How Life Sciences Organizations Scale Securely in the Cloud

The role of cloud service providers is evolving rapidly, driven by rising demand for scalability, visibility, and security in public cloud environments. At the Reclaim Your Cloud event moderated by Kristen Valencia of CloudCheckr, Gary Derheim of PTP and CloudCheckr’s Eric Morrissey discussed how managed service providers can scale securely while supporting business growth—especially in regulated industries like life sciences and biotech.

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Managing Rapid Growth with Discipline

Organizations that embraced cloud-first infrastructure were best positioned to transition quickly during periods of disruption. PTP’s CloudOps team, for instance, shifted to remote work without compromising security by leveraging automation, SaaS tools, and public cloud platforms.

To help customers achieve the same resilience, PTP guides biotech and life sciences organizations through:

• Identifying risk profiles aligned to business needs

• Applying frameworks such as NIST, SANS, HIPAA, and PCI DSS

• Prioritizing impactful security initiatives

• Automating high-volume security tasks with scalable cloud-native solutions

This approach is particularly important for teams looking to stay compliant while improving speed and efficiency in research.

The Power of Shared Responsibility

Cloud security follows a shared responsibility model. Cloud providers like AWS manage infrastructure security, but customers are responsible for securing their own workloads, identity access, and configuration. Learn more from AWS Shared Responsibility Model.

Derheim and Morrissey highlighted that many organizations misuse native tools or lack clarity around responsibilities. This is where partnering with a service provider that offers SecOps becomes critical. For biotech firms managing sensitive research data, working with experts ensures compliance and security gaps don’t go unnoticed.

Combining Native Tools and Cloud Management Platforms

While cloud-native tools offer powerful insights, they often result in tool sprawl. Derheim emphasized the value of platforms like CloudCheckr that consolidate data from multiple providers, normalize events, and provide actionable reporting through integrated APIs.

For MSPs serving regulated research environments, this centralized visibility helps simplify:

• Cloud spend tracking with Cloud Optimization

• Risk monitoring through Security Monitoring

• Deployment orchestration via Cloud Engineering

The result: better insight, more secure environments, and reduced manual burden.

Security ROI: From Reactive to Proactive

Security is often viewed as overhead, but when approached strategically, it creates business value. Monitoring cloud risk in real time helps organizations innovate confidently—especially those in biotech, where research speed and compliance are critical.

MSPs like PTP deliver continuous value by offering:

• Operational resilience

• Real-time risk visibility

• Support for HIPAA and GxP audit readiness

• Flexible infrastructure that scales with your science

Learn how PTP supports secure AWS architecture with AWS for Life Sciences.

Conclusion

Whether you're scaling a biotech startup or managing compliance for clinical research, secure cloud growth depends on strategy—not just tools. Partnering with a trusted provider that offers managed IT services for life sciences, security automation, and compliance support ensures your infrastructure is built to grow and protect your mission.

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