6 NOVEMBER 2025
One-Day Seminar on “Designing Resilient Data Centres: A Technical Guide to Backup Power and Global Standards”

 

Date              :      Thursday, 6 November 2025

Time             :      9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Venue           :      Voyager – La Pinta Hall, Level 8, TROVE Hotel, Johor Bahru

Speaker        :      Mr Lim Keow Teck, Technical Sales Leader in Cummins Asia Pacific

 

This seminar is co-organised with Cummins Sales and Service Sdn. Bhd.

 

Synopsis

Malaysia's data centre (DC) market has been growing rapidly in recent years. With the influx of both international and regional players, the number of DCs is set to rise even further. This session aims to equip technical consultants with essential knowledge on DC emergency backup power generator system requirements, along with an understanding of key certifications and standards such as the Uptime Institute Tier Certifications and TIA-942 Rev-C.

 

Time

Tentative Programme

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration

9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.

Welcome Speech by IEM (SB) Organizing Committee and Cummins

9:05 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.

·      Industry Overview

·      Introduction to DC standards and requirements – e.g., Uptime Tier Certification vs TIA-942 Rev-C Certification

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

·      ISO 8528-1 Rating Requirement vs DCC Rating

·      Modular DC vs Paralleling DC Design (Part 1)

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

·      Modular DC vs Paralleling DC Design (Part 2)

·      Alternative Fuel - HVO/Biodiesel

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Green Energy Requirement - BESS and Microgrid System

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Question & Answer Session

5:00 p.m.

Closing & End of Talk

 

Participant Fees:

 

Grade

Fee

IEM Members

RM 120.00

IEM Members (age > 60 years old)

RM  80.00

Non-IEM Member

RM 180.00

                    Closing Date: 3 November 2025

 

Registration will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. Kindly return the reply slip to the IEM (SB) office before 3 November 2025 together with a non-refundable cheque for the participant fees made payable to The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (Southern Branch). Alternatively, you could bank-in the participant fees into the Institution’s Maybank Current Account (No. 5-013920-15708), and to facsimile both the Bank-in and Reply Slips to the Institution. The Institution requests all members co-operation in ensuring fees are paid in advance for the seminar. Please also be reminded that fees will not be refunded to absent participants who have paid, and to also note that all reservations must be paid despite participant cancellations. Thank you for your continuous support of the Institution.

 

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