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After an exhaustive evaluation of its operations, Rack Centre, Africa’s premium colocation Data Centre has achieved the ISO 22301:2012, Business Continuity Management Certification, joining an elite number of data centres in the world to attain such a feat.
Awarded by the globally recognised British Standard Institute, BSI, the certification is an attestation that Rack Centre has evolved a robust and holistic system for business continuity management.
The ISO 22301:2012 is designed to protect a business from threats to business continuity and proactively put plans in place ahead of time to prevent such threats impacting on the smooth running of that business or to keep the business running during crises and improve recovery time.
Theuns Kotzé, Managing Director BSI Middle East and Africa said: “In today’s volatile world, understanding what it takes to ensure the survival and prosperity of an organisation can be more challenging than ever. By achieving ISO 22301:2012 Certification for Business Continuity Management, Rack Centre demonstrates its commitment to improve information resilience and minimize the operational impact of disruptive incidents. On behalf of BSI, I would like to congratulate Rack Centre for achieving ISO 22301:2012 certification and for your ongoing commitment to continual improvement.”
Delighted in securing such a coveted certification Ayotunde Coker, Managing Director, Rack Centre, said this is a key milestone for Rack Centre and underpins our commitment to excellence and business continuity.
To obtain the certification, Rack Centre partnered with Deloitte, the internationally recognised professional services firm which provided consulting, implementation and certification services. Deloitte in its congratulation, said “we understand that this marks a turning point in Rack Centre’s journey in maintaining the competitive edge and customer’s delight. It had been a tremendous learning experience for us all and it is heart-warming to see all the hard work resulting in this success.’’
About Rack Centre
Rack Centre is the state-of-the-art, Tier III Constructed Facility Certified data centre offering carrier neutral colocation services. It is the most connected in Africa with connection to over 27 of the major carriers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country and direct connection to all undersea cables serving the South Atlantic Coast of Africa.
Its Cloud on Ground™ services offers a locally hosted cloud marketplace. CloudonGround™ brings the hosting of world class Cloud services to Nigeria reducing the entry threshold to high quality Cloud services to the West African region.
Colocating within Rack Centre allows companies to avoid fixed infrastructure investments and to leave the growing complexity of managing power and environmental issues to specialists.
