Manchester - data centre accreditations

ISO 27001:2013 specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system within the context of the organisation. It also includes requirements for the assessment and treatment of information security risks tailored to the needs of the organisation.

PCI DSS compliant is a statement by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council that Datum complies as a service provider to PCI DSS 3.2.1 for online payments.

BS5979 is the highest UK standard for alarm receiving centres and gives recommendations for the planning, construction and facilities of manned and unmanned remote security centres, and for the operation of ARCs which receive signals from security systems such as physical intruders, fire, flood and CCTV. Where an incident warrants escalation, alerts can be routed through to police and receive a Level 1 response, bypassing normal 999 procedures.

PASF (Police-Assured Secure Facilities) facilities have been physically assessed by the National Policing Information Risk Management Team (NPIRMT) of the UK Home Office and successfully certified to meet PASF security standards. 

NSI Gold level approval is a highly respected and trusted hallmark in the security and fire sectors demonstrating technical expertise, robust processes and quality of service.

We have signed up to the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres which was created in response to the increasing energy consumption in data centres and the need to reduce the related environmental, economic and energy supply security impacts.

The Data Centre Alliance Certification scheme provides an industry led recognition of a data centre’s designed purpose, its operational integrity, energy efficiency practices and site access security. Class 3 Fully Operational identifies high standards of resilience, environmental control and telecommunications.

The GRESB rating is an industry-leading global benchmark for assessing the sustainability performance of real estate companies and funds. It assesses a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors that are relevant to particular sectors. These factors include everything from greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency to community engagement and board diversity.