Vendor courses
The vendor-course index
Free and paid training and certification programmes from hardware and software vendors, each with a verdict — core, optional, later or skip. Filter below; every row is in the page source even with JavaScript off.
| Course | Vendor | Cost | Access | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider Electric University, DCCA path | Schneider Electric | 14 free modules, exam about USD 250 | Open to anyone | core |
| Introduction to DOCA for DPUs | NVIDIA | Free, 2 h | Open | optional |
| BlueField DPU Administration | NVIDIA | USD 50, self-paced, 4 h | Open | later |
| Continuing-education webinars: CDUs, manifolds, rear-door heat exchangers | Vertiv | Free, about 1 h each, CEU certificate | Open | optional |
| Direct liquid cooling webinars | Stulz | Free, attendance certificate | Open | optional |
| OCP Academy: liquid cooling, Deschutes CDU, Open Rack V3 | OCP | Free | Open | core |
| ROCm Certified Developer, Associate | AMD | Free, labs on Instinct GPUs, Credly badge (launched Aug 2026) | Open | optional |
| AI Server and Infrastructure Foundations with NVIDIA | Dell | Badge, price not published | Open | later |
| 300-640 DCAI | Cisco | USD 300 | Open | later |
| VASTronaut Certified Administrator, VCP-AD1 | VAST Data | USD 300, proctored | Open | later |
| Associate to Expert certifications | Pure Storage | USD 200 to 400 | Open | later |
| Technical Xpert learning plan | WEKA | No cost stated, badge | Partners and end users | later |
| HPC portfolio, including Cray EX | HPE | Pricing shown on enrolment; learning credits accepted; free trial of the on-demand Digital Learner library | Open | later |
| Power in Focus data-centre training | Eaton | Price not published | Registration required | later |
| Gaudi accelerator courses | Intel | Free training; no confirmed certification | Open | later |
| ACE learning tracks (restructured 2025) | Arista | USD 495 to 1,995 per Learning Track; USD 4,995 per year for the All-Access Pass | Open | later |
| Direct Liquid Cooling Service Associate | Supermicro | Only question-dump sites mention it; no official public page | Partner or service channel | skip |
| Factory-certified training | Motivair (Schneider) | 3-day seminars twice a year | Partners only | skip |
| Neptune liquid-cooling courses | Lenovo | Behind the employee and partner portals | Partners only | skip |