CDESS Sneak Peek 2023
Certified Data Centre Environmental Sustainability Specialist (CDESS)
Learn how to design and operate a green data center.
0.00 Introduction
7:20 Module 1: Impact of data centres on the environment
10:04 Module 2: What is Environmental Sustainability?
12:00 Module 3: Environmental Management
14:00 Module 4: Data centre GHG emissions
15:53 Module 5: Power Usage Effectiveness
17:58 Module 6: Electrical Energy Savings (Electrical)
19:26 Module 7: Electrical Energy Savings (Mechanical)
20:41 Module 8: Electrical Energy Savings (ICT)
22:50 Module 9: Electrical Energy Savings (Data Storage)
24:17 Module 10: Water Management
25: 22 Module 11: Waste Management
26:25 Module 12: Sustainable Energy Usage
28:04 Module 13: Automated Environmental Management Systems
Q& A
30:36 Is an expired CDCP, CDCS or CDCE certificate valid to attend the CDESS course?
31:50 Is the course conducted online or through authorised training centers?
32:40 Can you please explain the fee structure and is the exam included with the training?
33:17 Is the training imparted in a virtual classroom or on demand, and is the cost the same?
33:52 Is the course covering economic aspects and justifying sustainability investment for existing infrastructure?
35:33 What are the core competencies and knowledge areas required in order to excel on the CDESS exam?
36:34 REC is not an actual sustainable way to go for green energy?
37:25 We haven’t addressed building/ construction approaches for landscaping, occupant health, indoor quality etc.?
37:45 Do you think CDESS is relevant for the role like design and construction in data centers?
38:29 Will this course also explains how the green data centers align with ESG direction and ESG scoring purposes?
38:55 Is this sustainability content based on US LEED certification?
39:09 What about mapping of different carbon emissions 1, 2, and 3 within the data center value chain?
39:55 How do we map the financial implications for implementing solutions in systems that we learn from this course?
42:06 What is the relationship between Certified Data center Environmental Sustainability Specialist and ESG particularly in the context of corporate sustainability in data center operations?
43:48 Over 41% of electricity consumed are by cooling systems, will the course cover in detail the future cooling systems to reduce power consumptions?
44:38 Does the course cover how industry standards addressed sustainable plated green plated solutions. In other words, the options that primarily look like sustainable energy but in reality, it’s generated from non-sustainable resources, for example hydrogen?
45:56 Does EPI support attendees for job placement or providing references?
46:46 CDESS comes under which track- operations or build?
46:56 If there is no industry wide standards for sustainability, how can we maintain data centers sustainably and who decides the parameters?
48:50 What is the differences between EPI, Cnet Uptime Institute from a training perspective?
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About EPI
EPI is a global data center expert company of European origin with over 36 years of experience operating worldwide in over 60 countries and 130 cities with direct operations and a large partner network. EPI offers an extensive range of data center expert services which includes accredited data center and IT training, audit, and certification, DCOS® (Data Center Operations Standard) and CRUR® (Computer Room Utilization Ratio).
EPI is the world’s largest provider of accredited data center training and ANSI/TIA-942 conformity audit and certification services.
More information at https://www.epi-ap.com