IDG News Service

Southern Methodist University (SMU) says it will offer a first-of-its-kind graduate degree in data center engineering, with classes starting this fall. Hewlett-Packard approached the Dallas-based university about developing a program two years ago, and Compass Datacenters and other industry players also helped put it together. The program includes five core courses covering data centers broadly, and draws on SMU's various departments to enable students to specialize in areas such as facilities and infrastructure, data analytics, virtualization, and cloud computing. Other programs may emphasize one or more of these areas, says Lyle School of Engineering program director Edward Forest. To read further, please visit http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246793/Texas_school_offers_first_of_a_kind_data_center_engineering_degree.