As healthcare organizations race to adopt cloud infrastructure, most are leaving a dangerous gap between innovation and security. Traditional compliance programs simply can’t keep pace — and the consequences can end up as the next data breach headline.
Recorded live at HIMSS 2026 in Las Vegas, this conversation features Charlie Clayton, Director of Sales, and Eric Evans, Founder and CTO of Hanabyte — a cloud security firm specializing in regulated industries including healthcare, financial services, and the defense industrial base.
Eric breaks down what organizations get wrong when starting their cloud journey, what makes Hanabyte’s white-glove approach different, and where cloud security is heading over the next few years.🔗 Learn more about Hanabyte and their secure landing zone solutions at hanabyte.com
Topics covered:
Why traditional compliance programs can’t keep up with cloud innovation
The biggest security gap — lack of governance and visibility in cloud environments
Secure landing zones as a foundation for compliant cloud workloads
Hanabyte’s people, processes, and technology assessment methodology
The three superpowers that differentiate Hanabyte in the market
Leveraging AWS-native services like GuardDuty and Security Hub
AWS Advanced Tier partnership and available funding for migrations and AI workloads
The emerging field of GRC engineering and compliance automation
Where AI governance frameworks are headed in the next few years
⏱️ YouTube Timeline
0:00 — Introduction — Live from HIMSS 2026, meet Charlie and Eric from Hanabyte
0:16 — What Hanabyte does — building secure cloud environments for regulated industries
0:48 — The biggest security and compliance challenges in cloud adoption today
1:40 — Where healthcare organizations are in their cloud journey
2:07 — Secure landing zones — starting your cloud journey on the right foot2
:43 — The biggest security gap — governance, visibility, and cloud misconfiguration
3:52 — How cloud misconfigurations go undetected and what assessments reveal
4:14 — What makes Hanabyte’s approach different from the competition
4:30 — People, processes, and technology — Hanabyte’s assessment methodology
5:26 — Upskilling teams and taking a collaborative, not set-and-forget, approach
5:40 — Hanabyte’s three superpowers — what differentiates them in the market
5:57 — Superpower 1 — white-glove service and meeting customers where they are
6:47 — Superpower 2 — automation-first, transparent technical execution
7:44 — Superpower 3 — deep expertise in regulated industries, including healthcare
7:55 — Working with Hanabyte’s team directly as a bonus differentiator
8:02 — How Hanabyte leverages the AWS partnership to accelerate customer adoption
8:27 — AWS Advanced Tier partnership — native services and funding programs
9:20 — AWS funding available for migrations, proof of concepts, and AI workloads
9:35 — Real-world benefits of deploying secure cloud environments early
9:51 — Why bolting security on at the end creates a costly moving target
10:39 — Trusted advisor approach — cloud-native architecture vs. lift and shift
11:17 — Giving free samples in pre-sales to show customers what’s possible
11:35 — Crystal ball — where is cloud security heading in the next few years?
11:45 — The rise of AI governance frameworks and new compliance standards1
2:46 — GRC engineering — automated evidence collection and data flow visibility
13:14 — Closing remarks and how to work with Hanabyte
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