SAS 70 Audit CDW’s Hosting and Managed Services Practice completes a yearly Statement of Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II audit. The SAS 70 audit is an internationally recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
A SAS 70 differentiates CDW from its competitors by demonstrating the establishment of effective control objectives and control activities. The clean (unqualified) opinion expressed in this audit provides confirmation of the strength of CDW’s quality control activities and processes in relation to our hosting environment and managed services.
Our Promise — A Commitment to Excellence The successful completion of the SAS 70 audit validates CDW’s high standards for its Hosting and Managed Services management objectives including security (facility, network, personnel, etc.), availability, operational process integrity, maintainability, performance and customer service.
Between our establishment of ITIL best practices as the foundation for our hosting environment and managed services and our achievement of a favorable opinion from our SAS 70 audit, CDW demonstrates our commitment to providing our customers with a safe, well-controlled environment in which they can host their In today’s economy, controls and safeguards that protect customers’ data are required features of IT service products.
CDW has addressed these quality and control considerations through our IT governance structure, which is based on the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). CDW sought out independent verification of our service safety, quality and compliance with industry standards in order to protect our customers’ interests.