In this engaging webinar, PTP and CloudChomp discussed cloud migration strategies specific to life sciences and biotech. Panelists explored real-world AWS migration lessons and shared how to reduce costs, manage risk, and accelerate cloud adoption in regulated industries.
CloudChomp’s Role in AWS Migration
CloudChomp is an AWS Migration Competency Partner that simplifies planning with an agentless discovery tool for rapid TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) assessments and right-sizing recommendations. Their two-part architecture includes:
- CC Explorer: A virtual appliance that collects on-premise workload data
- CC Analyzer: A cloud-based SaaS platform for collaborative planning and financial modeling
This approach helps organizations make data-driven decisions about migrating to AWS while gaining visibility into compute, storage, and licensing requirements—especially helpful for life sciences cloud migrations.
Migration Challenges and Case Studies
Common pitfalls include lift-and-shift strategies that overlook overprovisioned workloads, legacy software inefficiencies, or unaccounted licensing costs. The panel shared success stories from biotech firms that accelerated their AWS adoption by leveraging visibility, planning tools, and automated assessments.
Right-Sizing and Financial Optimization
CloudChomp's solution captures utilization data and aligns workloads with cost-effective AWS services like Amazon EBS and Amazon Aurora. Insights into IOPS, latency, and licensing requirements allow for precise right-typing of storage and compute, reducing waste and maximizing ROI.
Strategic Takeaways
- Start with a collaborative, agentless assessment
- Don’t migrate overprovisioned or misaligned workloads
- Use historical performance data for smarter right-sizing
- Evaluate ROI, not just TCO, before executing migrations
- Leverage partner-led support to accelerate time-to-decision
Whether you're a small biotech team or a large enterprise IT group, visibility and collaborative planning are critical for cloud success. Contact PTP to learn how we help life sciences teams achieve compliant, optimized cloud migrations powered by CloudChomp and AWS.
Highlights from the Panel Discussion
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David Pulaski shared the origin of CloudChomp, highlighting their mission to simplify AWS migration for life sciences organizations through agentless TCO discovery and right-sizing insights.
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CloudChomp’s architecture includes the CC Explorer (a virtual appliance for on-premise discovery) and CC Analyzer (a cloud-based SaaS portal) for collaborative planning—ideal for secure cloud migration in regulated research labs.
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Ethan Simmons emphasized the need to de-risk cloud migration for IT leaders in biotech. Tools like CloudChomp help reduce uncertainty, support audit-readiness, and prevent overprovisioning.
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The panel outlined common migration pitfalls such as overprovisioning and underestimated licensing costs, which often occur in biotech IT infrastructure projects. CloudChomp’s visual tools help mitigate these issues early.
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The discussion around right-sizing versus lift-and-shift strategies highlighted how data-driven decisions improve cloud cost optimization for biotech companies.
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CloudChomp was praised for being lightweight and non-invasive—requiring no agents and posing no operational risk, which is critical for research IT support teams managing production workloads.
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Panelists emphasized the importance of collaboration between partners and customers. Shared dashboards help validate recommendations and accelerate buy-in, especially during large-scale AWS migrations for life sciences companies.
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Security and compliance were addressed, with a focus on dependency mapping and application grouping—key elements for a safe, compliant cloud migration in biotech and genomics.
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Real-world case studies demonstrated how organizations used CloudChomp and PTP to complete AWS migrations in under 60 days by taking an iterative, prioritized approach tailored to research timelines.
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The session concluded with a clear takeaway: using planning tools like CloudChomp, paired with an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner like PTP, leads to faster innovation, better cost control, and confident decision-making for biotech cloud transformation projects.