{"id":12586,"date":"2025-07-08T16:42:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/hyperscaler-qualifizierung-regularien-und-best-practices\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:25:45","slug":"hyperscaler-qualification-regulations-and-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/en\/hyperscaler-qualification-regulations-and-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperscaler Qualification: Regulatory Requirements and Best Practices from Current Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12586\" class=\"elementor elementor-12586 elementor-8759\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f897850 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f897850\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae80faa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae80faa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d8f3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21d8f3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9205637 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9205637\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfcb02d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bfcb02d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6372ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c6372ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e2b61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55e2b61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hyperscaler Qualification: Regulatory Requirements and Best Practices from Current Projects<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e84ccb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e84ccb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"markdown-response\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"186\"><strong>Cloud computing is established in the GxP-regulated industry and brings increased requirements, such as the qualification of hyperscalers like Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"350\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">How can this be implemented in a regulatory-compliant and practical manner? Our DHC web session on June 6, 2025, provided answers, and here are the key takeaways.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15439ca3 elementor-author-box--align-left elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"15439ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thomas-Pauly-300x300.webp\" alt=\"Picture of Thomas Pauly, Practice Manager, DHC GmbH\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Pauly, Practice Manager, DHC GmbH\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748ccb21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"748ccb21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4838ac08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4838ac08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Outsourcing-von-Validierungsaktivitaeten.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Outsourcing-von-Validierungsaktivitaeten.webp 1200w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Outsourcing-von-Validierungsaktivitaeten-300x88.webp 300w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Outsourcing-von-Validierungsaktivitaeten-1024x299.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Outsourcing-von-Validierungsaktivitaeten-768x224.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348b4e7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"348b4e7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113b53c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"113b53c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00b194 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a00b194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Hype to Responsibility: Why Qualify Hyperscalers?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698d01d8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"698d01d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many companies today rely on the cloud, whether <strong>Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)<\/strong> or <strong>Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)<\/strong>. With IaaS and PaaS, the cloud provider supplies the technical infrastructure, i.e., data centers, storage, networks, and virtualization services. Companies, on the other hand, are responsible for the overlying applications and data processing. Depending on the service model, responsibilities shift between the service provider and the regulated company.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our webinar focused on qualifying the service provider, i.e., the <strong>Supplier Qualification<\/strong> of major cloud platform providers such as MS Azure, AWS, or SAP BTP.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11857 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hyperscaler-qualifizierung-1.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of the layers of a cloud-based system with a focus on IaaS Supplier Qualification, including infrastructure, platform, and application layers as well as validation processes\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hyperscaler-qualifizierung-1.jpg 1672w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hyperscaler-qualifizierung-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hyperscaler-qualifizierung-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hyperscaler-qualifizierung-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hyperscaler-qualifizierung-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43364a41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43364a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28908404 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28908404\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcc1a5f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fcc1a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Live Poll: Cloud Usage in the GxP Context<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e13845 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15e13845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">An exciting moment right at the beginning of the session was the survey on current hyperscaler usage in the GxP environment:<\/p><ul class=\"check-list\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>33% use Microsoft Azure<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>17% Amazon Web Services<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>33% no usage yet<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>17% other providers<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\">These figures show: Many organizations are still at the very beginning and need guidance, both technically and from a regulatory perspective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-befa18b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"befa18b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee233d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aee233d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ce841 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2ce841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulatory Requirements: What Does Compliance Say?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c54f37 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c54f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Various guidelines (including EU GMP, Annex 11, MHRA GxP Guide, OECD, and ZLG) require the following before outsourcing:<\/p><ul class=\"check-list\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><li>Assessment of competence, suitability, and legitimacy of the service provider<\/li><li>Formal contracts with clearly defined responsibilities<\/li><li>Documentation and traceability of all testing activities<\/li><li>SOPs that describe the methodology for qualifying cloud providers in detail.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347447f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"347447f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80abe9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80abe9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa4e39 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fa4e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk Assessment: How Much Testing Is Necessary?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562cbf5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"562cbf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The risk assessment of the outsourced activity and the supplier is decisive for the depth of supplier qualification. Typical evaluation criteria include:<\/p><ul class=\"check-list\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>Type of outsourced service<\/strong> (e.g., GxP activities)<\/li><li><strong>Proximity to the final product<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Risk of the outsourced activity, <\/strong>as infrastructure vs. software-as-a-service significantly influences the depth of assessment.