Introduction
Managing information system security is a priority for every organization. In fact, the level of security provided by software vendors has become a differentiating factor for IT purchase decisions. Quest strives to meet standards designed to provide its customers with their desired level of security as it relates to privacy, confidentiality, integrity and availability.
This document describes the security features of On Demand Migration. This includes access control, protection of customer data, secure network communication, and cryptographic standards.
About On Demand Migration for SharePoint
Use On Demand Migration to migrate Microsoft SharePoint site collections, and the sites, lists, list items, document libraries, and documents contained in the site collections, between Office 365 tenancies.
Most of these services are delivered via Microsoft Azure cloud services.
Architecture overview
The following scheme shows the key components of the On Demand Migration configuration.
Figure 1: High-Level Architecture
Azure datacenter security
Microsoft Azure datacenters have the highest possible physical security and are considered among the most secure and well protected datacenters in the world. They are subject to regular audits and certifications including Service Organization Controls (SOC) 1, SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001:2005.
Relevant references with additional information about the Windows Azure datacenter security can be found here:
- Microsoft Azure Trust Center: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/trusted-cloud/
- Microsoft Trust Center Compliance: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center/compliance/compliance-overview?service=Azure#Icons
- Microsoft’s submission to the Cloud Security Alliance STAR registry: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/star/registry/microsoft/
- Whitepaper: Standard Response to Request for Information – Security and Privacy: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26647
- Microsoft Global Datacenters: Security & Compliance: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/global-datacenters
- Azure data security and encryption best practices: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/data-encryption-best-practices