A screenshot from Datacraft's website shows its data center framework
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Data center research organization Uptime Institute (www.uptimeinstitute.org) announced on Wednesday that it has certified five Datacraft (www.datacraft-asia.com) onecloud data centers in India with its Tier III certification. The organization says this level of certification indicates “true” 24×7 availability and ensures no downtime occurs.
Uptime Institute says it is currently processing 11 Tier III and IV certifications in India. According to the press release, these agreements were signed within the last four months demonstrating “the level of demand and explosive growth of the Indian market for highly available data centers.”
According to India’s new national census, the population is about 1.21 billion people, or 17 percent of the world population.
“Datacraft exemplifies market leadership in India with Uptime Institute’s Tiers Classification and Certification System, distinguishing Datacraft as exceptional among Indian providers with independent verification of continuous availability,” Martin McCarthy, Uptime Institute executive chairman said in a statement. ”Tier Certification is insurance for substantial data center investment without impacting or restricting important speed to market. We anticipate that Tier Certification will become commonly adopted in the booming Indian data center market by top enterprises and service providers who want to assure investment value and ensure that business objectives of availability can be met.”
Uptime Institute will certify a total of six Datacraft onecloud data centers this year. The firm says that once completed “will represent the largest portfolio of Tier Certified data centers in the world.”
“The fact that all six of our data center facilities in India will be Uptime Institute Tier III Certified by the end of 2011 illustrates our commitment to deliver best-in-class services,” Dilip Kumar, COO of Datacraft Asia stated. “These facilities, built in partnership with BSNL, operate under the brand onecloud – and provide a comprehensive range of co-location, hosted, cloud and managed services, particularly to the government and public sectors. With the Uptime Institute Certification, our clients can be assured that our IT services provide business continuity, security and system availability to world-class standards. Tier III Certification gives our data centers a mark of excellence.”
In January, Uptime Institute named senior technology editor Matt Stansberry as the organization’s director of content and publications.
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