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by Ian Attwood on 17 September 2013
Equinox IT is the first independent IT consulting company to sign as a signatory to the New Zealand Cloud Computing Code of Practice.
Launched in July 2013, CloudCode™ Version 2.0 is a voluntary, disclosure-based, Code of Practice that has been developed to improve the standard of services being provided by cloud service providers. The CloudCode was developed by the New Zealand cloud computing industry, facilitated by the Institute of IT Professionals New Zealand (IITP).
Cloud providers working through the process of becoming signatories include accounting software company Xero, IaaS provider Revera, and secure file host Mega Ltd.
The Code was developed with input from over 250 New Zealand cloud providers, users and other stakeholders over a two-year period and was funded by industry with major contributions from Equinox IT, Gen-I, NZCS, OneNet, Webdrive and Xero with Salesforce.com, Google, EOSS Online Ltd, InternetNZ, NZRise and Systems Advisory Services also contributing.
Equinox IT was been a major contributor to the Code since the first version was launched in early 2011. Dean Sloane, Equinox IT’s Chief Technology Officer has been an active advocate for the adoption of the Code and instrumental in developing the CloudCode disclosures.
“As the cloud continues to transform New Zealand business, it is important that there is an independent Code of Practice – a benchmark – that organisations can have confidence in. Equinox IT is proud to have been a major contributor to the development of the code and to be one of its first signatories. The Institute of IT Professionals is to be congratulated on its leadership of this initiative,” says Equinox IT Director, Paul Ramsay.
“The CloudCode reflects a collective commitment to improve the standard of services provided by cloud service providers, and is already attracting international interest. Why? Because it provides certainty and builds trust.”
Independent cloud computing advice
As a CloudCode signatory and an independent consultancy, Equinox IT provides consulting and advisory services in accordance with the Code of Practice. These services include architecture, technology options analysis, risk assessments, IT governance, performance management and independent quality assurance to help ensure that clients deploying cloud solutions are fully informed and choose the right solution for their needs.
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