What is SAS70?

The Tonaquint Data Center has completed the SAS 70 audit, so what does this mean for your business? The SAS 70 audit process includes an in-depth audit examination of the effectiveness of a service organization's internal controls. A SAS 70 audit is important to public companies in the US that are required to comply with the terms of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002. The Tonaquint Data Center's audit process, along with our HIPAA compliance, offers all clients in our facility the following competitive benefits:

1. Assurance that the internal controls within the data center are in place, are suitably designed, and are operating effectively.
2. Assurance that physical access, IT infrastructure, data and network are secured against certain threats.
3. Assurance that the data center's control policies and procedures have been evaluated and reviewed by an independent third party.
4. Confidence that colocating with our data center which has undergone a SAS 70 audit provides its clients the ability to assure their own customers that their data and information is secure, helping them keep, attract, and build their business.
5. Many of our clients are able to spare themselves the auditing process and expense by outsourcing their IT infrastructure to Tonaquint SAS 70 audited facility.