{"id":2515,"date":"2016-09-26T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/?p=2515"},"modified":"2016-09-26T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T15:00:35","slug":"iso22301","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/iso22301\/","title":{"rendered":"Azure proves leadership in disaster readiness by becoming the first hyper-scale cloud to achieve ISO 22301 certification"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many of you have asked us about how we plan and prepare in Azure so that you can learn from our best practices as well as have the peace of mind that your applications, and data, are safe and available in Azure. Today we are pleased to announce that Microsoft Azure has achieved ISO 22301 certification<\/a>. Microsoft is the first hyper-scale cloud provider to achieve this important certification that ensures your Azure applications are backed by the highest standard for business continuity and disaster preparedness.<\/p>\n

For years, we\u2019ve heard from organizations about the importance of disaster preparedness and continuous improvement in their operations to ensure their IT systems can survive, and be restored, in the aftermath of major incidents (such as natural disasters, power outages, or cyber-attacks). As of today, we are the only major cloud provider to prove our commitment of being fully prepared for all eventualities through this internationally recognized standard for business continuity, ISO 22301. Our ISO 22301 certification is applicable across both our Azure public and Azure Government clouds.<\/p>\n

What does Azure achieving ISO 22301 provide? It gives you the assurance that you can trust Microsoft Azure with your mission critical applications by providing an extensive independent 3rd party audit of all aspects of Azure\u2019s business continuity<\/u>.\u00a0This includes the following:<\/p>\n