The multi-tier cloud security (MTCS) standard for data centres, just secured by 21st Century Technologies in addition to its other relevant certifications has rightly positioned the company as the most certified data centre in Africa.
With this new milestone, 21st Century Technologies data centre has eight top certifications which include; Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) which certifies the data centre to process payment card information, ISO 9001 for Quality Management System, ISO 27001 for Information Security Management System, ISO 20000 that certifies the Data Centre for Service Management System, ISO 22301 that certifies the data centre in Business Continuity Management System , ISO 14001 that certifies the data centre for Environmental Management System , ISO 18001 for Occupational Health and Safety Management System and MCTS – Multi–Tier Cloud Computing Management System.
MCTS standard describes the relevant cloud computing security practices and controls for public cloud users, public cloud service providers, auditors and certifiers. Recognizing security risk requirements differ from users to users, different control measures are specified for different levels of security requirements in this multi-tier model.
Wale Obadare, chief operating officer, Digital Encode- 21st Century Compliance Advisory Consultant, said that the Multi-Tier Cloud Security (MTCS) Standard is the world’s first cloud security standard that covers multiple tiers of cloud security.
“It can be adopted by Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) to meet different cloud user needs for data sensitivity and business criticality.”
Wale Ajisebutu, managing director, 21st Century Technologies, said that 21st Century Technologies Data Center is Tier IV designed allowing all active capacity and distribution components to be concurrently maintainable.
“This allows preventive and corrective maintenance activities to be carried out without service downtime. Sufficient power and cooling capacity are available to simultaneously support the load on one path while performing maintenance or testing on the other. Multiple power generators and back-up power ensure that uptime guarantee is achieved.
Oluseyi Akindeinde, chief technical officer, Digital Encode, noted that 21st Century Technologies is today positioned to deliver reliable and uptime data centre services to businesses in Nigeria and Africa.
“The multiple certifications of 21st Century Technologies Data Centre demonstrate compliance to globally accepted standards on high availability, commitment towards the security and protection of the information assets of the company and its customers, and provides assurance of the quality of the Data Centre’s infrastructure and ability to react to disruptions due to unplanned activities”.
21st Century Technologies Data Center is Tier IV designed allowing all active capacity and distribution components to be concurrently maintainable.
Jumoke Akiyode-Lawanson
