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Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC) Exam
Nina Red
Vp Product, google ventures
Course Overview
The Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC) Exam validates your expertise in planning, designing, and optimizing mission-critical data centers that meet global standards for reliability, scalability, and energy efficiency. This course prepares you to master site selection, power/cooling infrastructure, cabling, redundancy, and compliance with frameworks like ANSI/TIA-942, BICSI 002, and Uptime Institute Tier Standards.
Through hands-on design simulations, real-world case studies, and scenario-based drills, you’ll learn to balance performance, cost, and sustainability while mitigating risks like downtime, thermal hotspots, and capacity bottlenecks. By the end, you’ll be ready to pass the DCDC exam and excel as a certified consultant in hyperscale, enterprise, or colocation data center projects.
What's included?
What You’ll Get
✔️ Full-Length Practice Exams – Simulate the real DCDC format with questions on floorplan design, MEP (mechanical/electrical/plumbing) systems, and compliance audits.
✔️ Industry Case Studies – Design data centers for cloud providers, financial institutions, and edge computing deployments.
✔️ Deep Dive into Core Topics – Power distribution (UPS, PDUs), cooling strategies (CRAC, liquid immersion), cabling (fiber/copper), and fire suppression.
✔️ Step-by-Step Design Guides – Create single-line diagrams, heat load calculations, and capacity planning models.
✔️ Scenario-Based Challenges – Solve problems like site redundancy failures, energy inefficiency, and modular scalability.
✔️ Detailed Explanations – Learn building codes, ASHRAE thermal guidelines, and sustainability certifications (LEED, ENERGY STAR).
Who Should Take This Course?
✅ Data Center Designers & Architects seeking formal certification.
✅ IT/Network Managers overseeing data center expansions or migrations.
✅ MEP Engineers specializing in critical infrastructure.
✅ Facility Planners & Consultants advising on uptime, Tier compliance, and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
✅ Sustainability Officers optimizing PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) and carbon footprints.
✅ Anyone targeting the DCDC exam to lead high-stakes data center projects.
Why Choose This DCDC Practice Course?
Enroll Now & Become a Certified Data Center Design Consultant!
Master hyperscale, modular, and edge data center design with expert-led training. Lead projects that power the digital economy while slashing costs and emissions! 🌐🔌
Patrick Jones - Course author
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