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Data Center Infrastructure Design - An Introduction (Udemy.com)

An overview of data center infrastructure design from a structured cabling system designer’s perspective

4.5
1,837 reviews

Created by: cory and steve

Last updated August 2021

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What you will learn

  • Data center infrastructure standards and ratings for infrastructure availability
  • Data center spaces, pathways, and aisle layouts for airflow, power delivery, and network cabling
  • Guidelines for data center racks and cabinets
  • Typical data center power loads, types, and distribution
  • Data center grounding guidelines and Common Bonding Networks
  • Data center environmental requirements and thermal management
  • Data center network devices and networking protocols
  • Centralized vs. In-Row vs. Top-of-Rack design topologies
  • Copper and optical fiber network cabling and cable management
  • Labeling guidelines for data center Computer Rooms

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  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 51% of them
  • Reviews1,837#122 of 524 by number of reviews
  • Length2.1 hoursshorter than 80% of them
  • Last updatedAugust 2021earlier than 77% of them

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Course Description

Welcome to “Data Center Infrastructure Design - An Introduction”…where we take a focused look at data center design from an infrastructure point of view.

We define data center infrastructure as the spaces, pathways, racks, cabinets, cabling, power, grounding, and cooling – all the elements that must be put in place to reliably support many network devices so they can operate without interruption.

Data centers come in many forms and sizes, such as hyperscale, cloud, colocation, enterprise, and edge. Our focus is on the enterprise facility, which can be in a dedicated stand-alone structure or in a space within an office building, hospital, airport, sports stadium, or university campus, to name a few examples.

A data center serves as the central repository of an organization’s intellectual property. It requires state-of-the-art security, fire suppression, environmental controls, power distribution, network equipment, and tools for continuous monitoring and maintenance.

The network cabling system is a critical component of reliable communications within the data center and with sites and networks outside the data center.

This is an introductory course, intended to give you a detailed overview of standards-based guidelines and recommendations for data center infrastructure design.

We know that your time is valuable. Our objective is to provide you with the maximum amount of information in a minimum amount of time, so we have tightly scripted each of the lectures. We hope you find the contents useful and interesting.

Cory and Steve
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Instructor Details

cory and steve

Based in Canada, Cory and Steve have worked together for over 25 years in the structured cabling and networking markets. Both have experience in academia as university lecturers, and they expanded into corporate training in the 1990s.

They specialize in instructional design, course development, and technical writing, and also manage to find time to create practice exams for credentialing. Over time, their training courses for the classroom have migrated to online learning using Articulate 360 software to better serve a global audience.

Combined, they hold Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Commerce degrees, and two MBAs. They have also accumulated multiple certifications and credentials, including ones from Adobe, BICSI, Microsoft, and Novell.

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By Hussein Souqi on 11/22/2025

The course provides a clear, standards-based overview of data center infrastructure from a structured cabling perspective, including spaces, pathways, racks, cabling, power, grounding, and cooling. The lectures are concise and well organized, which makes it easy to follow and fits well into a busy schedule. I especially liked the focus on practical infrastructure considerations that support reliable data center operation. I would only suggest adding more real-world design examples, drawings, and calculation exercises (power, cooling, capacity planning) to make the course even more hands-on.

By Genshidha Patil on 7/19/2025

It was great session and got better understanding within very short session . Contents very specific and informative very useful session

By Robert Wade on 5/30/2025

The lecture is very thorough and detailed - it's just bone dry, which I'm not sure can be helped. :-) The "don't do this" pictures lend perspective on why we jump through the hoops.

By SIDDHI VINAY SAVANT on 10/17/2024

As a beginner into Data Center Infrastructure Design, I found this course is valuable where all the parameters have covered. Enjoyed learning. Thanks.

By Anahí Sanchez Carrizo on 9/30/2024

Very well explained, and the instructor has extensive knowledge. I am very satisfied with the course, although it should be updated.

By Rajiv Ranjan on 9/22/2024

This course provided an exceptional learning experience, offering in-depth knowledge and practical insights that are immediately applicable. The content was well-structured, making complex concepts easy to understand and implement.

By Soumya on 9/9/2023

Please include more examples and visuals. Also variation and modulation of voice of instructor will make the presentation interesting.

By Col. Prashant Kapte on 7/30/2023

Excellent, to the point course. Explained in easy, lucid language, an ideal course, for getting a hands on understanding of Data Centers.

By Ricafort Jezreel Ledesma on 6/1/2023

It should have more visual items included in the sample. Long length cable routing overview for power routing, fiber routing and copper routing must be shown as well to fully understand the cable space management.

By Romeo Jr Dulay Alterado on 7/10/2022

This video is very informative. This is suitable for fresh graduates and interested individuals with minimum knowledge about the Data Center Infrastructure. Kudos to the team. More videos, please!

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