Cirion Technologies Quito data center Carcelén in Ecuador has received the ‘Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility’ from the Uptime Institute.
This certification guarantees that the facility was built to the highest regulations and compliance with the required standards.
“Receiving the Tier III certification from the Uptime Institute confirms that Cirion has put the greatest effort into the implementation of international norms and standards, so that IT services – a key resource for organizations – are always operational,” said Felipe Gomez Jaramillo, Data Center Cloud and Security Director in Cirion for the Andean Region.
“This recognition means that the data center was designed and built to maintain high availability of IT services, even during the execution of maintenance work or replacement of any white area distribution or capacity component. We have the required coverage, the service and the necessary customer care model to ensure the highest quality, availability and security to support our customers’ business.”
There are four levels of certifications issued by the Uptime Institute, and Tier III is among the most advanced ones. Companies interested in receiving this certification must meet various requirements, have strict preventive maintenance procedures for their infrastructure, processes and operations.
As far as connectivity is concerned, they must hold a complete network, physical routes and independent access cameras, as well as an ultra-low latency network.
