Our Data Centers

Our customers face an ever-increasing compliance burden, and this is why PEER 1 Hosting is compliant with standards of SSAE 16, CSAE 3416, and ISAE 3402. These accreditation’s reflect controls which are in place over a period of time, commonly referred to within the industry as Type II. Our SSAE 16 certification, or equivalent (CSAE 3416 and ISAE 3402), shifts a bit of the financial reporting burden from our customers to PEER 1, as our customers can use our certification report to satisfy their own auditors. What this means is that we have undergone an independent, in-depth audit of our control activities. This includes how we manage the hosting and network technologies and services that we provide to our customers. We renew this certification annually as it ensures that our internal controls are kept to the highest standards. PEER 1 Hosting is also a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, Red Hat® Advanced Hosting Partner, and Safe Harbor certified.

PEER 1 Hosting is a member of CIS (Center for Internet Security). CIS is a nonprofit organization that serves as a central resource for the development and delivery of high-quality, timely products and services. This assists its partners in government, academia, the private sector, and the general public in improving their cybersecurity posture. CIS Security Benchmarks, a division of CIS, is an online community of organizations and individuals seeking actionable security resources. As part of this community, PEER 1 has access to Consensus Security Configuration Benchmarks, Scoring Tools, Consensus Security Metric definitions, and discussion forums where we are an integral stakeholder in collaborating on security best practices. PEER 1 has leveraged these resources to develop Hardened Operating System templates that are available to PEER 1 customers who need an extra level of security to comply with Requirement 2.3 of the PCI DSS Standards.

Our heating ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) systems have full particle filtering and humidity control. The climate within each of our data centers is maintained according to ASHRAE Guidelines. This ensures your mission-critical dedicated server and hardware is functioning at its best.

Unlike some providers, we don’t rely solely on the local power grid to guarantee around-the-clock power. Our on-site diesel-powered generators and uninterruptible power systems (UPS) deliver redundant power if a critical incident occurs. This ensures all operations are uninterrupted and your dedicated servers remain online. We regularly test our infrastructure to make sure it performs as designed in the event of an emergency. We back it all up with our 100% Power Service Level Agreement (SLA) and 100% Network Uptime SLA.

Our data centers are locked and guarded, and can only be accessed by authorized PEER 1 Hosting personnel. Monitored closed circuit television systems and on-site security teams vigilantly protect our data centers around the clock. In addition, we employ military-grade pass card access and biometric finger scan units† provide even further security.