Discover the Engineering Operations teams that keep electrical power flowing through a modern data center. You will follow the power journey from the utility supply to the IT equipment and learn what major components do along the way. You will also explore how backup systems and redundancy support reliable digital services, while recognizing the technical knowledge, workplace behaviors, and transferable skills used in this critical work.

This module introduces the Engineering Operations teams responsible for maintaining the environmental conditions needed for reliable data center operations. You’ll follow the journey of heat from IT equipment through the cooling systems that remove it, and explore the purpose of major cooling infrastructure. You will also discover how multiple systems work together to maintain safe operating conditions. Along the way, you’ll discover the responsibilities and operational context involved in supporting critical data center environments.

In this module, you'll get to know the Engineering Operations teams that support the core technology infrastructure of a modern data center. You will discover why these teams exist, the responsibilities they perform, and how servers, storage, networking, and monitoring systems work together to deliver the reliable digital services people use every day. You will learn how digital information gets processed, stored, transmitted, and monitored within a modern data center.

This module introduces you to the operational culture that keeps modern data centers secure, safe, and reliable. You will explore how people, processes, and technology work together to protect critical infrastructure while ensuring the safety of both personnel and equipment.

In this concluding module, you’ll explore how teams monitor critical systems, carry out routine maintenance, respond when conditions change, and communicate and collaborate to support reliable data center operations. You’ll also connect what you’ve learned throughout the course to the people and career pathways that make data center operations possible. By the end of the module, you’ll have a clearer picture of how Engineering Operations brings people, systems, and processes together, and where you can continue your learning next.