June 26, 2026
Protecting Patient Data With Secure, Scalable Cloud Architecture
Discover how a large regional public health system reduced risk and ensured regulatory alignment with a secure, scalable cloud foundation.
A Health System Builds a Healthier Cloud Foundation
39%
of healthcare delivery organizations plan to accelerate cloud migration within 24 months1
45%
of 2025 health system breaches involved compromised medical data2
Can a regional public health system build a modern cloud foundation that will protect patient data as it scales?
A REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
A Secure Cloud Foundation Aligned to Healthcare Best Practices
The health system selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the strategic destination for current and future healthcare workloads, including environments that would support protected health information. To reduce risk and ensure regulatory alignment, they needed a cloud foundation aligned to healthcare best practices and HIPAA requirements.
THE TURNING POINT
A Structured AWS Healthcare Landing Zone Implementation
The health system engaged CDW Government based on its deep healthcare experience and proven success implementing AWS Healthcare Landing Zone Accelerator for public sector healthcare organizations. CDW delivered a landing zone using a structured, phased approach aligned to AWS guidance. Key solutions and services included:
- AWS Control Tower for multi-account governance and guardrails
- Identity and access management using AWS IAM Identity Center and role-based access control
- Secure networking architecture, including encryption at rest and in transit
CDW Government
CDW Government offers turnkey strategies, workforce solutions and a breadth of technologies to deliver improved services and digital transformation.
AWS and CDW
CDW combines deep AWS expertise, agile innovation and enterprise-scale resources to deliver a seamless, end-to-end AWS experience backed by the most trusted names in cloud services.
THE RESULTS
A Secure, Scalable Cloud Foundation in Six Weeks
CDW executed discovery, design, deployment, testing and knowledge transfer in just six weeks, delivering cloud-native AWS-based security tooling with infrastructure as code for repeatable, compliant deployments.
Here’s Why It Worked
- CDW conducted discovery and design workshops with the health system’s IT team to align technical architecture with regulatory requirements.
- Embedded security and compliance controls at the infrastructure level reduced risk.
- Centralized account and security management improved governance and visibility.
What’s Next?
With a repeatable landing zone architecture accelerating time to value for their secure, scalable AWS-based platform — plus access to funding from the AWS Migration Assessment Program (MAP) — the health system is well positioned for future migrations and innovation.
Sources:
1 KLAS Research, “The Cloud’s Growing Role in Organizations’ IT Infrastructure,” July 2025
2 Verizon, “2025 Data Breach Investigations Report: Healthcare Snapshot”