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learn-pr/paths/introduction-to-datacenter/index.yml

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   **Microsoft Datacenter Academy presents: Introduction to Datacenters learning path.** 
   
-  This learning path is designed to provide learners foundational knowledge on datacenter essentials, fostering industry awareness and career readiness beyond traditional technician roles. It euips learners with essential knowledge to explore pathways in the growing datacenter industry.
+  This learning path is designed to provide learners foundational knowledge on datacenter essentials, fostering industry awareness and career readiness beyond traditional technician roles. It equips learners with essential knowledge to explore pathways in the growing datacenter industry.
   
   Learners will gain insights into:
-    - Datacenter fundamentals: Understanding their purpose, evolution, and key components that support modern IT infrastructure.
+    - Datacenter fundamentals: Understanding the purpose, evolution, and key components that support modern IT infrastructure.
     - Datacenter design and architecture: Exploring site selection, facility layout, power and cooling systems, and network infrastructure.
     -	Core hardware and IT infrastructure: Learning about servers, storage solutions, networking equipment, and essential IT apparatus.
     - Datacenter operations: Covering system monitoring, maintenance, automation, reliability strategies, and disaster recovery.

learn-pr/philanthropies/learn-contributing-local-economies-through-datacenters/includes/10-operations-jobs.md

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-Datacenter operations (DCOps) includes management and maintenance of the day-to-day activities and infrastructure of a datacenter, ensuring its systems, equipment, and services operate smoothly and efficiently. From an organizational standpoint, DCOps consists of multiple teams managing different aspects of datacenter operations, from physical infrastructure to IT services. Their primary focus is maintaining uptime, ensuring efficiency, and providing continuous support to both internal and external clients.
+Datacenter operations (DCOps) include management and maintenance of the day-to-day activities and infrastructure of a datacenter, ensuring its systems, equipment, and services operate smoothly and efficiently. From an organizational standpoint, DCOps consists of multiple teams managing different aspects of datacenter operations, from physical infrastructure to IT services. Their primary focus is maintaining uptime, ensuring efficiency, and providing continuous support to both internal and external clients.
 
 **Critical environment technician, CE manager**
 
 - A critical environment in a datacenter refers to areas or conditions where specific operations, systems, or components are essential for the functionality, performance, and reliability of the datacenter. Any failure or disruption in these areas can lead to significant downtime, data loss, or service interruption. 
-- The role involves managing and maintaining critical datacenter systems and equipment, ensuring safety and performance through monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The individual leads incident response teams, performs complex repairs independently, and guides third party contractors on site. They track assets and work orders using a computerized system, prepare detailed reports, and ensure adherence to safety and security standards. Additionally, the role includes managing team performance, supporting employee development, and overseeing project execution.
+- The role involves managing and maintaining critical datacenter systems and equipment, ensuring safety and performance through monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The individual leads incident response teams perform complex repairs independently and guide third party contractors on site. They track assets and work orders using a computerized system, prepare detailed reports, and ensure adherence to safety and security standards. Additionally, the role includes managing team performance, supporting employee development, and overseeing project execution.
 
 **DC operations management** 
 

learn-pr/philanthropies/learn-contributing-local-economies-through-datacenters/includes/12-business-support-strategy-jobs.md

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 | Finance                      | - Oversee budgeting, financial planning, and analysis of datacenter projects, ensuring cost-effective operations and growth.</br>- Handle contracts, vendor negotiations, and track return on investment for infrastructure and operational initiatives. |
 | Legal                        | - Provide legal counsel to ensure compliance with regulations, contracts, and data privacy laws.</br>- Address legal matters such as permitting, land acquisition, vendor agreements, and intellectual property protection. |
 
-Datacenters aren't just technological hubs; they're significant contributors to the economic, social, and environmental landscapes of the communities they inhabit. By balancing innovation with sustainability and community engagement, datacenters can serve as engines for progress while minimizing their impact on people and the planet.
+Apart from technological hubs, datacenters are also significant contributors to the economic, social, and environmental landscapes of the communities. By balancing innovation with sustainability and community engagement, datacenters can serve as engines for progress while minimizing their impact on people and the planet.

learn-pr/philanthropies/learn-contributing-local-economies-through-datacenters/includes/2-economic-infrastructure-contributions.md

@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ Datacenters contribute to economic growth through:
 
   - Direct employment opportunities for IT specialists, engineers, and operational staff. 
   - Indirect employment in sectors like design, construction, logistics, and maintenance, particularly during construction and setup phases. 
-  - Development of new "cloud regions" and cloud infrastructure. This leads to large opportunities for new employment both directly within the delivery and management the infrastructur, and indirectly across the ICT and digital sectors enabling organizations to apply the latest technologies to develop new products, solutions, tools and platforms. 
-  - Significant investments into local economies reulting from datacenter construction and operations and creation of new opportunities to grow local supply chains. 
+  - Development of new "cloud regions" and cloud infrastructure. This leads to large opportunities for new employment both directly within the delivery and management the infrastructure, and indirectly across the ICT and digital sectors enabling organizations to apply the latest technologies to develop new products, solutions, tools and platforms. 
+  - Significant investments into local economies resulting from datacenter construction and operations and creation of new opportunities to grow local supply chains. 
   - Development of the ICT sector into increased demand for goods and services that benefit local businesses.
 
