Google Cloud has received cloud assurance certification from global consulting firm USDM Life Sciences, meaning the technology has successfully satisfied 34 worldwide health authorities' nonfunctional requirements and supporting functional requirements.
To gain certification from USDM Life Sciences, Google Cloud's technology went through the process of validating its design, development, testing, qualification, maintenance methodologies and processes used to develop the infrastructure and the regulated functionality, according to a June 27 press release. Google Cloud passed the post-release compliance testing and release management assessment activities.
"Google Cloud is committed to being the industry's most trusted cloud provider and our compliance certifications and reports help our customers accelerate innovation and digital transformation," said Rani Urbas, global head of enterprise trust at Google Cloud. "We are excited to add USDM's Vendor Assurance Report to our compliance portfolio and enable our life sciences customers to efficiently evaluate our posture and meet their regulatory and compliance obligations."