Data Centre Facilities Management for Power, Cooling |Smart

Overview

Why Attend

In most buildings, downtime is inconvenient. In a data centre, it's existential — measured in dollars per minute and, often, in trust that doesn't come back easily once lost. Data Centre Facilities Management operates under a different standard entirely, where "good enough" reliability isn't good enough and the margin for error shrinks the more critical the workload running on top of it.

Meeting that standard means understanding power infrastructure well enough to eliminate single points of failure, managing cooling systems precisely enough to prevent thermal incidents before they start, and building the kind of infrastructure reliability that survives component failures without anyone outside the facility ever noticing. The Data Centre Facilities Management for Power, Cooling and Infrastructure Reliability training course, is built around that uncompromising operational standard.

Participants leave able to manage data centre infrastructure with the rigor uptime demands, anticipate failure points before they cause outages, and run facilities that meet the reliability commitments the business is counting on.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Explain the operational priorities that distinguish Data Centre Facilities Management from general FM practice.
Manage power distribution, redundancy, and backup systems to eliminate single points of failure.
Optimize cooling system performance to prevent thermal risk and improve energy efficiency.
Apply engineering and operational practices that support infrastructure reliability at scale.
Monitor critical systems continuously to detect early signs of potential failure.
Plan maintenance activities that protect uptime commitments and service-level agreements.
Respond effectively to critical infrastructure incidents with minimal service impact.

Target Group

Data centre facilities and operations managers
Critical infrastructure engineers and technicians
Facilities professionals transitioning into data centre environments
Reliability and uptime engineers
IT infrastructure professionals coordinating with facilities teams

Course Outline

Fundamentals of Data Centre Facilities Management

What distinguishes data centre FM from general facilities operations
Understanding uptime commitments and tier classification standards
The business cost of downtime and why reliability standards are so strict

Power Infrastructure and Redundancy

Core components of data centre power distribution
Designing and maintaining redundancy to eliminate single points of failure
Testing backup power systems without compromising live operations

Cooling Systems and Thermal Management

Cooling technologies and strategies used in modern data centres
Preventing thermal incidents through proactive monitoring
Balancing cooling efficiency with energy cost and sustainability goals

Building Infrastructure Reliability

Engineering principles behind high-reliability infrastructure design
Identifying and eliminating hidden single points of failure
Applying reliability-centred thinking to critical data centre systems

Continuous Monitoring and Early Detection

Monitoring strategies for power, cooling, and critical infrastructure
Using data and alerts to detect issues before they escalate
Integrating monitoring systems with maintenance and response workflows

Maintenance Planning for Critical Environments

Scheduling maintenance without compromising uptime commitments
Coordinating maintenance windows around operational risk
Balancing preventive maintenance with the demands of continuous operation

Incident Response in Critical Infrastructure

Structuring incident response procedures for data centre environments
Minimizing service impact during infrastructure failures
Conducting post-incident reviews to strengthen future reliability

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

20 - 24 Sep, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

20 - 24 Sep, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

4 - 8 Oct, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

4 - 8 Oct, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

20 - 24 Dec, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

20 - 24 Dec, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

2027 Schedule & Fees

3 - 7 Jan, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

3 - 7 Jan, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

21 - 25 Mar, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

21 - 25 Mar, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

4 - 8 Apr, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

4 - 8 Apr, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

20 - 24 Jun, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

20 - 24 Jun, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

4 - 8 Jul, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

4 - 8 Jul, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

19 - 23 Sep, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

19 - 23 Sep, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

3 - 7 Oct, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

3 - 7 Oct, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

19 - 23 Dec, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

19 - 23 Dec, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

Data Centre Facilities Management for Power, Cooling and Infrastructure Reliability Training Course

Overview

Why Attend

Course Objectives

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

2027 Schedule & Fees