CDMS - Certified Data Center Migration Specialist

• Develop and review their data center strategy
• Use different risk assessment methodologies together with practical tips specifically for data center migrations to reduce the risk during a data center migration
• Understand different migration strategies
• Understand the legal aspects when migrating a data center
• Understand the importance of Business Service Reviews and Service Level Objectives
• Size and design the target data center
• Understand the importance of detailed discovery and how dependencies influence migration waves
• Understand the safety requirements during migration
• Get lots of practical tips when moving to another data center

The primary audience is an IT, Facilities or Data Center Operations professional working in and around the data Center (representing both end-customers and/or service provider/ facilitators) and having to deal with Data Center Migration Projects and/or Data Center Strategies, such as: Project Managers, Data Center managers, Operations/ Floor /Facility managers, IT managers, Network/System Engineers, Data Center Sales/Consultants, Logistic Managers.

There is no specific prerequisite for the CDMS course. However, participants who have actual experience in the data center and/or IT infrastructures are best suited. Attendance of the CDCP course is recommended but not a requirement.


 

Data Center Strategy

• Data center lifecycle
• Reasons to migrate a data center
• Alternatives to data center migration
• Consolidation
• Outsourcing
• Cloud computing
• Upgrade existing data center or build new

Project Management

• Project management and methods
• Scope statement
• Statement Of Work (SOW)
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Allocate time to the project
• Cost and estimation methodology
• Project communication

Risk Management

• Risk management and methods
• Risk identification
• Risk assessment methodologies
• Qualitative approach
• Semi-quantitative approach
• Quantitative approach
• Risk evaluation
• Risk treatment
• Risk in data center migrations

Migration Strategies

• Different data center migration strategies
• Heterogeneous migration
• Homogeneous migration
• Physical migration
• Different IT transformations
• Pre-migration transformation
• Migration transformation
• Post-migration transformation

Legal Aspects

• Regulatory requirements
• Contractual considerations
• Legal aspects when decommissioning

High Level Discovery & Planning

• The importance of Business Service Reviews
• The concept of Availability
• The concept of Recoverability
• The importance of Service Level Objectives
• Requirements on designing the target IT architecture
• Information needed for high level planning

Design Target Data Center

• Requirements for the target data center
• Sizing the data center
• Architectural requirements
• Cooling requirements
• Power requirements
• Security

Detailed Discovery and Planning

• The importance of discovery
• Automated discovery tools
• Asset management
• Network and system dependencies
• Detailed migration planning
• Migration waves
• Staffing
• Warranties and insurance

Safety

• Safety precautions
• Technical safety review
• Electrical safety
• Lifting
• Personal safety during migration
• Fire safety during migration

Security

• Controversy between access and security
• Access control
• Managing security during migration
• Security during migration
• Key management
• Practical hints and tips
• Continuous improvement

Implementation

• Rehearsal
• Route investigation
• Resourcing
• Logistics team
• Packing
• Transport
• Installing the equipment
• Post migration support

End of Project

• Why project closure
• Lessons learned
• Phased completion of project
• Criteria for project closure
• The outcome of the project
• End of project