Reliability in a data centre isn't a checkbox — it's the outcome of dozens of engineering decisions made correctly, from how power is distributed down to how airflow moves through a server room. Get any one of them wrong and the failure eventually shows up as an outage, usually at the worst possible moment.

This Engineering Resilient Data Centres Training Course, delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, walks participants through the physical infrastructure that keeps data centres running — power distribution, UPS and backup generation, precision cooling, redundancy design, and the maintenance and monitoring practices that catch problems before they become downtime.

By completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Manage power distribution, switchgear and electrical protection within data centre environments.
• Operate and maintain UPS systems, batteries and backup generators.
• Apply precision cooling strategies, including containment and airflow management.
• Design for reliability using N, N+1 and 2N redundancy configurations.
• Build maintenance programmes that prioritise critical equipment.
• Manage the asset lifecycle and capital planning for critical infrastructure.
• Apply safety, risk and business continuity practices in mission-critical environments.
• Use digital tools and predictive maintenance to improve infrastructure reliability.
• Measure and improve performance using data centre facilities KPIs and energy efficiency indicators.

Target Audience

• Data Centre Facilities and Operations Managers
• Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
• Data Centre and Reliability Engineers
• Maintenance and Infrastructure Managers
• Energy Management Professionals
• Technical Services and Facilities Management Professionals
• Professionals seeking specialised Facilities Management Training Courses

Module 1: Why Data Centres Can't Afford Downtime — Reliability as a Design Principle

• Role of data centre facilities in digital infrastructure
• Availability requirements and operational continuity
• Data centre facility management structures and key challenges
• Strategic and operational facilities management

Module 2: Electrical Backbone — Power Distribution, UPS and Backup Generation

• Utility power and electrical distribution systems
• Switchgear, protection and power quality management
• Online and modular UPS technologies and battery systems
• Generators, automatic transfer systems and backup power testing

Module 3: Thermal Management — Cooling Systems and Environmental Control

• Precision cooling, CRAC/CRAH and chilled water systems
• Hot aisle / cold aisle containment and airflow management
• Temperature and humidity monitoring
• Cooling redundancy, capacity and maintenance

Module 4: Designing for Redundancy — Fault Tolerance and Availability

• Single points of failure and fault tolerance principles
• N, N+1, 2N and 2N+1 redundancy configurations
• Reliability-centred maintenance and failure mode analysis
• Capacity and availability planning

Module 5: Keeping Systems Alive — Maintenance Strategies for Critical Equipment

• Preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance
• Critical equipment prioritisation and maintenance windows
• Work orders, documentation and contractor coordination
• Maintenance performance monitoring

Module 6: Asset Lifecycle and Capital Planning for Critical Infrastructure

• Asset registers, classification and condition assessment
• Lifecycle cost analysis and equipment replacement planning
• Risk-based and capital investment planning
• Long-term infrastructure lifecycle management

Module 7: Safety, Risk and Business Continuity in Mission-Critical Environments

• Electrical, mechanical and fire safety
• Access, physical security and emergency response
• Business continuity planning and disaster recovery coordination
• Utility failure response and facility resilience planning

Module 8: Smart Facilities — Digital Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance

• Environmental monitoring and building/data centre infrastructure management systems
• Sensor and IoT-enabled monitoring
• Predictive maintenance technologies and condition monitoring
• Data analytics for facility performance and reliability improvement

Module 9: Measuring What Matters — Energy Efficiency and Performance KPIs

• Power usage effectiveness and cooling efficiency indicators
• Renewable energy integration and sustainable cooling strategies
• Data Centre Facilities KPIs and availability measurement
• Balancing sustainability with reliability