FEATURE
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BICSI RELEASES TWO INTERNATIONAL
DATA CENTER STANDARDS AND
A SPECIALTY MANUAL
On 1 May 2019, BICSI released three new data center resources to add to BICSI's line of
professionally researched and written, best-practice-based reference documents. These
include two international standards and a data center specialty manual:
The new publications are the first of scheduled updates to
BICSI's Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC
™
) Training and
Certification Program.
The DCDC Program is being updated and aligned with the
most recent Job Task Analysis (JTA). While design is still a central
part of a DCDC credential holder's job description, it was found
UPDATED
ANSI/BICSI 002-2019,
Data Center Design
and Implementation
Best Practices
NEW
BICSI 009-2019, Data
Center Operations
and Maintenance
Best Practices
NEW
Essentials of Data
Center Projects
(EDCP), 1st Edition
that DCDCs are being utilized within all facets of data centers,
including strategic planning, operations, management and
evaluation.
Additional updates scheduled for later this year include new
educational courses and a new credentialing exam.
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