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Element Critical's Data Centers Achieve Key Compliance Certifications

Element Critical | January 20, 2023 | Read time : 02:10 min

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Element Critical, a data center interconnection and colocation provider, recently announced that its thorough engineering and reliability standards had passed comprehensive annual assessments. The company reaffirms its commitment to customers by earning compliance certifications, ensuring its data centers meet the necessary requirements with accredited transparency and security standards.

Due to its superior data center methods and procedures, Element Critical facilities adhere to the following industry standards:

ISO/IEC 27001: One of the most critical compliance standards for data centers, this certificate shows that a facility's policies and procedures meet data confidentiality, integrity, and availability standards.

Type II Service Organization Control: Element Critical meets security compliance standards for hosting customer data, as determined by audits across all facilities. The SOC 2 report is designed for a wide range of users who need to understand a service organization's internal control to determine processing integrity, security, availability, privacy, and confidentiality.

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard: Element Critical's data centers meet the standards for protecting customer financial data, and credit /debit card transactions.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: This certification ensures sensitive patient health data and personal identification information is protected.

Many businesses and organizations depend on data centers to store and process critical information. Colocation also serves as an interconnection center and a gateway to cloud and edge applications. Companies rely on their data center providers to follow stringent security protocols reinforced by constantly updated procedures.

Shane Menking, the COO of Element Critical, states, "Element Critical data centers are run by highly trained security and engineering personnel, executing daily standard operating procedures (SOP) and site operations methods (MOP) to ensure our customers receive a secure and safe environment for their sensitive and mission-critical applications." He adds, "Earning third-party validation across all our data center facilities affirms our commitments to customer satisfaction and our dedication to meet evolving data security standards."

(Source – PR Newswire)

About Element Critical

Element Critical Founded in 2014, Element Critical is a fast-growing data center provider operating in Northern Virginia, Chicago, Houston, Austin, and Silicon Valley. The company's Tier III, hybrid IT-ready facilities are network-rich and can be maintained concurrently. Element Critical's team of industry veterans offer reliable colocation with fully customizable deployment space in various deployment sizes and densities. The organization provides a data center experience that puts customer service and solutions engineering in the spotlight.

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