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Business Continuity Management |ISO 22301

This standard provides a control framework for managing business continuity in an organization. Business continuity management reduces the likelihood of disruptive incidents, and if any do occur, the organization is ready to respond appropriately, dramatically reducing the potential damage from such an incident.

Benefits of the certification

  • mitigation of systems failure impacts;
  • processes and procedures adapted for business continuity;
  • reduced critical incident time;
  • maintains service delivery even when critical incidents occur;
  • regular systems testing.

NAP (Network Access Point): What is it and how can it help you?

Have you ever wondered how corporate connectivity details impact network performance and business strategy?

The truth is that many people don’t know which factors can affect their connectivity. For companies, understanding these concepts is essential – and especially when it comes to NAP (Network Access Point).

After all, the Internet that supplies your business network (usually) does not leave the provider (ISP) to connect directly to your company.

In fact, there are several variables along this path. Everything depends not only on the geographic possibilities of the place, but also on what companies that provide the service and which technologies they use.

NAP (Network Access Point) is a great solution that telecommunications companies have found to allow their customers to make successful connections, expanding their reach without losing internet connection quality.

But how does that affect internet connectivity for organizations?

Having a NAP (Network Access Point) location increases the variety and performance of your connections and improves the interconnection with your Data Centers, as is the case with Ascenty customers.

However, before you start, you should have a firm grasp of this concept and what benefits it brings to businesses. Keep reading to learn more about NAP!

NAP (Network Access Point): What is it and how does it work?
NAP (Network Access Point) is one or more locations with a high level of connectivity and several options to access the main carriers and content. In it, different providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies set up their POPs (Points of Presence), allowing any business to easily use their connectivity services.

The interconnection between these lines and companies allows customers to reach any location on the globe through the connections provided by the NAP.

What are the characteristics of an NAP (Network Access Point)?

Carrier Neutral;
Easy and cheap acquisition of Cross Connection or Golden Jumper;
Several national and international carriers available;
Traffic exchange points (IX.br);
Content providers;
Leading Cloud Service Providers available (Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Google, IBM Cloud). 
Why does your company need an NAP (Network Access Point)?


Any company whose strategy includes developing a regional and global reach, vertical growth for IT environments, adopting hybrid environments, multicloud environments or even interconnecting its environments with multiple suppliers, partners or service providers must be part of an NAP (Network Access Point). After all, it’s the ideal place for them to reach their connectivity and growth targets quickly and easily.

Because it’s a point with several connectivity options, it also offers extreme flexibility to adapt to each company’s strategy. In other words, companies that originally needed to connect with North America and adjusted their strategy to start doing business with Europe can easily acquire connections within the NAP, often acquiring a Cross Connect or Golden Jumper to plug into carriers that serve this region.

By itself, this characteristic of the NAP considerably increases the quality and variety of the connection as a whole. NAPs are usually also recognized for the high volume of information transferred and the large number of companies that are part of this location.

It’s the perfect solution for anyone paying too much for their internet connection, international connections or interconnection. NAP lowers costs and offers a powerful, low-latency connection.

In addition, the interconnection environment promotes an ecosystem where corporate networks not only remain stable, but are scaled. And that takes much more than just connectivity – you also need full-time availability, which the NAP (Network Service Point) provides.

In general, the NAP (Network Access Point) is the ultimate solution for companies looking for a high level of connectivity quality standards.

Benefits of the Ascenty NAP


Ascenty is setting up an NAP (Network Access Point) in São Paulo to enhance its customers’ connection.

This point will also offer an interconnection with the company’s entire ecosystem, enabling customers of any Ascenty Data Center to leverage its benefits to improve their connectivity.

This is possible because the company does not require its customers to set up physical POPs within the Ascenty Data Centers, since it is Carrier Neutral and connectivity is made through integrations and cross connections, either through any carrier or its own network. This is the best path to reach the main carriers, providers and content that the market can offer and demand.
 

Why is it important for a Data Center and an NAP to be Carrier Neutral?
 

Simply because it allows them to enable any level of connectivity from any carrier, regardless of which provider your company has chosen.

When it comes to the infrastructure, Ascenty’s NAP (Network Access Point) customers can also rely on the dedication of a leading data center infrastructure provider throughout Latin America.

Excellence in providing high quality standards in connection is one of the core businesses of the company, which has its own fiber optic network, in addition to more than 60 providers spread across Brazil.

Need to improve the quality of your connection, adding redundancy and more security for your data? Talk to one of our specialists right now and find out how the NAP (Network Access Point) solution can solve your connectivity problems!

