Reduce Costs and Improve Service in New Data Center Training Course from Global Knowledge

CARY, N.C.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Global Knowledge today announced the availability of Data Center Infrastructure Management, a comprehensive, vendor-neutral data center training course in which students will learn how to reduce data center costs and improve service to IT users.

This three-day data center training course covers the most pertinent topics in the data center industry: power, cooling, energy efficiency, management tools, and integrating IT Service Management. Through case studies and real-world examples, students will learn to operate their data centers more effectively. They will gain the skills to better assess data center efficiency, availability, and power and cooling issues, and they will gain substantive knowledge to reduce data center costs and improve service.

Students will learn about:

• Power and cooling infrastructure in the data center and how hardware and configuration impact energy efficiency and availability
• Methods to improve data center energy efficiency
• Management tools available to help optimize data center performance and availability
• Practical steps to implement ITIL
• Measuring the IT Service Management metrics that really matter
• Monitoring a data center to optimize performance and availability
• What impacts data center availability and how to improve it

Ideal candidates for this data center training course include data center facilities managers and engineers, IT managers, data center infrastructure managers, and data center operations staff. Students are encouraged to bring their data center electric bills and configurations to class to determine the savings that are possible by implementing a more energy-efficient data center.

Data Center Infrastructure Management is available in Global Knowledge classrooms and as a private, on-site course that can be tailored to the needs of your organization. Learn more about Data Center Infrastructure Management and other data center training courses at www.globalknowledge.com.

About Global Knowledge
Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT and business skills training, with more than 1,200 courses that span foundational and specialized training and certifications. Our core training is focused on Cisco, Microsoft, Nortel, VMware, Red Hat, business process improvement, and leadership development. We deliver via training centers, private facilities, and the Internet, enabling our customers to choose when, where, and how they want to receive training programs and learning services.

Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more than 1,300 people worldwide and is headquartered in Cary, N.C. The company is owned by New York-based investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe. Learn more at www.globalknowledge.com.