Aland Cloud Insights
Deep-dives on AWS architecture, cloud security, and compliance for growth-stage tech companies.
HIPAA AWS Checklist: Controls You Need Before You Go Live
On April 23, 2026, HHS announced four ransomware settlements that totaled $1,165,000 and covered more than 427,000 people, according to...
HIPAA vs SOC 2: Do You Need Both?
A healthtech engineering team I worked with had just closed out a clean SOC 2 Type II audit. Zero exceptions....
What Is HIPAA? A Practical Guide for Healthtech Startups
If you are a healthcare company CEO researching HIPAA for the first time, you have probably already seen the word...
How to Migrate from DigitalOcean to AWS: A Comprehensive Guide
When hearing the phrase DigitalOcean to AWS migration, the first thing that often comes to mind is moving virtual machines...
SOC 2 Continuous Monitoring on AWS
The Control Worked. You Just Can’t Prove It. Six months into a Type II observation window, an auditor asks for...
SOC 2 AWS Readiness Checklist: 18 Controls to Verify
AWS’s Spring 2026 SOC 1, 2, and 3 reports cover 188 services over the twelve months ending March 31, 2026....