Good performance in AMS-IX audit

At the end of 2008, AMS-IX decided to examine all datacenters with AMS-IX connectivity on the basis of objective standards. Recently, the datacenter of SARA/Vancis has been audited.

AMS-IX and SARA/Vancis have appointed the English company Capitoline LLP as independent auditor. The audit covers all aspects of the operations, such as security/monitoring of the infrastructure, redundant power and cooling, emergency procedures and reliability of the data center as a whole.

Based on the results of the audit, it can be concluded that our datacenter complies in nearly all respects with the requirements of AMS-IX. The conclusion in the management summary of the audit of Capitoline reads: “Apart from a few minor failures the data centre facility at Vancis substantially meets the requirements of the AMS-IX Specification.”

The audit has also revealed some points requiring improvement; SARA/Vancis will implement these points within six months.