Confirmation hosts data in the EU through relationship with Equinix

Local data centre provides European customers security and privacy assurances

DUBLIN, IRELAND (15 August 2018) – Confirmation, the leading provider of online audit confirmations, announces they are now hosting data within the EU through an extension of their relationship with Equinix, one of the world’s premier data centre service providers.

Equinix’s newly-constructed Tier III facility just outside Dublin offers many connectivity advantages for Confirmation users and partners, and is designed specifically to deliver 24/7 availability for mission-critical IT systems.

"We know that data privacy and security are paramount in today's world of doing business electronically, and that's why we're working with Equinix's team in Dublin to satisfy the needs of our European clients," says Dave Malone, President of International Sales at Confirmation. "Our customers can now use Confirmation for global and local audit confirmation requests while at the same time providing European clients, governing bodies, and partners with the security and privacy assurances they require."

The Equinix facility that hosts the Confirmation data is PCI-DSS compliant and holds the following certifications:

  • ISO 22301
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 5000
  • OHSAS 18001

Says Dan Zangwill, Chief Security Officer at Confirmation, "We're very excited to be hosting Confirmation data within Europe through our partnership with Equinix. Aside from top-level security and all the other benefits they provide, they use 100% green electricity, which aligns with our vision and values."

In addition to the certifications held by the Equinix data centre, Confirmation is GDPR compliant, U.S.-EU/Swiss Privacy Shield Certified, and has a TRUSTe Certified privacy policy. Confirmation services are ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified annually.

About Confirmation

Confirmation is the world's leading provider of secure online audit confirmations, trusted by more than 850,000 clients in 160 countries. Today, more than 16,000 accounting firms use Confirmation to confirm more than $1 trillion USD annually with responding companies, financial institutions, and law firms.

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