure. Overview At the completion of the course, you will be able to: Enforce server, detection servers, and DLP Agents as well as reporting, workflow, incident response management, policy management and detection, response management, user and role administration, directory integration, and filtering. This course is designed to provide you with the fundamental know ledge to configure and administer the Symantec Data Loss Prevention Enforce platform. INTRODUCTION TO SYMANTEC DATA LOSS PREVENTION * Symantec Data Loss Prevention overview Symantec Data Loss Prevention architecture NAVIGATION AND REPORTING * Navigating the user interface Reporting and analysis Report navigation, preferences, and features Report filters Report commands Incident snapshot Incident Data Access Hands-on labs: Become familiar with navigation and tools in the user interface. Create, filter, summarize, customize, and distribute reports. Create users, roles, and attributes. INCIDENT REMEDIATION AND WORKFLOW * Incident remediation and w orkf low Managing users and attributes Custom attribute lookup User Risk Summary Hands-on labs: Remediate incidents and configure a user?s reporting preferences POLICY MANAGEMENT * Policy overview Creating policy groups Using policy templates Building policies Policy development best practices Hands-on labs: Use policy templates and policy builder to configure and apply new policies RESPONSE RULE MANAGEMENT * Response rule overview Configuring Automated Response rules Configuring Smart Response rules Response rule best practices Hands-On Labs: Create and use Automated and Smart Response rules DESCRIBED CONTENT MATCHING * DCM detection methods Hands-on labs: Create policies that include DCM and then use those policies to capture incidents EXACT DATA MATCHING AND DIRECTORY GROUP MATCHING * Exact data matching (EDM) Advanced EDM Directory group matching (DGM) Hands-on labs: Create policies that include EDM and DGM, and then use those policies to capture incident INDEXED DOCUMENT MATCHING * Indexed document matching (IDM) Hands-on labs: Create policies that include IDM rules and then use those policies to capture incidents VECTOR MACHINE LEARNING * Vector Machine Learning (VML) Hands-on labs: Create a VML profile, import document sets, and create a VML policy NETWORK MONITOR * Review of Network Monitor Protocols Traffic filtering Network Monitor best practices Hands-On Labs: Apply IP and L7 filters NETWORK PREVENT * Network Prevent overview Introduction to Network Prevent (Email) Introduction to Network Prevent (Web) Hands-On Labs: Configure Network Prevent (E-mail) response rules, incorporate them into policies, and use the policies to capture incidents MOBILE EMAIL MONITOR AND MOBILE PREVENT * Introduction to Mobile Email Monitor Mobile Prevent overview Configuration VPN configuration Policy and Response Rule Creation Reporting and Remediation Troubleshooting NETWORK DISCOVER AND NETWORK PROTECT * Network Discover and Network Protect overview Configuring Discover targets Configuring Box cloud targets Protecting data Auto-discovery of servers and shares Running and managing scans Reports and remediation Network Discover and Network Protect best practices Hands-on labs: Create and run a filesystem target using various response rules, including quarantining ENDPOINT PREVENT * Endpoint Prevent overview Detection capabilities at the Endpoint Configuring Endpoint Prevent Creating Endpoint response rules Viewing Endpoint Prevent incidents Endpoint Prevent best practices Managing DLP Agents Hands-on labs: Create Agent Groups and Endpoint response rules, monitor and block Endpoint actions, view Endpoint incidents, and use the Enforce console to manage DLP Agents ENDPOINT DISCOVER * Endpoint Discover overview Creating and running Endpoint Discover targets Using Endpoint Discover reports and reporting features Hands-on labs: Create Endpoint Discover targets, run Endpoint Discover targets, and view Endpoint Discover incidents ENTERPRISE ENABLEMENT * Preparing for risk reduction Risk reduction DLP Maturity model SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION * Server administration Language support Incident Delete Credential management Troubleshooting Diagnostic tools Troubleshooting scenario Getting support Hands-on labs: Interpret event reports and traffic reports, configure alerts, and use the Log Collection and Configuration tool ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans Symantec Data Loss Prevention 14.0 - Administration training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Symantec Data Loss Prevention 14.0 - Administration course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for business professionals who leverage data to address business issues. The typical student in this course will have several years of experience with computing technology, including some aptitude in computer programming. However, there is not necessarily a single organizational role that this course targets. A prospective student might be a programmer looking to expand their knowledge of how to guide business decisions by collecting, wrangling, analyzing, and manipulating data through code; or a data analyst with a background in applied math and statistics who wants to take their skills to the next level; or any number of other data-driven situations. Ultimately, the target student is someone who wants to learn how to more effectively extract insights from their work and leverage that insight in addressing business