 ## Job creation
 
-Datacenters require highly skilled professionals such as roles in IT, engineering, and maintenance. It generatea specialized roles that significantly contribute to the workforce, offering high-value employment opportunities that support the growing infrastructure.
+Datacenters require highly skilled professionals such as roles in IT, engineering, and maintenance. It generates specialized roles that significantly contribute to the workforce, offering high-value employment opportunities that support the growing infrastructure.
 
 **Example**: Microsoft Datacenters in Washington
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Datacenters require highly skilled professionals such as roles in IT, engineerin
 - Direct employment opportunities: Campus management, people management, learning and development, IT operations, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, security contractors, building maintenance, and critical environments. 
 - Indirect job creation in:
 
-  - Construction (electricians, plumbers, pipe fitters, carpetners, structural iron and steem workers, concrete workers and earth movers), logistics, and service industries
+  - Construction (electricians, plumbers, pipe fitters, carpenters, structural iron and steel workers, concrete workers and earth movers), logistics, and service industries
   - Secondary economic benefits surpassing lower-wage industries
 
 Many datacenter developers will support initiatives to support pathways into these roles throughout the datacenter lifecycle for the communities they're located particularly in construction and operations.
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ Better connectivity and internet access for residents, businesses, and schools i
 
   - This initiative aims to bring broadband access to rural and underserved communities in the United States. 
 
-  - By partnering with local internet service providers and applying datacenter infrastructure, the initiative has successfully expanded high speed internet access, benefiting residents, businesses, and schools.
+  - This initiave partners with local internet service providers and applies the datacenter infrastructure to successfully expand high speed internet access, benefiting residents, businesses, and schools.

learn-pr/philanthropies/learn-contributing-local-economies-through-datacenters/includes/4-community-philanthropy-partnerships.md

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-Datacenter developers and operators actively engage with local communities through partnerships and programs that support education, business growth, and local NGOs (Non-Governmental Organization is a non-profit organization that addresses various social, environmental, or community issues).
+Datacenter developers and operators actively engage with local communities through partnerships and programs that support education, business growth, and local non-gvernmental organizations (NGO).
 
 ## Educational partnerships
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ These efforts include employee volunteer programs, financial donations, communit
 
 Datacenter developments are based in local communities, with locally based workforce and support and engage with local supply chains, having a huge impact on local economies.
 
-Sourcing for datacenters relies on both global and local supply chains and suppliers to operate, however, they will typically seek sourcing from local suppliers and contractors to stimulate small business growth. 
+Sourcing for datacenters relies on both global and local supply chains and suppliers to operate, however, they'll typically seek to source from local suppliers and contractors to stimulate small business growth. 
 
 Datacenters serve as key technology hubs and drivers of innovation within communities. Many developers and operators collaborate with innovation hubs to support startups and entrepreneurs, helping them access and leverage the opportunities created by cloud regions and data center infrastructure.
 

learn-pr/philanthropies/learn-contributing-local-economies-through-datacenters/includes/5-advance-community-infrastructure.md

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 Datacenters play a crucial role in enhancing community resilience, providing vital support during emergencies or disruptions. Their presence ensures reliable energy and connectivity, helping communities stay connected and recover swiftly.
 
-- **Backup power and emergency services:**
+- **Backup power and emergency services:**Datacenters often maintain significant energy storage and backup power capabilities, which can be redirected to support local grids or essential services during crises. Collaboration with local governments to serve as emergency operation hubs.
+  - **Example**: During Australia's bushfires, AWS provided backup power to hospitals and emergency services.
 
-  - Datacenters often maintain significant energy storage and backup power capabilities, which can be redirected to support local grids or essential services during crises. 
+- **Grid stabilization:**Datacenters participate in demand-response programs, scaling energy use based on grid needs to prevent outages. 
+  - **Example**: Facebook in Oregon adjusts energy use during peak demand to maintain grid stability for local communities.
 
-  - Collaboration with local governments to serve as emergency operation hubs.
+- **Disaster recovery and business continuity:** Ensuring that critical services like healthcare and finance remain operational during natural disasters. These systems include robust backup power solutions and seismic isolation technology to maintain operations and protect critical data.
+  - **Example**: Equinix in Japan uses advanced power systems to maintain operations during earthquakes and tsunamis. 
+  - **Example**: Microsoft partnered with Iceotope to deploy liquid cooling in its disaster-prone locations. These systems ensure data resiliency during earthquakes or extreme weather while also reducing energy costs.
 
