Why Your Business Should Rely Only On Certified and Compliant Data Centers

September 7, 2015

There are currently several types of certifications and audits that a data center can go through to show clients all systems are compliant with regulations, safe and working correctly. These include Service Organization Control (SOC) compliance, the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE 16) and the Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70. Your business should rely only on certified and compliant data centers for a few reasons.

All Processes Have Integrity

Something that SOC compliance will guarantee is that all processes have integrity. This means that the procedures, hardware and software all have fully realized paths to complete the tasks assigned to them. It also means that everything occurring has proper authorization. This is important because the result is a data center that has a solid infrastructure to allow all your tasks and requests to be processed completely and without problems. This also reduces the chance of errors or lost data.

Systems Are Available As Advertised

SSAE 16 ensures that all systems in the data center are available as advertised. This type of testing goes through the claims of the data center in regards to specific systems such as servers, network connections and hardware. It tests the advertising or claims against the reality inside of the data center. This means that you can rely on the data center to actually deliver the uptime or network speeds promised.

Security Meets Industry Standards

The most important part of these compliance and certification standards is security. The testing and auditing done will look at every aspect of the infrastructure in the data center. Vulnerabilities are explored. Everything is examined from the way hardware components connect to the interactions of software applications. Certified and compliant data centers will provide you with security that meets or exceeds the latest industry standards so that your systems and information remain safe.

Legal Compliance

Data centers and information systems today have to meet many different legal requirements. Some of these requirements are based on the data being handled such as medical or financial information. An SAS 70 audit seeks to make certain that the data center is compliant will all legal standards including new federal regulations. You will not have to worry about compliance problems in data centers that have gone through this type of audit.

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