ANN ARBOR – Merit Network Inc. announced it is hosting
“Data Center Infrastructure Management” as its first online learning
class November 16-18.
This is the first time the national education community will have the
ability to attend a Merit Professional Learning course online.
Andy Rosenzweig, manager of professional learning at Merit, is pleased
that Merit is able to offer expanded online learning opportunities.
“Providing this course and others via a desktop interface helps shrink
the tremendous distances between Merit’s Members throughout Michigan,”
he said. “Online learning also provides a way for us to serve
organizations that are part of other research and education communities
nationwide.”
Elwood Downing, Merit’s vice president of member relations,
communications and services, views online learning as an integral part
of Merit Professional Learning moving forward.
“Merit Professional Learning provides current information about trends
and advances in networking and technology for research and education, as
well as opportunities in which like-minded community members can learn
from each other’s work and spark collaboration,” Downing said.
“Merit Professional Learning will continue to facilitate personal
networking interaction. A virtual element will be utilized more to
improve learning and help the community grow.”
“Data Center Infrastructure Management” will provide knowledge about the
professional management of data facilities, which is increasingly
important for organizations of all types and sizes. It is of interest to
individuals who manage data centers or server rooms, IT staff with
hardware responsibilities, and facilities staff.
“This course is highly relevant as changes in technology heighten the
need for highly functional data centers,” said Rosenzweig.
“Trends like cloud computing and desktop virtualization are adding to
the services that are provided from centralized computing facilities,”
he added. “At the same time, today’s higher-performance servers place
new demands on power management and cooling, and it is important for
organizations to have ongoing knowledge about meeting those needs.”
Significant savings are available for individuals from any organization
to attend “Data Center Infrastructure Management,” made possible through
the contributions of Merit’s Community Supporter Program.
Registration and more information are available at Merit.Edu/Learning/DCIM
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