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Example: With SAP Digital Manufacturing (Public Cloud MES), critical production processes are outsourced. This carries a higher risk than the use of outsourced IT infrastructure.<\/p><ul class=\"check-list\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>Trust &amp; experience with the provider<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Size of the company, <\/strong>as larger companies often have established processes and corresponding resources to effectively manage risks.<\/li><li><strong>Market position &amp; adoption rate<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7734af6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7734af6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659bd21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"659bd21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfec66 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dfec66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Second Live Survey: How far along is your organization in preparing for hyperscalers?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4646cf4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4646cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Also interesting were the results of our second survey, in which we asked the web session participants how far they are already prepared for hyperscaler qualification:<\/p><ul class=\"check-list\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>50% have initial considerations<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>25% are planning<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>13% are in implementation<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>13% completed<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bd6cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7bd6cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bc1c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45bc1c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3f0a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da3f0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vorgehensweise: So qualifizieren Sie einen Hyperscaler in der Praxis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-043cf5a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"043cf5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In our projects, we often see that supplier assessments have not yet been extended to cloud providers,&#8221; said Pauly. Above all, the documentation provided by the supplier is not evaluated and used to mitigate supplier risk during the early phase of supplier qualification. This should be taken into account in future supplier assessments. This adapted approach should be reflected in the SOP for supplier qualification. As a rule, corresponding follow-up work is required here.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Future supplier assessments (especially of large cloud service providers) should consider the following approach:<\/p><ul class=\"check-list\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>Risk assessment of the outsourced activity and the supplier<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Evaluation of existing documentation<\/strong> to mitigate supplier risk<br \/><ul class=\"check-list\"><li>Assessment of documentation against risk-based checkpoints \/ checklist (e.g. Cloud Control Matrix)<\/li><li>Identification of gaps<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Assessment of gaps<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"check-list\"><li>Residual supplier risk<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Measures depending on the residual supplier risk<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"check-list\"><li><strong>No gaps \/ acceptance of residual risk<\/strong>: Final report<\/li><li><strong>Medium risk<\/strong>: Supplier questionnaire<\/li><li><strong>High risk<\/strong>: Supplier audit<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Final report<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Particularly with hyperscalers, extensive documentation (compliance offerings) is available: SOC 2, ISO 27001, C5, whitepapers, etc. Especially relevant: SOC 2 Type II, which also verifies the actual execution of the cloud provider&#8217;s activities. Individual checkpoints not covered by SOC 2 can also be addressed through additional certificates or provider-specific whitepapers.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11877 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vorgehensweise-lieferantenbewertung.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vorgehensweise-lieferantenbewertung.jpg 1672w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vorgehensweise-lieferantenbewertung-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vorgehensweise-lieferantenbewertung-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vorgehensweise-lieferantenbewertung-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dhc.ima.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vorgehensweise-lieferantenbewertung-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abe3c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3abe3c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f7cc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01f7cc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c564640 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c564640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Cloud Control Matrix \u2013 The Core of the Audit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68e840 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c68e840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A particularly important tool is the <strong>GxP Cloud Control Matrix<\/strong>. It is based on, among others:<\/p><ul class=\"check-list\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><li>Cloud Controls Matrix of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)<\/li><li>ISO 27001 and BSI C5 catalog<\/li><li>Extended with GxP-specific requirements (e.g., QMS, documentation)<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;We don&#8217;t just check for the existence of certifications, but whether the <em>actual implementation<\/em> and traceability are given, for example with SOC 2 Type II,&#8221; explains Thomas Pauly, speaker of the web session and Practice Manager &#8220;IT Compliance&#8221; at DHC.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The matrix is divided into audit areas (domains) and the relevance of audit points is defined according to service model (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-911364f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"911364f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c44fb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c44fb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4d41e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f4d41e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After qualification comes monitoring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b097f7a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b097f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With the qualification report, the responsibility does not end. Rather, operations begin with the following requirements:<\/p><ul class=\"check-list\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>SOPs for qualified operations<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Continuous monitoring<\/strong> and SLA evaluation<\/li><li><strong>Regular review of audit reports (e.g., annual SOC 2)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Only in this way can <strong>lasting GxP compliance<\/strong> be ensured.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b470f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36b470f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2521519 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2521519\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ea749 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6ea749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: Hyperscaler Qualification Requires Methodology, Tools and Experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02583e6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02583e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hyperscaler qualification is not a one-time audit but a structured, risk-based process that must be consistently documented and regularly reviewed.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">DHC offers <strong>structured procedures, proven checklists, and deep compliance expertise<\/strong> for this purpose. 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