What does it mean for a data center colocation provider to be PCI Compliant?
A data center provides the facility for companies and merchants to conduct their business. In that capacity, the data center provider has specific responsibilities that have to be PCI Compliant. A merchant or company that is located within a PCI Compliant data center is not then PCI Compliant, each merchant or company claiming PCI Compliance must have and be able to provide their own attestation of compliance.