issues, thereby bringing greater value to the business. Overview In this course, you will learn to: Use data science principles to address business issues. Apply the extract, transform, and load (ETL) process to prepare datasets. Use multiple techniques to analyze data and extract valuable insights. Design a machine learning approach to address business issues. Train, tune, and evaluate classification models. Train, tune, and evaluate regression and forecasting models. Train, tune, and evaluate clustering models. Finalize a data science project by presenting models to an audience, putting models into production, and monitoring model performance. For a business to thrive in our data-driven world, it must treat data as one of its most important assets. Data is crucial for understanding where the business is and where it's headed. Not only can data reveal insights, it can also inform?by guiding decisions and influencing day-to-day operations. This calls for a robust workforce of professionals who can analyze, understand, manipulate, and present data within an effective and repeatable process framework. In other words, the business world needs data science practitioners. This course will enable you to bring value to the business by putting data science concepts into practice ADDRESSING BUSINESS ISSUES WITH DATA SCIENCE * Topic A: Initiate a Data Science Project * Topic B: Formulate a Data Science Problem EXTRACTING, TRANSFORMING, AND LOADING DATA * Topic A: Extract Data * Topic B: Transform Data * Topic C: Load Data ANALYZING DATA * Topic A: Examine Data * Topic B: Explore the Underlying Distribution of Data * Topic C: Use Visualizations to Analyze Data * Topic D: Preprocess Data DESIGNING A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH * Topic A: Identify Machine Learning Concepts * Topic B: Test a Hypothesis DEVELOPING CLASSIFICATION MODELS * Topic A: Train and Tune Classification Models * Topic B: Evaluate Classification Models DEVELOPING REGRESSION MODELS * Topic A: Train and Tune Regression Models * Topic B: Evaluate Regression Models DEVELOPING CLUSTERING MODELS * Topic A: Train and Tune Clustering Models * Topic B: Evaluate Clustering Models FINALIZING A DATA SCIENCE PROJECT * Topic A: Communicate Results to Stakeholders * Topic B: Demonstrate Models in a Web App * Topic C: Implement and Test Production Pipelines

Duration 4.125 Days 24.75 CPD hours This course is intended for Managers or consultants seeking to prepare and support an organization in planning, implementing, and maintaining a compliance program based on the GDPR DPOs and individuals responsible for maintaining conformance with the GDPR requirements Members of information security, incident management, and/or business continuity teams Technical and compliance experts seeking to prepare for a data protection officer role Expert advisors involved in the security of personal data Overview Understand the concepts of the GDPR and interpret its requirements Understand the content and the correlation between the General Data Protection Regulation and other regulatory frameworks and applicable standards, such as ISO/IEC 27701 and ISO/IEC 29134 Develop the ability to inform, advise, and monitor compliance with the GDPR and cooperate with the supervisory authority Acquire the competence to perform the role and daily tasks of the data protection officer in an organizationit Considering that data breaches have become highly sophisticated in the recent years, the need for data protection has increased as well.Information Security is crucial to the success of any organization since it deals with the protection of sensitive data from unauthorized access, use, replication and destruction. As such, organizations should put in place measures and controls to manage and diminish Information Security risks and comply with GDPR requirements. In case organizations fail to comply with the GDPR requirements, the penalties can reach up to 2% of an organization?s annual turnover. Also, in case of more serious infringements, the penalties can amount to 4% of an organization?s annual revenue. The implementation of a Privacy Framework, on the other hand, will allow professionals to develop and implement reliable controls that are generally accepted.Becoming a Certified Data Protection Officer will enable you to acquire the necessary expertise to understand the risks that could have a negative impact on your organization and implement the required strategic responses based on the GDPR best practices, requirements and principles. INTRODUCTION TO THE GDPR CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES * Training course objectives and structure * General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) * Core considerations for the GDPR DESIGNATION OF THE DPO AND ANALYSIS OF THE GDPR COMPLIANCE PROGRAM * Designation of the DPO * Analysis of the GDPR compliance program * Relationship with the top management * Data protection policy * Register of processing activities * Risk management process DPO OPERATIONS * Data protection impact assessment * Documentation management * Evaluation of the data protection controls * Data protection and technology * Awareness, training, and communication MONITORING AND CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF GDPR COMPLIANCE * Incident management and personal data breaches * Monitoring and measuring compliance * Data protection internal audit * Treatment of nonconformities * Continual improvement * Closing the training course