The Data Center Certification (DC) provides a system for the evaluation of the design, construction and operation of the DC structure related to the following issues:

• Choice of location;
• Security design;
• Technical requirements;
• Structural requirements;
• Organisational requirements;
• Event management;
• DC documentation;
• Information security;
• Legislative compliance;
• Energy efficiency.

 

The Data Center Certification (DC) has the following categorization based on national and international standards and requirements:

• Simple physical security - power outages of hours and days can be tolerated;
• High level data centre with inspection windows;
• High level data center with 24/7 operation;
• 3+: World-class data center at the highest German level without compromising requirements.

 

The certification is divided into two stages:

Stage 1 - verification of the DC design.

Normally it is the responsibility of the manufacturer of the DC but a third party verification allows the control of the correctness of the operations and safety processes required of the DC before its actual construction.

 

Stage 2 - verification of the operation/sustainability of the DC.

To verify the safety design, operating manual, accident and emergency management, access procedures, installation of new systems.

With the certification issued by a Certification Body, the company will be able to provide low-energy performance with minimum hardware.