October 2019 - More BACS Staff Receive Data Centre Technician Certification
Mark Jepsen (National Service Manager), Martin Knight (VIC Account Manager) and David Pinson (NSW Account Manager) recently attended a three-day Data Centre Technician course in Sydney provided by DCPro Development, an international organisation that delivers a diverse portfolio of approved data centre training and certification services.
David Pinson, NSW Account Manager, with his Data Centre Technician Certificate.
With the data centre industry undergoing unprecedented growth, enhancing the technical knowledge of every person who enters a facility is more important than ever. BACS recognises that if our staff better understand and implement industry best practices, we can reduce risk by avoiding preventable errors, maintaining IT functionality and supporting excellence in site operation. In addition to raising awareness of current and emerging standards and technology, the course covered the impact and interdependence of power, air quality, temperature and humidity on daily operation and service delivery. Security as well as Health & Safety requirements relevant to the data centre workplace were explained. Risk assessment and change management practices were highlighted, allowing attendees to better appreciate the criticality of a client’s technical infrastructure.
Mark Jepsen said, "The DCD course helped to fill in some of the gaps around Data Centre infrastructure whilst reinforcing others."
Martin Knight said, "the DCT 3 day course allowed me to develop and have a better understanding of how the facility functions with all of its technologies.."
Mark said "The DCD course helped to fill in some of the gaps around Data Centre infrastructure whilst reinforcing others. Many of the concepts were relatable from an IT perspective". For Martin, "the DCT 3 day course allowed me to develop and have a better understanding of how the facility functions with all of its technologies and how BACS fits into that environment to ensure that we are successful data centre cleaners on a day to day basis by incorporating the fundamentals of data centre operations". David found the course invaluable to understand the basics of the modern factories of today. The demand for data storage and usage is only becoming greater and to understand this industry is critical to every BACS team member.