Mastering Data Center Commissioning: A Practical Guide to Infrastructure Testing, Validation, and Operational Readiness

"Uptime doesn't happen by accident—it's commissioned." This practical, field-tested guide walks you through the full commissioning lifecycle for modern data centers, turning complex builds into repeatable, reliable outcomes. You'll validate power and cooling, prove fire and life-safety, integrate BMS/DCIM, harden physical security, and document readiness with confidence. Packed with checklists, test scripts, and real-world lessons learned, it's equally valuable for new builds, phased upgrades, and live-site changes. Written for engineers, consultants, facility managers, and operations leads, the book demystifies A–Z commissioning: planning, Pre-Functional Checks (PFC), Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and handover. You'll verify utility feeds, generators, UPS, switchgear, and distribution under realistic load and fault scenarios; test HVAC/in-row cooling, airflow, and redundancy to design duty; validate detection, suppression, cause-and-effect, and emergency procedures; and integrate access control, CCTV, alarms, and SOC workflows into daily operations. Beyond the tests, you'll build durable operational readiness—developing Method of Procedure (MOP), Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), and Emergency Operating Procedure (EOP) libraries, training staff effectively, and setting acceptance criteria that hold up on Day 2 and beyond.