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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.

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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

  1. 01Physical Threats to Technology Facilities
  2. 02Layered Access Control Design
  3. 03Surveillance and Visitor Management
  4. 04Power, Cooling and Environmental Controls
  5. 05Fire Detection and Suppression
  6. 06Resilience in African Operating Conditions
  7. 07Linking Physical and Logical Security
  8. 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

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
21 to 22 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

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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