Open–IX Extends Data Center And Internet Exchange Certifications
Broadened reach addresses accelerating certification demand from Open-IX members and companies globally.
The Open-IX Association (OIX) is now accepting Internet Exchange (OIX-1) and Data Center (OIX-2) certification applications for any Internet Exchange Point or data center worldwide. The declaration extends the application process for OIX standards certifications from North America to the larger global market, emanating from growing interest and requests by Open-IX members and interconnect and data center professionals located in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific as well as other regions across the globe.
“Since its inception, Open-IX has experienced continued momentum for its standards and certification program, growing rapidly amongst data centers and IXPs in the United States,” says Martin Hannigan, co-founder and treasurer of Open-IX Association. “Today, we are announcing another milestone not only for Open-IX, but also the global Internet and Open-IX community. Meeting interest and demand for achieving OIX certification in other countries is crucial to the proliferation of our consensus-based community standards which support the future health and robustness of the Internet as a whole.”