From C5 to
1A compliant.

Our certificates are your secure bank. Sometimes even literally.

At German Edge Cloud, data and application security is in our DNA. Both technically and organizationally. In everything from emergency scenarios to sustainability.

Thanks to our expertise, including in the financial services industry, we at German Edge Cloud have a good understanding of the needs and requirements of highly regulated industries – especially as a German cloud company.

We have implemented these requirements in our cloud solutions and can therefore offer outstanding options for mapping core processes and other workloads.

These capabilities are complemented by our internal guidelines and processes, which are structured according to the specific, detailed focal points of the C5 requirements catalog of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). We thus enable our customers to take advantage of the cloud while being audit-proof and complying with applicable laws and regulatory requirements.

Our security is your best argument:

Audit-proof outsourcing
German cloud provider
GDPR compliance
Integrity and confidentiality of data storage
Maximum data security
Physical security thanks to ISO 27001

Legally compliant business processes
Continuous improvement through the use of ISMS
Recertification of existing certifications to ensure up-to-date adherence to compliance requirements
Excellent financial sector expertise
Guarantee of high quality standards
Minimization of liability and business risks

Certification of our data centers

Data center

ISO 27001 ISMS based on IT protection

German Edge Cloud’s data centers are ISO 27001-certified information security management systems (ISMS). The basis of this certification is the basic level of IT protection defined by the BSI. The catalog of requirements for this certification deals with the setup, implementation, operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of all processes within the data center.

Your benefits:

Constant availability of all important core processes
Protection of your operative business processes
Optimization of process and IT costs

Data center

ISO 9001 Quality Management

In order to meet the ever-increasing demands of market situations and growing customer requirements, German Edge Cloud has introduced a process-oriented quality management system. Our three Tier 3-certified data centers operate on a basis of standardized processes and continuous improvement.

Your benefits:

Best practices for your internal processes
Implementation of individual requirements in the market, customer, and industry sectors
Securing your operative business by minimizing risks

Data center

ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management

Thanks to its ISO 22301 certificate, German Edge Cloud has a qualified risk management system within its data centers that triggers standardized alerting and escalation processes in a timely manner in IT emergency situations.

Your benefits:

Active risk minimization
Increasing of business process stability
Quick identification of future threats

Data center

ISO 50001 Energy Management System

We offer green, affordable computing power, with an ISO certification that ensures your data is stored in a sustainable data center.

Your benefits:

Reduction of your energy consumption costs
Reduction of your ecological footprint
Shared social responsibility

Data center

ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

With the increasing awareness and growing importance of environmental management, German Edge Cloud assumes responsibility toward its own employees and customers with its ISO 14001 data center certification.

Your benefits:

Improving the environmental awareness of employees and customers
Shared social responsibility

Data center

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)

German Edge Cloud uses PCI-DSS certified data centers to ensure that you are compliant with the security requirements for payment transactions using credit card data and compliance with the requirements for data-processing network environments.

Your benefits:

Data security: increased customer confidence through protection against financial losses
Cost reduction: German Edge Cloud already meets PCI compliance requirements for your company

Data center

Tier 3

The state-of-the-art IT infrastructure of the German Edge Cloud data centers complies with the Tier 3 standard. By distributing across multiple locations, higher availability is achieved on the platform layer.

Your benefits:

Redundant power supply via two independent feeds
Nine security zones
Up to 72 h diesel/emergency power supply

Platform

Imminent C5 certification

German Edge Cloud is currently in the process of implementing the requirements defined by the BSI for assessing the information security of cloud services. On achieving this certification, German Edge Cloud will be one of the few cloud providers with C5 certification. This certification includes technical and organizational measures for designing secure and, above all, audit-proof business processes. As a result, we will be able to guarantee our customers that their highly confidential data is available at all times, but also secure, in accordance with the BSI requirements catalog.

Your benefits:

Audit-proof outsourcing
German cloud provider, audited according to German legal standards
Compliance with GDPR
Integrity and confidentiality of data storage, maximum data security
Continuous improvement through ISMS

Platform

Certified Kubernetes

The German Edge Cloud Kubernetes platform has been officially certified by CNCF. The software’s conformity ensures that the Kubernetes version supports the required APIs as well as open source community versions.

Your benefits:

Assurance that your Kubernetes applications run on a secure and certified platform that meets the latest international standards

Company

ISAE 3402 (Type I and II) – International Standard on Assurance Engagements

German Edge Cloud’s internal control system is certified according to the ISAE 3402 standard (Type I and II). ISAE Type I examines the suitability of the controls with regard to the control description and implementation; Type II also examines the effectiveness within a specified time period. To obtain certification, the internal control system is subjected to numerous tests and checked for effectiveness.

Your benefits: