Infrastructure Evolution Series
Understand emerging data center trends & technology innovations in this on-demand course series
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The Infrastructure Evolution Series is a collection of individual e-learning courses focused on fast-evolving data center trends, like generative AI, liquid cooling, alternative power generation, and heat reuse.
Each course within the series provides the learner with a fundamental understanding of the emerging topic, and practical guidance on how the topics will impact the data center ecosystem.
This series is ideal for professionals who are looking to maintain confidence in the fast-paced industry, and supports career development, sales enablement, and AI readiness.
The Infrastructure Evolution Series also acts as a recertification pathway for professionals with the Data Center Technician (DCT), Data Center Practitioner (DCP), or Data Center Specialist (DCS) certification.
Inside the course series
The Infrastructure Evolution Series includes the following 8 specialist courses. Courses are standalone and can be completed in any order.
This course covers:
- The architectural and operational shifts required to support AI workloads, including power-density challenges and cooling implications
- AI infrastructure, training vs inferencing, and future impacts on digital infrastructure design
The on-demand course takes 4 hours to complete on average. It can also be delivered as a live, private workshop to your team, delivered by an experience industry instructor.
This course covers:
- An in-depth technical exploration of liquid cooling technologies and thermodynamic principles
- Efficiency, redundancy, sustainability, and performance optimization in high-density environments
The on-demand course takes 6 hours to complete on average. It can also be delivered as a live, private workshop to your team, delivered by an experience industry instructor.
This course covers:
- The strategic and operational trade-offs between new-build and retrofit data center development
- Cost, scalability, regulatory compliance, and long-term efficiency considerations
The on-demand course takes 3 hours to complete on average. It can also be delivered as a live, private workshop to your team, delivered by an experience industry instructor.
This course covers:
- Onsite power strategies including diesel alternatives, microgrids, hydrogen fuel cells, and renewable integration
- Resilience, sustainability, and regulatory considerations for modern energy independence
The on-demand course takes 4 hours to complete on average. It can also be delivered as a live, private workshop to your team, delivered by an experience industry instructor.
This course covers:
- District heating integration and waste heat recovery strategies
- The technical, economic, and political drivers influencing heat reuse adoption
The on-demand course takes 1 hour to complete on average. It can also be delivered as a live, private workshop to your team, delivered by an experience industry instructor.
This course covers:
- The LUMI supercomputer case study and carbon-negative infrastructure design
- Renewable integration, heat reuse, digital twin modeling, and brownfield redevelopment
The on-demand course takes 2 hours to complete on average. It can also be delivered as a live, private workshop to your team, delivered by an experience industry instructor.
This course covers:
- Energy forecasting and challenges exaggerated consumption claims
- Structured frameworks to critically assess energy-use modeling and media narratives
The on-demand course takes 2 hours to complete on average. It can also be delivered as a live, private workshop to your team, delivered by an experience industry instructor.
This course covers:
- Renewable procurement mechanisms including direct and virtual PPAs
- Additionality, grid matching, hourly carbon-free energy strategies, and sustainability risk
The on-demand course takes 1 hour to complete on average. It can also be delivered as a live, private workshop to your team, delivered by an experience industry instructor.
How to take this course
The course series consists of 8 individual e-learning courses with are self-paced. By purchasing the Infrastructure Evolution Series, learners gain access to all 8 of the courses in the series.
Courses in the series are Generative AI and Data Centers; Liquid Cooling in Data Centers; Greenfield vs. Brownfield Deployments; Building a Sustainable Supercomputer; Alternative Power Generation; How Much Energy Does the Data Center Industry Use?; Exploring the Case for Data Center Heat Reuse; Understanding the Difference between RECs & PPAs.
Individual
For individuals looking to further their career development, or transition into a new role
$1,500
Buy now- On-demand training delivery
- Supporting resources & further reading suggestions
Team
For teams of 6 to 50 learners looking to onboard or up-skill staff within their function
POA
Discounts available based on team size
Contact us- Choice between on-demand or live training delivery to suit your needs
- Supporting resources & further reading suggestions
- Access to team diagnostics & reporting on Workforce Development Platform
Enterprise
For teams of 50+ learners looking to onboard or up-skill staff across their organization
POA
Contact us- Choice between on-demand or live training delivery to suit your needs
- Supporting resources & further reading suggestions
- Enhanced reporting & diagnostic insights on Workforce Development Platform
- Dedicated customer success manager
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