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Ascenty announces three new data centers in Latin America

Company expands its network from 18 to 21 facilities and strengthens its leadership in the region

Ascenty, the leading data center company in the Latin American market, started 2020 by announcing the construction of a new data center in Chile and two other projects in Mexico. With the investments, the company now has 21 data centers in total, and expands its network to meet the demands of customers in Latin American countries.

The second data center in Chile is being built on the company’s campus in Santiago and will be launched by the second half of 2021. With approximately 24,000 sqm in floor space, the Chile 2 data center will bring power capacity in the campus up to 30 MVA.

“Latin America is a promising growth region for Ascenty. Over the past few years, we have received investments from Digital Realty and Brookfield, and have studied the market to grow our operations in countries other than Brazil. Now, we have solidified this leadership strategy with the announcement of three new facilities in the region, which will boost business opportunities and expand our scope,” said Chris Torto, CEO of Ascenty.

Besides its 21 data centers, Ascenty has an interconnection ecosystem that features 4,500 kilometers of dedicated fiber-optic network, connecting all of the data centers in operation with the world’s leading cloud providers and cable landing stations in Brazil. The company’s facilities are carrier neutral, which allows its customers to connect through any carrier or through its own dedicated network.

Roberto Rio Branco, VP of Marketing and Institutional Relations at Ascenty, notes that “in addition to investing in quality infrastructure, Ascenty’s differential is our dedication to customer service, providing flexibility and agility to solve any business challenge, and ensuring the best service in the shortest time. The management focus on exclusive and consultative customer service is one of the factors that has guided our growth on a successful journey.”

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Ascenty opens second data center in Vinhedo

Ascenty, the leading data center company focused on the Latin American market, added yet another data center to its network. Located at the company’s mega campus in the town of Vinhedo, the facility is expected to start operations in the second half of 2020. The company invested BRL 200 million in the data center, which has 24,000 sqm in floor space and raises the power capacity in the campus to 40 MVA.

“With this second facility in Vinhedo, we now have 18 data centers in our portfolio, which means that we have more than doubled our operations since 2018, when we had eight data centers operating in Brazil,” said Marcos Siqueira, VP of Operations at Ascenty.

“This growth rate (125%) was made possible by the investments received from Digital Realty and Brookfield over the past year. Our business growth has been driven by strong demand for infrastructure in the region, which is growing along with the cloud market and innovations in the telecommunications market,” he highlighted.

Altogether, Ascenty has 14 data centers operating in Brazil and four others under construction, which are expected to open by the end of 2020. The company connects all facilities to its dedicated fiber-optic network (4,500 kilometers), ensuring direct connectivity to global cloud providers. Below is a list of all of the company’s data centers:

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Ascenty opens its 14th data center in Brazil and largest in Latin America

Ascenty, the leading data center company focused on the Latin American market, opened the largest data center in Latin America in the town of Vinhedo, Brazil. The audacious project cost BRL 500 million for its first phase of construction, and features 40,000 sqm in total area and 40 MVA power capacity distributed across five buildings.

The Vinhedo data center is the company’s fourteenth unit to start operations in Brazil and is a part of Ascenty’s significant investments in the Latin American market. “The data center sector continues to grow and will be impacted by the advent of new technologies such as 5G, in addition to the need to bring data closer to end users. This will be both a challenging movement and a great opportunity to continue expanding our operations. The announcements for this mega data center in Vinhedo and our first unit in Chile are the result of a promising market and strong demand in the region,” said Pablo Campagnac, VP of New Business at Ascenty.

In addition to the high-quality infrastructure of its data centers, Ascenty also invests in first-rate connectivity between all environments, with high resiliency and low latency, through a dedicated fiber-optic network that links the data centers to the world’s leading cloud providers.

“Through a network that spans over 4,500 kilometers, we are able to connect not only the customers who are installed at any of our 14 data centers, but also companies that still store their data in-house. We do this quickly, easily and safely. This is why we have become premium cloud connect partners for companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Google and Oracle,” noted Pablo Campagnac, VP of New Business at Ascenty.

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Because flexibility is essential in security related matters

Information Security is a great ally in harm-reduction strategies and flexibility is a major differential during database attacks. Security is essential when dealing with extremely important and confidential information, as it provides reliability, demonstrates compliance during audits or regulatory inspections and ensures business continuity in the event of a failure or attack on the system.

There are several flexible technologies available for crisis prevention and resolution. They include:

Install an AntiSpam program

E-mails are a very important communication channel and can also be an entry point for viruses or other system hacks. Using an AntiSpam program is a simple and flexible way of protecting the computer and the company network. This tool helps select unwanted messages and removes them from your inbox. This means that employees do not lose time deleting infected e-mails.

