{"id":3595,"date":"2021-02-03T12:14:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T17:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/?p=3595"},"modified":"2025-07-21T21:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T01:19:47","slug":"aws-control-tower-cloud-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/aws-control-tower-cloud-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Simplify AWS Governance with Control Tower for Life Sciences and Biotech"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]\n<article><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>Is your AWS environment becoming more complex, harder to manage, and exposing your organization to security risks? If so, it may be time to consider <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/controltower\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AWS Control Tower<\/a>.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/marketplace\/seller-profile?id=40aef862-90e2-4a5f-9d98-2ef74b6cbf15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aws-seal.jpg\" width=\"127\" height=\"149\" alt=\"AWS Partner Network badge showing Advanced Consulting Partner with Life Sciences Competency\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 1em 1em 0;\" \/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee>As biotech and life sciences organizations expand cloud usage across teams, innovation often accelerates\u2014but without proper governance, environments quickly become fragmented. This threatens compliance, security, and efficiency, particularly for research-driven firms working under regulatory frameworks like HIPAA and GxP.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/\">PTP<\/a>, an AWS Advanced Tier Consulting Partner with the AWS Life Sciences Competency, supports customers at two key stages of AWS cloud adoption:<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <!-- VIDEO EMBED START --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; margin-top: 1.5em;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <iframe<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ayXzjqTsGKY?start=0&#038;rel=0&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      title=&#8221;AWS Control Tower Cloud Governance Overview \u2013 PTP&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      loading=&#8221;lazy&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      style=&#8221;position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      referrerpolicy=&#8221;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      allow=&#8221;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      allowfullscreen><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/iframe><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1.5em 0;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ayXzjqTsGKY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Watch the full video on YouTube\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <strong>Watch the full video on YouTube<\/strong><img src=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Youtube-icon-300x300.png\" alt=\"YouTube official company logo\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 8px;\" \/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <!-- VIDEO EMBED END --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<h3>Mature AWS Users<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>Organizations that have been using AWS for years often lack centralized governance. Multi-account sprawl, inconsistent security configurations, and limited automation are common. These organizations may not have originally considered:<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Compliance frameworks<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Secure provisioning standards<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Networking and access controls<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Multi-account structure best practices<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>PTP helps these teams establish a foundation for sustainable, secure operations with <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/services\/cloudops\/\">CloudOps services<\/a> and tailored AWS Control Tower designs.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<h3>New AWS Adopters<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>For organizations beginning their cloud journey, PTP builds secure, scalable AWS foundations from the start\u2014integrating compliance, access control, and security guardrails through Control Tower. With support from <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/services\/peakplus\/\">PeakPlus<\/a>, clients receive 24x7x365 monitoring and management from a team experienced in <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/aws-consulting\/aws-for-life-sciences\/\">managed cloud services for life sciences<\/a>.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<h3>Why AWS Control Tower?<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>AWS Control Tower provides automated, standardized governance across your AWS accounts. It includes:<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Centralized logging and monitoring<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Identity management with single sign-on<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Account vending with security baselines<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Guardrails for cost optimization and policy enforcement<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Configurable blueprints to meet life sciences compliance<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>This is especially important for research and biotech teams where data integrity, traceability, and role-based access are critical for <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/services\/secops\/it-infrastructure-security\/\">compliant IT services for research labs<\/a>.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<h3>Not Just for Enterprises<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>While some early-stage users worry that Control Tower is &#8220;too much&#8221; for small environments, our experience shows that it&#8217;s never too early to implement solid cloud governance. Even biotech startups benefit from strong foundations in multi-account architecture, secure networking, and compliance readiness.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<h3>What PTP Delivers<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>Through our Cloud Governance engagement, PTP helps biotech and clinical organizations transition from fragmented cloud deployments to structured, compliant AWS environments.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>Our approach includes:<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Automated multi-account setup<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Identity access configuration (SSO, IAM)<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/services\/secops\/security-monitoring\/\">Security Monitoring<\/a> and alerting<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Scalable network architecture<\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Cloud spend visibility via <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/services\/finops\/\">FinOps<\/a><\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<li><pee>Ongoing support with <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/services\/peakplus\/\">PeakPlus managed services<\/a><\/pee><\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>The result: a secure, scalable, and audit-ready AWS environment aligned with your scientific and operational goals.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<h3>Ready to Take Control?<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee>Whether you&#8217;re migrating your first research application or managing dozens of AWS accounts, AWS Control Tower helps reduce risk while accelerating growth. 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Control Tower enforces guardrails, centralizes policy, and supports shared services architecture to improve visibility organization-wide.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee><strong>PeakPlus enhances governance with continuous support.<\/strong> Integrated with <a href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/services\/peakplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PTP&#8217;s PeakPlus managed cloud services<\/a>, Control Tower delivers real-time compliance monitoring, spend tracking, and 24x7x365 support\u2014key for <a href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/aws-consulting\/aws-for-life-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">life sciences IT support<\/a>.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee><strong>Repeatable architecture accelerates adoption.<\/strong> Using Control Tower to deploy secure AWS landing zones allows biotech and research teams to onboard apps or departments without rebuilding governance each time\u2014making scale fast and standards-compliant.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee><strong>Compliance readiness is built in.<\/strong> Centralized logging, security baselining, and integrated identity management help meet HIPAA, GxP, and NIST requirements\u2014crucial for <a href=\"https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/services\/secops\/it-infrastructure-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compliant IT services for research labs<\/a>.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <pee><strong>Security starts at the foundation.<\/strong> \u201cThe biggest risk in cloud growth is lack of oversight,\u201d one panelist noted. 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If so, it is time to consider AWS Control Tower. \u00a0As organizations experience the amazing features and power offered to their business by using AWS, it is typical to see the adoption of AWS accelerate across teams within an organization. It is great to see the pace of innovation enhanced by the use of AWS, but if the adoption is not well governed, it can turn into a sprawling, unmanaged nightmare with security risks that would keep any IT leader from sleeping well.\r\n\r\nWe engage with our clients at two points along their AWS maturity curve. The most common engagements are with organizations using AWS for a few years and have leverage AWS to digitize their operations rapidly. They may have many different teams within the organization using AWS but don\u2019t necessarily work closely together and have different needs for applications, accounts, and access to the AWS services. When their AWS environment was first built, not much thought was put into architecting the environment to support multi-accounts, networking, and security controls. Never mind governance tools, compliance requirements, or automated account creation.\r\n\r\nThe other engagement happens with clients at the very beginning of their AWS adoption. We typically work with this customer to assess their needs, design their AWS environment, migrate applications and data to their AWS environment and provide our PeakPlus managed cloud services to augment their team 7x24x365 care and feeding of the AWS environment.\r\n\r\nCommon to both of these points along the cloud adoption curve is that AWS Control Tower is the right service to govern their AWS environment better. For the more mature AWS organization Control Tower is a way to take a foundational view of the AWS environment and get the right governance. Control Tower will reduce the complexity of managing and securing your environment while giving the teams in your organization the flexibility they need without stifling their ability to innovate.\r\n\r\nFor the early AWS adopter, it is the perfect time to get the right guardrails to provide consistent policies across accounts, automate the creation of new accounts with the correct guardrails, and reduce the time that it takes to design and build their AWS environment. Many of these organizations feel that Control Tower can be overkill for their current needs. Still, we recommend that it is never too soon to have good governance in place, no matter how small you think your AWS environment is.\r\n\r\nPTP is an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner that has also achieved the AWS Life Science Competency. 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