Cloud Industry Forum Awards First Certifications To The CSP Code Of Practice

The first certifications to the Cloud Service Provider Code of Practice established by the Cloud Industry Forum, designed to promote trust, security and transparency within the sector, have been announced.

Four industry members of the Cloud Industry Forum and one non-member are the first to gain certification. ChannelCloud UK/Ireland, Rise, Unit4 and Webroot, all members of CIF, as well as Nexus AB are the first to formally be recognised as Certified against the Cloud Service Provider Code of Practice.

The Code of Practice enables participating vendors to promote online confidence and trust in their brand to the end user community by ensuring that they offer end users appropriate transparency about their business and services, commitment to operational capabilities and practices, and executive accountability for the declarations made to achieve Certification. By achieving Certification the Cloud Service Provider enables the end user to have confidence that they can