Invest in a digital Certificate

This technology allows the user to safely conduct online transactions and communications. The digital certificate acts as a virtual identity of a private individual or company, device or website. This digital signature guarantees authenticity and integrity of the most sensitive data. This technology can be used for counterfeiting and fraud prevention.

Use a content filter

Your company’s internal network can have content filter tools to stop users access sensitive data or block malicious entities that may pose a risk to the company or its network. This tool provides an edge by providing extra security via site keywords. Furthermore, these filters increase productivity by preventing access to certain websites that are not directly work-related, such as online gaming sites.

Protect your network against DDoS attacks

DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks overload company network connectivity, which includes desktops, notebooks, cloud services, providers and IoT (Internet of Things) devices. Each of these devices could become an entry point for hackers to try and infiltrate the network after DDoS attacks.

This demonstrates the importance of prevention and adoption of a DDoS attack management system, in order to stop high volume traffic affecting equipment that provides connectivity and internet access. These attacks could also be used to draw attention away from attacks intended to steal data and carry out other crimes.

The speed these attacks are dealt with is extremely important and they can be prevented without disconnecting or switching off any servers. There are solutions that you can adopt that have been specifically developed to protect your company from these kinds of threats.

Cloud backup

Backing up to cloud serves makes a huge difference in times of crisis, speeding up recovery of sensitive data that a needs to keep running. Cloud computing is the best option for fast data recovery. This technology also can keep your systems up to date and secure. There are several cloud service options that offer protection and you can even use different services depending on your business requirements.

End point security

It is extremely important to focus on your end points! Failure to address mobile devices, desktops and notebook could threaten your entire security strategy. This security measure blocks pen drive access to networks, avoiding unwarranted data transfers that could damage or infect your network.

Security solutions are an important issue for all types of organization and security technologies enhance service performance. This means security is a crucial aspect when dealing with information. Did this article help you to find solutions and promote information security? Contact our specialists!

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Vitória Hotels enhances its IT environment with Ascenty infrastructure

We proudly present the positive results of our partnership with Vitoria Hotels, a chain that runs 5 hotels in Campinas, Paulinia and Indaiatuba. At the end of 2014, the customer transferred a large part of their structure to an Ascenty Data Center, leading to increased security for all its information and processes and greater real-time availability and redundancy.

The Chain

Vitória Hotels relies on the Ascenty market-leading services, a high density co-location structure that ensures more efficient data protection as well as increased availability and redundancy for all operating systems. To support this infrastructure, the customer also hired the dedicated lan-to-lan links on Ascenty’s proprietary network, guaranteeing lower latency and more robust Internet access, as well as the convenience of contracting everything from a single data center and link provider.

Customer Services

The Ascenty data center met all of Vitória Hotels’ requirements, providing the necessary technical differentials that the project required, such as high quality customer service and robust infrastructure, as well as certificates that guarantee data security and protection.

“Ascenty’s excellent technical support, the quality of the infrastructure, robust data protection and real-time redundancy were the differentials that made this partnership work. We also plan to transfer all of our data to the Ascenty Data Centers in the near future”, says André Luiz Dario, TI Manager at Vitória Hotels.

“We are very happy with our partnership with Vitória Hotels. We work hard to understand all of our customers’ requirements so we are able offer a meaningful service that reduces costs by increasing availability and fully securing their information”, says Roberto Rio Branco, Marketing, Sales and Institutional Director at Ascenty. “In addition to our physical security, which includes power contingency plans, triple infrastructure redundancy and many other resources, we also hold the most stringent cyber security certificates, proving that Ascenty is a partner you can depend on to store and process critical data securely”, he adds.

About Vitória Hotels

The hotel chain was founded in 2000 when the Residence NewPort unit, ideal for long-term stays, was unveiled in Campinas. Over the following 16 years, Vitória expanded across the Campinas metropolitan region and currently manages five hotels, three in Campinas (Vitória Hotel Concept Campinas, Residence New Port and Vitória Hotel Express Dom Pedro), one in Indaiatuba (Vitória Hotel Convention Indaiatuba) and the most recent unit in Paulinia (Vitória Hotel Convention Paulínia). All of the Chain’s ventures conform to high quality standards and are constantly striving for service excellence, all of which has made the company a benchmark for hotels across the state of Sao Paulo. Importantly, besides the hotels, the Chain also manages eight restaurants offering a variety of cuisines which have won awards from Veja Campinas Comer&Beber magazine, including the Bellini Ristorante (Mediterranean cuisine), Kindai (Asian) and Esquinica (Contemporary). To find out more, please visit www.vitoriahoteis.com.br

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