The CEEDA Assessment - What will be assessed?

The assessment of the Data Centre is coordinated by a BCS Accredited Programme Provider (APP). Currently this is DatacenterDynamics. The assessment is undertaken by independent, fully trained and qualified Assessors.

The result of the assessment is then audited by an Audit Provider (AP) on behalf of BCS. Currently this is ITAASL.

Based on the result of the assessment and the audit, BCS determines whether the data centre will receive an award and, if appropriate, the level of the award.

The Assessment and the three levels of the Award

The assessment will measure the performance of the data centre against the following key areas which are defined in detail within the CEEDA programme:

• Data Centre Utilisation
• IT Equipment and Services
• Cooling
• Data Centre Power Equipment
• Data Centre Building
• Monitoring

To achieve Gold level there are strict criteria covering the following areas:

Management of existing IT equipment and services

Management of existing IT equipment and services
• Data Management policy
• Air flow management and design
• Cooling management
• Temperature and humidity settings
• High efficiency cooling plant
• Energy use and environmental measurement
• Energy use and environmental collection and logging
• Involvement of organisational groups
• Consideration of embedded energy in devices

Energy efficiency to be taken into account with the following:

• Selection and deployment of new IT equipment
• Resilience level and provisioning
• Deployment of new IT services
• Free and economised cooling
• Computer room air conditioners
• Energy use and environmental reporting
• Data Centre must have an annual PUE of less than 1.5 during the 12 months prior to the assessment date.

NOTE: this is not the complete list of assessment criteria, comprehensive details of the assessment will be given upon receipt of application request.