What You Didn't Know About Data Centre Audit Certification?
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A data center audit is a comprehensive evaluation process that ensures compliance with industry standards and optimizes operational efficiency. Key objectives include improving personnel procedures, minimizing business disruptions, and securing data against loss or unauthorized access. Different types of audits focus on power quality, electromagnetic fields, and cooling systems to maintain data center integrity.
What You Didn't Know About Data Centre Audit Certification?
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- 2. What is Data Center Audit • A process that analyses and inspects all key elements of data center to comply to different industry standards such as TIA-942. • Ensure data center gets the highest availabiity
- 3. Objective of Data Centre Audit • Correct personnel procedures and responsibilities, cross-functional and systems training • Ensure that changes are tested and approved before being moved into production status
- 4. Objective of Data Centre Audit • Minimize business interruption with reliable backup procedures • Protect against data loss in the event of a disaster • Prevent unauthorized access to computer centre sections with adequate physical security controls
- 5. Data Centre Audit Checklist Data centre checklist should be tailored to individual requirement but generally should foucs on: • Environmental controls, site and facilities • Software • Hardware which includes servers and storage • Network reliability
- 6. Data Centre Audit Checklist • Security audit and compliance • Operational practices • Disaster recovery planning * If you want to get the comprehensive data centre audit checklist,check here out : http://www.epi-ap.com/services/1/1/24/Audit_Certification
- 7. Types of Data Centre Audit 1. Power Quality Audit • Provide an in-depth analysis of power quality supply through electrical system • Verify and ensure the continuity of efficient power supply to maintain operation in data centre
- 8. Types of Data Centre Audit 2. Electro Magnetic Field Audit (EMF Audit) • EMF is used to cause equipment performance problem and cause bodily harms to humans • Recently, UK government annouced more strigent guidelines( lower level of radiation)
- 9. Types of Data Centre Audit 3. Data Centre Cooling Audit • Cooling is most important issues in Data Centre environment • Evaluates the cooling infrastructure including floor planning usage, pressure testing and temperature and humidity analysis.
- 10. References • http://www.epi-ap.com/services/1/1/37/Data_Centre_Cooling_Audit • http://www.epi-ap.com/services/1/1/35/Power_Quality_Audit • http://www.epi- ap.com/services/1/1/36/Electro_Magnetic_Field_Audit • http://www.epi-ap.com/services/1/1/24/Audit_Certification • https://datacentretraining.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/data-center- audit-certification/