Digital Realty Trust, a leading global provider of data centre solutions, has announced that it has completed a SOC 2 Type 2 examination of its U.S. data centre operations using the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Guide: Reporting on Controls at Service Organizations Relevant to Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, or Privacy. 

SOC 2 is a mechanism for service organizations, including data centre providers such as Digital Realty, to report on the design and effectiveness of their security policies, communications, procedures and monitoring based on detailed criteria. This report is intended to meet the needs of a broad range of users that need to understand internal controls at a service organization. 

Source: Market Watch