AZRamp Authorization
phoenixNAP Data Center
Arizona Security, Privacy, Risk & Authorization Management Program for sensitive and public data protection
phoenixNAP Data Center Authorization
As a data center that follows strict security standards, phoenixNAP has successfully completed Arizona Security, Privacy, Risk & Authorization Management Program (AZRamp) Moderate Impact review. Within the review process, the company has submitted the necessary documentation that confirms its systems and internal policies are in line with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework. With this authorization, phoenixNAP can handle sensitive, public, and confidential data.
The review has been carried out for the following products/services:
How does AZRamp Work?
AZRamp focuses on Arizona-based cloud service providers, requiring them to provide evidence on security systems, procedures, and policies they use to ensure protection of sensitive and public data. Relying on the NIST framework, the program includes documentations outlining processes related to threat identification, protection, detection, response, and recovery. Only vendors with strict security systems and procedures in place are granted authorization to access, transmit, process, and/or store State of Arizona “Confidential” information.
This way AZRamp helps standardize the assessment process and ensure reliable cloud implementations.
Within the process, the vendors are required to provide documentation that they:
Standardizing Cloud Security
With cloud security being one of the critical requirements for modern businesses, Arizona Security, Privacy, Risk & Authorization Management Program (AZRamp) aims to provide a standardized approach to evaluating cloud vendors’ data protection systems and processes. Based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework, the program requires vendors to provide documentation showing they meet required controls to protect public and sensitive data.
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phoenixNAP Data Center
Strategically positioned at the intersection of two major fiber routes in Phoenix, Arizona, phoenixNAP’s data center is the state’s interconnectivity hub. The facility includes two meet-me-rooms, offering access to more than 40 bandwidth, network, and telecom carriers in the U.S. and worldwide. It is also Arizona’s only AWS Direct Connect and Google Cloud Interconnect edge location, enabling you to directly connect to your Amazon or Google cloud services.
Through its network of 17 data center and network PoPs in the U.S., Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, phoenixNAP gives you global reach, consistent performance, and complete reliability.
Strategic Colocation Location
Phoenix, Arizona, is one of the fastest growing economies in the U.S. and a strategic location to set up a data center. Thanks to the proximity to major business hubs of the U.S., low energy costs, and availability of skilled staff, Phoenix is providing organizations with critical IT resources at affordable price points. Businesses of all sizes are moving their infrastructure to Phoenix to access advanced compute and network resources at affordable prices.
phoenixNAP’s colocation services are designed to meet a diversity of IT needs. Through state-of-the art power and cooling technologies, advanced interconnectivity options, and a diversity of available services and solutions, phoenixNAP can meet even the most sophisticated infrastructure needs.
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