IT process automation, data center automation, Server hardware monitoring, Application performance management, Configuration and change management tools, Data center capacity planning
Data center design and construction, Data center energy efficiency, Data center backup power and power distribution, Data center cooling, Data center network cabling, Data center physical security and fire suppression
Mainframe computer hardware, Mainframe jobs, Mainframe operating systems and management, Mainframe security and disaster recovery, Mainframe migration projects, Mainframe Linux, IBM System z
Linux servers, Microsoft Windows Server in the enterprise, x86 commodity rackmount servers, Unix servers, Blade servers, Server hardware packaging, recycling, e-waste, iSeries - data center, Data center systems concerns for value-added resellers (VARs)
Data center budget considerations, IT Compliance: SOX and HIPAA in the data center, IT Governance: ITIL, ITSM, COBIT, Managing data center outsourcing services, vendors, Data center standards and metrics
Data center outsourcing, colocation and cloud, Services in the cloud
Storage concerns in the data center, Storage hardware in the data center, Storage management in the data center
Data center server virtualization, Systems management for virtual servers
Network cabling, Network management strategies for the data center
The mission of the Institute for Data Center Professionals (IDCP) is to "provide information, access to education and training, certification, and other services to data center professionals in the areas of systems and software, networking, facilities managment, operations and process management, product development and financial planning, security, and relevant core organizational and leadership skills."
This was first published in June 2006
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