DOE Launches New Energy Efficiency Training for Data Center Managers

The U.S. Department of Energy already has put a lot of its own power into its Energy Star server and storage programs. Now it is undertaking an ambitious educational program centering on data center energy saving.

Through its Save Energy Now program, the DOE is developing several training certificate programs for data center managers that will focus on energy efficiency. The first class to be offered is scheduled for Oct. 21, 2009, at Georgia Tech's Global Learning and Conference Center in Atlanta.

The goals of the new program are grand: Save Energy Now aims to reduce energy use in U.S. data centers by a full 10 percent in only two years.

For starters, Save Energy Now is targeting the following main data center areas: power conversion and distribution, server load, computing operations, cooling equipment, and alternative power generation.

The one-day DOE class, focusing on cooling equipment, will be hosted by DCJ Education. The course will be included with DCJ Education's two training programs (Data Center Infrastructure Awareness and Data Center Infrastructure Specialist) that will be offered during the week of Oct. 19-23 at the same location. Attendees who register for the weeklong DCJ Education program will receive the DOE training free of charge. 

The new daylong class will focus on energy efficiency for data center cooling equipment. The growing cooling demand for data centers is creating a large power demand, and this new one-day course will help data center professionals receive the latest information and opportunities to save costs and become energy-efficient. 

"These courses are valuable for the IT or facilities professional. Both entities share the same goals," David Roderick of Citizens Bank said in a testimonial on the DCJ Education Website.

To register for the DCJ Education weeklong training or the DOE training event, go here. The registration fee for the DOE one-day training event is $200, which includes breakfast, lunch, book and other materials.

The U.S. Department of Energy already has put a lot of its own power into its Energy Star server and storage programs. Now it is undertaking an ambitious educational program centering on data center energy saving.

Through its Save Energy Now program, the DOE is developing several training certificate programs for data center managers that will focus on energy efficiency. The first class to be offered is scheduled for Oct. 21, 2009, at Georgia Tech's Global Learning and Conference Center in Atlanta.

The goals of the new program are grand: Save Energy Now aims to reduce energy use in U.S. data centers by a full 10 percent in only two years.

For starters, Save Energy Now is targeting the following main data center areas: power conversion and distribution, server load, computing operations, cooling equipment, and alternative power generation.

The one-day DOE class, focusing on cooling equipment, will be hosted by DCJ Education. The course will be included with DCJ Education's two training programs (Data Center Infrastructure Awareness and Data Center Infrastructure Specialist) that will be offered during the week of Oct. 19-23 at the same location. Attendees who register for the weeklong DCJ Education program will receive the DOE training free of charge. 

The new daylong class will focus on energy efficiency for data center cooling equipment. The growing cooling demand for data centers is creating a large power demand, and this new one-day course will help data center professionals receive the latest information and opportunities to save costs and become energy-efficient. 

"These courses are valuable for the IT or facilities professional. Both entities share the same goals," David Roderick of Citizens Bank said in a testimonial on the DCJ Education Website.

To register for the DCJ Education weeklong training or the DOE training event, go here. The registration fee for the DOE one-day training event is $200, which includes breakfast, lunch, book and other materials.