Facility managers
Data Centre Managers
Data Centre Managers

There are no formal prerequisites for the course.

This comprehensive data centre cleaning course covers everything from understanding the problems caused by dust and debris in a data centre and what the international standards have to say about mitigating against issues to identify the equipment and materials needed and the process and procedures to follow when cleaning a data centre.

Failure of a data centre can be catastrophic and very costly. We will explain the pitfalls of working in this environment and how to avoid being the cause of a failure. You will learn how to deal with floods, oil, battery acid, zinc whiskers and more.

You will learn how to prepare beforehand, health and safety issues related to cleaning data centres and the importance of producing reports and what should be in them.

Simply the best learning experience
Many data centre managers only experience a few facilities in their career. Our instructors see new facilities every month. If you have a question they will have the answer.

The course is packed with information and quizzes to help you understand all aspects of data centre cleaning.

The course is kept continuously up to date and explains in detail the relevance of US, UK, European and International standards and how to apply them. Our instructors are actively involved in the committees developing European and American data centre standards.

• Introduction to data centre cleaning
  • The main reasons for failure in a data centre
  • Why dust and dirt is a problem in a data centre
  • The main sources of contamination
  • The cost of a data centre failing
• Data centre standards
  • What data centre standards exist
  • Other bodies which influence data center design and management
  • What these standards and organisations say about environmental quality in data centers
  • What filters should be in place to reduce dust and debris
• Data centre layouts
  • What a data centre is
  • The different types of data centre
  • How are computer rooms laid out
  • Why are they arranged in certain ways
  • The different rooms and spaces in a data centre
  • Why we need ventilation
  • Types of racks
  • The construction of raised floors
• How to clean a data centre
  • What to do before you start
  • Daily clean, monthly clean and annual clean
  • The best cleaning sequence – what order to clean in
  • Sizing the computer room from an IT requirement
  • Cleaning products and equipment
  • Working safely around fire systems
  • Working with raised floors
  • Exceptional cleaning after incidents
  • Reporting, testing and certification
• Security and Health and Safety
  • Risk assessments
  • COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
  • Working with risks and hazards
  • Access permission
  • Specific risks in data centers
  • Incident Reporting
• Emergency and exceptional cleaning
  • Exceptional cleanings
  • Cleaning after fire suppression gas release
  • Cleaning after aerosol powder fire suppression release
  • Dealing with floods
  • Dealing with Oil Spills
  • Understanding batteries and dealing with Battery Acid Spills
  • Dealing with Zinc Whiskers
• Managing the data centre cleaning business
  • What should be in the quality plan
  • Quality is a marketing asset
  • Certification of cleaning
  • How to identify other business opportunities
  • How to certify individuals and companies