International digital services company Atos has successfully certified against the Cloud Industry Forum's (CIF) Code of Practice, demonstrating its commitment to transparency, accountability and capability in the provision of cloud services.
According to the Cloud Service Provider (CSP), best practice schemes, such as the Code of Practice, are key if the cloud industry is to arrive at maturity.
Atos is a digital services company with 2013 pro forma annual revenue of €10 billion and 86,000 employees in 66 countries.
Serving a global client base, the Group provides Consulting & Systems Integration services, Managed Services & BPO, Cloud operations, Big Data & Security solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry.
Rob Price, Head of Digital at Atos UK & Ireland, said: "As the industry continues to move and evolve at such pace it's important that we can publicly demonstrate our adherence to best practice.
"The next stage in the evolution of the cloud industry hinges on our ability to provide reassurances to the market that we can meet high industry standards, which is why schemes like the Code of Practice are so valuable."
Alex Hilton, CEO of the Cloud Industry Forum, added: "The CIF Code of Practice is all about building trust in the cloud industry between cloud users and cloud suppliers.
"Organisations seeking to use cloud services need a straightforward way to qualify potential suppliers that will accurately define the services offered and standards of operations and security."