Mr. Le Minh Hieu, Deputy Director of  CMC Telecom Technical Center, is the third Vietnamese person to own CDCE (Certified Data Center Expert) certificate.

This certificate is part of Data Center training course of EPI - the world’s leading organization in providing intensive Data Center training services. CDCE is the world’s highest certification for experts in design and construction of Data Center. This certificate proves their intensive and comprehensive knowledge of the life circle of a Data Center: from design and construction to operation and closure.

Mr. Le Minh Hieu spent 2 years to gain compulsory conditional certificates of Data Center, which are CDCP (Certified Data Center Professional) and CDCS (Certified Data Center Specialist) to obtain the highest CDCE certificate. Prior to the CDCE examination, candidates must take a training course in Thai Lan with Data Center experts of EPI. This is the world’s leading experts in managing and operating large Data Centers in Europe such as Getronics, Datahouse (Netherlands) and Global Switch (United Kingdom).

After the course, the CDCE certification examination challenges candidates with a multiple choice test consisting of 60 questions and 1 essay test with 25 questions in 180 minutes. The results of examinees must be over 75% to be recognized as completion. To take this certification examination, a candidate requires many years of study and accumulation of practical knowledge when working at Data Center. Besides that, candidates must have wide range of knowledge in the field of Data Center including 4 areas: architecture, electrical system, air conditioning, fire protection and telecommunications system. In the world, senior experts working at Data Center of Microsoft, Google, Equinix, Amazon, Facebook, etc. are all required to have this certification.

With the knowledge and skills acquired when possessing this CDCE certificate, experts of CMC Telecom have the world’s highest qualification for appraisal, design, construction and operation of Data Center in accordance with international standards. Mr. Pho Duc Kien - Deputy CEO, Director of CMC Telecom - Northern Branch, emphasized that: “The ownership of CDCE certificate expresses the determination and effort of CMC Telecom to train technical experts in order to bring infrastructure of Data Center to meet the highest regional and international standards. This certificate will help experts of CMC Telecom improve their consultancy capacity to provide optimal solutions and best customer support. Customers will be able to use and experience services at international level.”