Associate Certificate in Data Center Facilities Management
Associate Certificate in Data Center Facilities Management
The Data Center Facilities Management Associate and Professional Certificate programs provide training in critical infrastructure design, management, and problem-solving acumen. While learning relevant, job-related skills, participants earn undergraduate credits that can be applied toward a fully online bachelor’s degree at Marist College. The program provides participants with essential knowledge and skills in facilities management, infrastructure, power, cooling, data communication, project management and cloud computing.
Associate Certificate Requirements: Students must pass each course with a "C" or better to attain certificates.
This course establishes a foundation for the understanding of information systems in organizations. Applications and technologies are studied in relation to organizational objectives. The student studies different types of systems such as MIS, DSS, EIS and basic applications to a data center environment. The student studies an overview of technology including hardware, software, Internet, World Wide Web, e-Commerce, database and objects.
This course introduces the student to all facets of data center facilities management including deployment, support, major site infrastructures (power, cooling, etc.), downtime windows, security, maintenance procedures and relationships, (IT systems, processes, management). The majority of the course, however, concentrates on the physical aspects of data centers. Pre- or Co-requisite: CMPT 130
This course provides a technical overview of critical infrastructure, including energy conservation equipment, generation and transmission equipment, electrical safety, facilities engineering, systems maintenance, energy security, UPS systems, power transfer switch systems, standby generators, and data center energy efficiency. Prerequisite: CMPT 482