nClouds AWS Case Study
Lifebit
nClouds’ expertise in AWS GovCloud and FedRAMP compliance enabled Lifebit to rapidly enter the US federal market, achieving significant time reduction while ensuring a secure, compliant, and FedRAMP-Moderate-ready audit solution.
Benefits Summary
Created a FedRAMP Moderate
Delivered FedRAMP compliance
submission to drive growth
in US federal markets
About Lifebit
Lifebit builds enterprise data platforms for organizations handling sensitive genomic and biomedical data, empowering therapeutic leaders to access and analyze siloed biomedical information. Based in London, UK, Lifebit identified the US federal government as a key growth market, requiring FedRAMP compliance for business operations.
Challenge
Lifebit identified the US federal government as a key growth market. To conduct business with US federal agencies, Lifebit identified compliance with FedRAMP as a requirement. FedRAMP is a framework within the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) used by the US government and its contractors and vendors.
Lifebit engaged nClouds to accelerate and achieve the migration of Lifebit’s workloads to AWS GovCloud and prepare Lifebit for the third-party assessment to achieve FedRAMP Ready designation. To meet Lifebit’s urgent business needs, nClouds was asked to accelerate the project timeline by 40% over the plan.
Why AWS and nClouds?
Lifebit chose nClouds for its proven expertise in AWS GovCloud migrations and FedRAMP compliance. nClouds’ demonstrated ability to accelerate project timelines, deep AWS ecosystem understanding, and collaborative approach—including leveraging the specialized FedRAMP expertise of AWS Partner RiscPoint—provided Lifebit with the confidence and support needed to achieve its objectives swiftly and efficiently.
Strategy and Solution
nClouds built a FedRAMP-compliant solution for Lifebit using hardened, authorized Amazon EC2 container images for secure compute operations.
The CI/CD pipeline combines Terraform for infrastructure management with Anchore for vulnerability scanning, ensuring continuous compliance with the FedRAMP Moderate standard.
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ISVs or Third-Party Integrations
nClouds and Lifebit were mandated to utilize FedRAMP-authorized independent software vendors (ISVs) to meet the stringent security and compliance requirements for government workloads. This included integrating industry-leading solutions and AWS Advanced technology partners: CrowdStrike for advanced threat detection and endpoint security, DataDog for comprehensive monitoring and observability, Tenable for vulnerability management and continuous compliance assessment, and Anchore for container security monitoring.
Additionally, an instance of Jira was deployed within the AWS FedRAMP Boundary, ensuring that project management and collaboration tools adhered to federal cybersecurity standards. These ISV integrations ensured that every aspect of the cloud environment, from security to operational monitoring, complied with FedRAMP regulations, enabling secure, compliant cloud operations for highly regulated environments.
Amazon S3 buckets with FedRAMP-compliant encryption, access controls, and audit capabilities secure the storage of sensitive government data.
Built with AWS partner The Solutions Factory, the solution’s infrastructure-as-code accelerators support FIPS frameworks for FedRAMP. Lifebit’s team then deployed its application on top, enabling a smooth transition to production.
nClouds collaborated closely with AWS Partner RiscPoint to deliver a comprehensive solution for Lifebit. nClouds contributed its technical engineering prowess, providing the necessary infrastructure and cloud architecture expertise to optimize performance and scalability. Meanwhile, RiscPoint brought in-depth subject matter expertise on FedRAMP, ensuring that all processes and implementations adhered to the stringent compliance requirements. This strategic partnership combined nClouds’ engineering capabilities with RiscPoint’s regulatory knowledge, resulting in a robust, secure environment tailored for federal standards.
Results + Benefits
nClouds’ expertise in AWS GovCloud and FedRAMP compliance enabled Lifebit to rapidly enter the US federal market, achieving significant time reduction while ensuring a secure, compliant, and FedRAMP-Moderate-ready audit solution.
Technical Results
Speed: Achieved a 40% reduction in the plan timeline for creating a FedRAMP-Moderate- and audit-ready architecture in the AWS GovCloud.
Submission: Delivered FedRAMP compliance submission that will enable Lifebit to drive growth in US federal markets and customers.
Business Results
Speed: nClouds provided scalable engineering resources throughout the project, enabling rapid deployment and buildout phases. Project completion was 40% faster than planned, achieved in under 10 months, significantly faster than typical similar engagements.
Familiarity: Lifebit capitalized on nClouds’ deep AWS expertise for optimized performance and seamless integration throughout the environment.
Accountability: A dedicated senior-level nClouds executive provided continuous alignment and transparency throughout the project, participating in daily standups, both internal and external, providing direct oversight and ensuring consistent progress and issue resolution.
