Dr. Cahyo Darujati, ST., MT.
Data Center System Engineer Overview
An overview of data center system engineering roles and responsibilities.
Dr. Cahyo Darujati, ST., MT
Cahyod is an IT Security Consultant at PT. RADNET DIGITAL
INDONESIA and Lecturer at Computer System Department,
Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Narotama. Also,
Leader at OWASP Chapter Surabaya.
https://www.cahyo.web.id/
Introduction to Data Center System Engineering
Monitor and diagnose Automate infrastructure Optimize system Implement security controls
data center health provisioning performance
Use monitoring tools to track Develop scripts and tools to Analyze workloads and tune Configure firewalls, access
system metrics and quickly automatically deploy servers configurations to improve controls, and other measures to
identify issues and network devices utilization and reduce costs protect systems and data
Data center system engineers play a critical role in deploying, securing,
monitoring, and optimizing large-scale IT infrastructures.
History and Evolution of Data Centers
Late 1990s
First high-density server Mid 2000s Early 2010s
farms built using rack Widespread adoption of Software-defined
mount servers with virtualization and blade infrastructure becomes
redundant power servers to increase server popular along with cloud
supplies. density. computing.
Early 2000s Late 2000s Mid 2010s
Emergence of tiered Focus on energy Growth of hyperscale
reliability standards for efficiency and modular data centers like AWS,
data center data center design. Google, Facebook, etc.
infrastructure.
Designing Data Center Infrastructure
Design Power Architecture Design Cooling Architecture Design Network Architecture
Ensure redundant power sources, backup Utilize hot aisle/cold aisle layouts, Implement redundant top of rack switches,
generators, and uninterruptible power containment, and variable capacity cooling spine-leaf fabrics, and load balancing for
supplies to prevent outages. systems for efficiency. resiliency.
Top Data Center Vendors
Data Center Monitoring and Management
Monitor Critical Systems Track Resource Utilization Set Utilization Thresholds
Automate Monitoring Maintain Inventories Capacity Management
Physical Security
Network Security
Data Center
Security Application
Security
Data Encryption
Data Center Optimization
1 Assess current data center infrastructure and capacity
2 Implement server virtualization to increase utilization
3 Optimize cooling system efficiency with hot/cold aisle design
4 Switch to more energy-efficient power supplies and UPS systems
5 Increase rack density by using higher capacity servers
Data Center Certifications
• CompTIA Server+ • Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert
(MCSE): Cloud Platform and
Infrastructure
• Cisco Certified Network Associate
(CCNA) Data Center
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Certified Solutions Architect
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Career Path for Data
Center Engineers
Challenges Facing Data Centers
High Power Demands Complexity Security Threats
Data centers require huge amounts Modern data centers contain Data centers face security threats
of electricity to power servers, thousands of components from like hacking, malware, and insider
storage, networks, and cooling multiple vendors. Managing and attacks. Strong cybersecurity
systems. This leads to high energy integrating all these elements measures are essential.
costs. creates complexity.
Scaling Difficulties Lack of Skilled Staff
It can be challenging for data centers to scale up capacity Qualified staff with expertise in data center technologies
without disruption as demands increase. are in short supply, making recruitment and training
difficult.
