# Free Tools for Data Center Teams

Tools & Calculators

Plan training for your team, check your efficiency, translate uptime targets into real minutes, and size cooling. No sign-up, and everything runs in your browser.

- [Build a Training Plan](https://datacentertraining.us/tools/training-plan-builder.html)
- [Calculate PUE](https://datacentertraining.us/tools/pue-calculator.html)

Planning

## Training Plan Builder

Pick a role, experience level, topics, and time budget. Get a course list with hours, per-seat price, and team pricing, then enroll in every course in one checkout.

### [Build a Plan for One Person](https://datacentertraining.us/tools/training-plan-builder.html)

Starting a new technician or switching careers? Get a sequenced plan in about a minute.

Open the builder →

### [Price Training for a Team](https://datacentertraining.us/tools/training-plan-builder.html?role=operations&level=experienced&hours=40&seats=10&topics=safety)

See volume pricing for any seat count, then email the plan to us for a quote or purchase order.

Try a team example →

Calculators

## Run the Numbers

### [PUE Calculator](https://datacentertraining.us/tools/pue-calculator.html)

Power Usage Effectiveness, DCiE, overhead energy cost per year, and savings at a target PUE.

Open the calculator →

### [Uptime & Downtime Calculator](https://datacentertraining.us/tools/uptime-calculator.html)

Turn 99.9%, 99.99%, or a Tier figure into downtime per year, month, week, and day, and back again.

Open the calculator →

### [Cooling Load Calculator](https://datacentertraining.us/tools/cooling-load-calculator.html)

IT kW to BTU/hr, tons, server airflow, and the number of cooling units at N+1 or 2N.

Open the calculator →

Learn the Concepts

## The Guides Behind the Tools

[Guide](https://datacentertraining.us/learn/energy-efficiency-pue.html)

### Energy Efficiency & PUE

What PUE measures and how to bring it down.

Read the guide →

[Guide](https://datacentertraining.us/learn/data-center-tiers.html)

### Tier Levels Explained

Redundancy, concurrent maintainability, and fault tolerance.

Read the guide →

[Guide](https://datacentertraining.us/learn/data-center-cooling.html)

### How Cooling Works

From CRAHs and chillers to liquid cooling.

Read the guide →

## Numbers Are a Start. Skills Close the Gap.

Self-paced online courses for every role on the data center floor, with a certificate of completion for each.

- [Browse All Courses](https://datacentertraining.us/courses.html)
- [Compare Bundles](https://datacentertraining.us/bundles.html)
- [Call 1-866-429-6742](tel:18664296742)

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