The federal government has certified the first three data centre providers under its new hosting certification framework, with all protected-level data now expected to be stored in these facilities. Employment minister Stuart Robert, who holds responsiblity for the government’s digital agenda, late on Friday revealed that the first providers had received the green tick, without disclosing their names.
A spokesperson for the Digital Transformation Agency told iTnews this week that three providers on the government's data centre panel had been afforded the coveted ‘certified strategic’ tag.
‘Certified strategic hosting provider’ is the highest level assurance, and requires data centres and managed services providers to allow the government to specify ownership and control conditions.
The lesser certification is ‘certified assured hosting provider’ – the minimum buy-in for data centre and managed services providers wanting to host protected-level data or government-wide systems....MORE
