Data Centre / Core IT Infrastructure
Comprehensive training on data center fundamentals
Master Data Center Fundamentals
Learn the core principles of data center design, infrastructure components, and best practices for building resilient and efficient IT systems.
Course Overview
Fellowship Stage: IT Infrastructure Foundations
This comprehensive course covers the fundamental aspects of data center infrastructure, including design principles, hardware components, cooling systems, power management, and operational best practices.
You'll learn about modern data center architectures, from traditional enterprise setups to cloud-scale facilities, and understand how to design systems that are reliable, scalable, and cost-effective.
Through hands-on labs and real-world case studies, you'll gain the knowledge needed to plan, implement, and maintain critical IT infrastructure.
What You'll Learn
- Overview of Datacenters, Servers (HW, Components, Form factor etc)
- Basic computer system Architecture - Theory
- Software overview (classes of SW)
- Server Bootup process
- System Software components (Kernel, OS, Drivers, firmwares)
- Server and Client model
- Server Clusters (RAIN), Load balancing, Failover concepts
- Introduction to File systems (FS concepts and architecture, NTFS, ReFS, Journaling, CD/ISO file)
- Computer Networks - Core (OSI model, NW HW, Devices routers switches, FW etc)
- IP Address Assignment - Subnet, DNS, Gateway
- Storage Fundamentals (Block concepts, Disk layout, Fragmentation, Types of disks)
- Storage topologies - SAN, NAS, Iscsi (Zoning, LUN masking, CIFS/NFS, SMB, Initiator/target)
- Tape Library overview (Physical & Virtual)
- Introduction to RAID (Raid types)
- Introduction to Virtualization - VMware and Proxmox Overview
- Introduction to API's and REST API's
- Introduction to Cloud Infrastructure
- Overview of AWS and Azure Cloud
Course Details
Prerequisites
- • Basic IT knowledge
- • Understanding of computer hardware
- • Familiarity with networking concepts