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ISO 22237 is a fundamental tool for designing, building, and managing data centers efficiently, securely, and reliably. By following the guidelines of this standard, companies can ensure the operational continuity of their services and protect their customers’ data.
What is ISO 22237?
The ISO/IEC TS 22237 standard, also known as the ISO/IEC Technical Specification 22237, provides technical guidelines and requirements for the design, construction, implementation, and operation of data centers.
Its primary goal is to establish the best practices and criteria to ensure energy efficiency, reliability, security, and sustainability of data centers. In particular:
- Reliability & Availability: it defines requirements and procedures to ensure service reliability and service uptime, including risk management, business continuity planning, and emergency management.
- Physical & Logical Security: it provides guidelines for physical security, such as access controls, video surveillance, and fire protection, as well as logical security measures, including system access control, data protection, and cybersecurity threat management.
- Energy Management: it emphasizes energy efficiency optimization, offering guidance on energy monitoring, efficient cooling solutions, and performance assessment.
- Environmental Sustainability: it encourages sustainable practices to minimize environmental impact, including efficient resource utilization, waste management, renewable energy adoption, and overall environmental impact assessment.
Certification
What is ISO 22237?
The ISO/IEC TS 22237 standard, also known as the ISO/IEC Technical Specification 22237, provides technical guidelines and requirements for the design, construction, implementation, and operation of data centers.
Its primary goal is to establish the best practices and criteria to ensure energy efficiency, reliability, security, and sustainability of data centers. In particular:
- Reliability & Availability: it defines requirements and procedures to ensure service reliability and service uptime, including risk management, business continuity planning, and emergency management.
- Physical & Logical Security: it provides guidelines for physical security, such as access controls, video surveillance, and fire protection, as well as logical security measures, including system access control, data protection, and cybersecurity threat management.
- Energy Management: it emphasizes energy efficiency optimization, offering guidance on energy monitoring, efficient cooling solutions, and performance assessment.
- Environmental Sustainability: it encourages sustainable practices to minimize environmental impact, including efficient resource utilization, waste management, renewable energy adoption, and overall environmental impact assessment.
ISO 22237 is a fundamental tool for designing, building, and managing data centers efficiently, securely, and reliably. By following the guidelines of this standard, companies can ensure the operational continuity of their services and protect their customers’ data.
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GERICO assists organizations in achieving and maintaining compliance with ISO/IEC 22237 for data center design, construction and operation, specifically focusing on Part 1 and Part 7 of the standard:
- ISO/IEC 22237 – 1 “Information technology – Data center facilities and infrastructures – Part 1 General concepts”
- ISO/IEC 22237 – 7 “Information technology – Data center facilities and infrastructures – Part 7 Management and operational information”.
ISO/IEC 22237-1 – General Concepts:
This section outlines foundational principles for designing and defining a Data Center, requiring organizations to:
- Conduct a Business Risk Analysis (BIA) focused on Data Center objectives and risk assessment for availability targets.
- Define the appropriate Availability Class based on the risk assessment.
- Ensure the Protection Classes of Data Center Spaces and Pathways.
- Select the Energy Efficiency Enablement level.
- Ensure the implementation of the Design Principles and maintain a Design Reference Document.
ISO/IEC 22237-7 – Management and Operational Information:
Unlike ANSI TIA and similar standards, Part 7 introduces a management model that goes beyond technical and infrastructural requirements, ensuring operational excellence. Compliance is demonstrated by:
- Establishing a strategy aligned with business requirements.
- Formalizing operational processes and management policies.
- Implementing a structured incident management process.
- Defining and monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including energy efficiency metrics.
- Applying asset management rules to optimize Data Center operations.
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GERICO supports organizations that have or need to build a Date Center in achieving compliance with ISO/IEC 22237 for Data Centers, focusing on Part 1 and Part 7 of the standard:
- ISO/IEC 22237-1 – “Information technology – Data center facilities and infrastructures – Part 1 General Concepts
- ISO/IEC 22237-7 – “Information technology – Data center facilities and infrastructures-Part 7 Management and Operational Information
We work alongside your company to define and formalize the key processes required for compliance:
- Business Risk Analysis.
- Availability Class.
- Data Center Process Management.
- Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
- Operations Policies & Procedures.
