Physical and Environmental Security for Data Centres and Server Rooms

Strong network defences mean little if an intruder can walk into a server room or a power failure takes systems offline. This course covers the physical and environmental controls that protect data centres, server rooms and communication hubs across African operating conditions, including unreliable power and high heat. Delegates learn to assess sites and build layered physical protection.

What you will be able to do

Assess physical access risks to data centres and server rooms.
Design layered access control, surveillance and visitor management.
Plan environmental controls for power, cooling and fire suppression.
Evaluate resilience against power instability and climate conditions.
Integrate physical security with logical security and incident response.
Develop a physical security audit checklist for critical facilities.

Course outline

01Physical Threats to Technology Facilities
02Layered Access Control Design
03Surveillance and Visitor Management
04Power, Cooling and Environmental Controls
05Fire Detection and Suppression
06Resilience in African Operating Conditions
07Linking Physical and Logical Security
08Physical Security Auditing

Who should attend

Facilities managers, IT infrastructure leads, security managers and risk officers responsible for critical technology sites.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Online	2	US$900
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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We can run Physical and Environmental Security for Data Centres and Server Rooms privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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