Eco-Conscious Data Center Engineering
This course provides data center engineers with the skills to optimize energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of physical network assets. It emphasizes sustainable hardware selection and power-optimized traffic routing strategies.
£350
Certified Green Data Center Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Eco-Conscious Data Center Engineering: the short answers
- What is Eco-Conscious Data Center Engineering?
- This course provides data center engineers with the skills to optimize energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of physical network assets. It emphasizes sustainable hardware selection and power-optimized traffic routing strategies.
- Who is Eco-Conscious Data Center Engineering for?
- It is pitched at Foundation level for Data Center Network Engineers working in Network Engineering (CCNA/CCNP), and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Eco-Conscious Data Center Engineering take?
- Around 20 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Green Data Center Professional, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £350 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Calculate power consumption of high-density switch fabrics
- Implement energy-saving sleep modes for idle network devices
- Design power-efficient airflow and cooling topologies
- Audit legacy hardware for thermal and electrical efficiency
- Draft an annual sustainability report for network operations
Written by Dr. Elena Vance, Lead Sustainability Architect. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Green Data Center Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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