When it comes to the technology that supports the Internet and global connectivity, there are always two things we can count on: that the needs and demands of both providers and users will constantly be in flux, and that supplying the appropriate support requires both knowledge and action from a lot of different sectors.
As a multidimensional field with complex, multidisciplinary considerations, datacenter infrastructure requires increasingly versatile and agile engineers to keep current technology up and running while simultaneously creating inventive ideas to help adapt systems for the technology of the future. While many of today’s industry leaders learned this trade on the job through trial and error, these same leaders have banded together to create a program to help other professionals and qualified engineers learn from their expert experience and enter the field with confidence.
The M.S. in Datacenter Systems Engineering at Southern Methodist University’s Lyle School of Engineering located in Dallas, TX is the first program designed to create leaders in the critical field of digital infrastructure. Developed with significant input from existing industry leaders and guided by an advisory board of executives from industry-leading corporations, this program approaches digital infrastructure with both depth and breadth of knowledge and lived experience by incorporating courses from five different engineering departments. These engineering subdisciplines include electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, operations research and engineering management, and civil and environmental engineering. This 10-course program can be completed either on campus or 100 percent remote and offers students the opportunity to gain skills and working knowledge of crucial digital infrastructure situations like:
- managing data and extracting useful information
- computer networking
- digitalization and virtualization
- enhancing facility and data security
- designing and maintaining datacenter and mission-critical subsystems.
Program Co-Director And Advisory Board Co-Chair Quotations - PROGRAM CO-DIRECTOR QUOTATIONS Volkan Otugen: “We are working to meet the educational and fast-growing workforce needs… 
How The Program Started - Like many great ideas, this program started with a conversation. Key players in the industry—many of… To learn more about the world’s first M.S. in Datacenter Systems Engineering program, please click here: https://smu-lyle.edu-digital.org/
