Enterprise Systems Education Introduction

Many large companies continue to rely on mainframes, yet the professionals who manage and operate these systems are retiring. The Institute for Data Center Professionals is addressing this critical skills shortage by offering these unique educational programs.

Marist College and IBM have jointly developed these worldwide programs designed to educate personnel who are entering the field as well as those with experience in System z™ and z/OS, AIX on Power Systems, and a variety of application programming tracks including COBOL, DB2, Assembler language and IMS. A combination of lecture and “hands on” experience helps build valuable skills needed by mainframe professionals.

In addition, there is no question that technology is ever changing and businesses must adapt to remain viable and productive. With this in mind, the IDCP offers a variety of certificate programs focusing on cutting edge, emerging technologies including Business Analytics, High Availability Storage Networking and Dynamic Infrastructure.

About Us

The Marist College Institute for Data Center Professionals (IDCP) was founded in 2004 with support and funding from the National Science Foundation.  In partnership with professional, industry and governmental organizations, the IDCP has been providing individuals and corporate teams with skills-based education and credentialing supporting the data center and enterprise computing environments of the future.

Professionals working in the data center and enterprise computing realm are critical resources for the nation's economic stability and national security, yet there is a significant skills shortage as experienced professionals are retiring from the workforce and traditional educational programs are not addressing this challenge.

All courses offered through the IDCP utilize the Marist College Premier iLearn course management system delivering multimedia content.  In addition, the Knowledge Center at Marist College provides students with a hands-on virtual laboratory environment.