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 access relevant and
meaningful information in a structured way that has been accepted
by the Cloud Industry Forum to enable rational assessment.
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