-    - **Example**: During Australia's bushfires, AWS provided backup power to hospitals and emergency services.
-
-- **Grid stabilization:**
-
-  - Datacenters participate in demand-response programs, scaling energy use based on grid needs to prevent outages. 
-
-    - **Example**: Facebook in Oregon adjusts energy use during peak demand to maintain grid stability for local communities.
-
-- **Disaster recovery and business continuity:**
-
-  - Ensuring that critical services like healthcare and finance remain operational during natural disasters. These systems include robust backup power solutions and seismic isolation technology to maintain operations and protect critical data.
-
-    - **Example**: Equinix in Japan uses advanced power systems to maintain operations during earthquakes and tsunamis. 
-
-    - **Example**: Microsoft partnered with Iceotope to deploy liquid cooling in its disaster-prone locations. These systems ensure data resiliency during earthquakes or extreme weather while also reducing energy costs.
-
-- **Smart community integration:**
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-  - Datacenters are becoming part of smart city projects, improving energy grids, urban planning, and public safety. 
-
-    - **Example**: Alibaba's “Smart City” initiative in China uses datacenters to optimize traffic and reduce energy consumption.
+- **Smart community integration:**Datacenters are becoming part of smart city projects, improving energy grids, urban planning, and public safety. 
+ - **Example**: Alibaba's “Smart City” initiative in China uses datacenters to optimize traffic and reduce energy consumption.

learn-pr/philanthropies/learn-contributing-local-economies-through-datacenters/includes/7-plan-acquisition-jobs.md

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-Let's now looks at various roles in the datacenter planning and acauisition stage:
+Let's now look at various roles in the datacenter planning and acquisition stage:
 
 ## Lease and land development
 
-There are several roles that help with procesing intial land acauistion and leasing formalities for datacenter setup. Here are some important roles and respective responsibiliites"
+There are several roles that help with processing initial land acquisition and leasing formalities for datacenter setup. Here are some important roles and respective responsibilities"
 
 |Role|Responsibilities|
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 |Network acquisition|- Secures and acquires network assets, such as fiber-optic cables, bandwidth, and peering agreements, to ensure the datacenter has high speed, reliable internet and interconnectivity.</br>- Negotiates contracts with telecom providers, internet service providers (ISPs), and cloud interconnect partners.</br>- Analyzes the network demand and capacity needs for the datacenter to plan for current and future growth.|
 |OSP telecom engineering (outside plant engineering/on-site planning)| - Designs, plans, and implements the physical network infrastructure outside the datacenter, such as underground or aerial fiber-optic cabling.</br>- Conducts site surveys to determine the best routes for fiber installation while avoiding obstacles like existing utilities, geographic challenges, or environmental restrictions.</br>- Coordinates with construction teams for trenching, conduit installation, and cable laying.</br>- Ensures compliance with local regulations, safety codes, and environmental considerations.|
 |Sourcing engineering (purchasing)|- Sources and procures network-related equipment, components, and services required to build and maintain the datacenter's connectivity.</br>- Negotiates with vendors for switches, routers, fiber-optic cables, and other telecom equipment to get the best pricing and delivery terms.|
-|Subsea operations|- Manage subsea fiber-optic cable systems, which connect datacenters across continents via undersea cables.</br>- Coordinate with global telecom providers and consortiums to acquire bandwidth on existing subsea cables or participate in new cable projects.</br>- Oversee the maintenance, repair, and operation of subsea cable systems to ensure minimal downtime and high performance.|
+|Subsea operations|- Manage subsea fiber-optic cable systems, which connect datacenters across continents via undersea cables.</br>- Coordinate with global telecom providers and consortium to acquire bandwidth on existing subsea cables or participate in new cable projects.</br>- Oversee the maintenance, repair, and operation of subsea cable systems to ensure minimal downtime and high performance.|
 |Fiber delivery engineering|- Oversees the design and deployment of fiber-optic infrastructure to deliver high-speed connectivity to and from the datacenter.</br>- Manages fiber buildouts, from construction planning to splicing and testing the fiber.</br>- Ensures the timely delivery of fiber networks by coordinating with contractors, vendors, and telecom providers.</br>- Tests and certifies fiber performance, including latency, bandwidth, and redundancy.|
 
 

learn-pr/philanthropies/learn-contributing-local-economies-through-datacenters/includes/8-cloud-infrastructure-solutions-services.md

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-Program management and and software engineering roles for managing cloud infrastructure and solution services in a datacenter are essential to ensure the seamless operation, scalability, and security of digital services.
+Program management and  software engineering roles for managing cloud infrastructure and solution services in a datacenter are essential to ensure the seamless operation, scalability, and security of digital services.
 
 
-*Technical Program Managers*and *Software Engineers* develop and manage the software and services essential for datacenter operations. This includes monitoring and management tools that track server performance, network traffic, and system health, as well as backup and recovery solutions like Veeam or Backup Exec for data protection. They also implement security software, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and antivirus solutions to safeguard against cyber threats.
+*Technical Program Managers* and *Software Engineers* develop and manage the software and services essential for datacenter operations. This includes monitoring and management tools that track server performance, network traffic, and system health, as well as backup and recovery solutions like Veeam or Backup Exec for data protection. They also implement security software, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and antivirus solutions to safeguard against cyber threats.