Independent preparation guides and technical references for data center and critical infrastructure careers: technicians, critical facilities engineers, power, cooling, commissioning, operations leadership, network and AI infrastructure. Every title is in development — ask to be notified and we will write once, when it is released.
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First wave · DC-01 – DC-05 · Edition 2026 · current to October 2026
DC-01 · ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Data Center Technician
How a data center works · Two tracks · Hardware · Safety · Shifts · Employers · Interview practice
IN DEVELOPMENT
DC-02 · TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
Critical Facilities Engineer
Power chain · Cooling plant · Controls & BMS · Redundancy & Tiers · Safe work · Technical interview
IN DEVELOPMENT
DC-03 · EMPLOYER GUIDE
Hyperscale & Colocation Careers
Who builds and runs data centers · Employer profiles · Entry programmes · Published processes · Regions
IN DEVELOPMENT
DC-04 · CAREER GUIDE
Data Center Career Transition
Transferable skills · Entry programmes · Certifications worth it · CV translation · First 90 days
IN DEVELOPMENT
DC-05 · CAREER & TECHNICAL
AI Infrastructure Facilities
What changes in AI halls · Power density · Liquid cooling · Commissioning · Employers · Interview
IN DEVELOPMENT
Second wave · DC-06 – DC-12 · Edition 2026 · current to October 2026
DC-06 · TECHNICAL REFERENCE
Data Center Infrastructure Fundamentals
Site & building · Power chain · Cooling · Fire & life safety · Monitoring & DCIM · KPIs · Glossary
IN DEVELOPMENT
DC-07 · TECHNICAL REFERENCE
Data Center Power
Utility & substations · Switchgear · UPS topologies · Batteries · Generators · Redundancy · Careers
IN DEVELOPMENT
DC-08 · TECHNICAL REFERENCE
Data Center Cooling
Heat loads · Air management · Chilled water · Heat rejection · Liquid cooling · Efficiency · Careers
IN DEVELOPMENT
DC-09 · TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
Data Center Commissioning
Commissioning levels · Test scripts · Load banks · Integrated systems test · Handover · Interview
IN DEVELOPMENT
DC-10 · LEADERSHIP GUIDE
Shift Lead & Operations Manager
The shift · Incident command · Change control · Vendors · People · KPIs · Leadership interview
IN DEVELOPMENT
DC-11 · CAREER GUIDE
Data Center Network Technician
Structured cabling · Fibre & copper · Cross-connects · Testing · Ticketing · Employers · Interview
IN DEVELOPMENT
DC-12 · PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE
Energy, Sustainability & Water
Energy & KPIs · Water use · Heat reuse · Renewables · EU Energy Efficiency Directive reporting · Careers
IN DEVELOPMENT
