By Alice Chambers |
Microsoft has successfully completed an independent, industry‑led GxP supplier audit through the Joint Audit Group, managed by Ingelheimer Kreis (IK), confirming that Azure meets the standards required to support regulated workloads in life sciences and other highly regulated industries.
GxP regulations ensure quality, safety and data integrity in environments where compliance is critical. By passing this audit, Microsoft provides organisations with independent assurance that Azure’s operational, security and compliance practices are aligned with industry expectations.
“This milestone provides independent validation that Azure’s systems and processes meet the standards required to support regulated workloads in the cloud, giving organisations greater confidence to accelerate their AI transformation and scale innovation responsibly,” said Kathleen Mitford, corporate vice president of global industry marketing at Microsoft, in a blog post titled ‘Microsoft Azure achieves GxP milestone, reinforcing trust for regulated workloads’.
A representative from the Joint Audit Group noted: “Microsoft demonstrated strong maturity in quality, security, compliance, engineering and operational processes. The organisation showed strong commitment from leadership and robust operational controls.”
The audit followed a spot‑check approach and validated the information Microsoft provided during the sessions. Its results give IK members assurance in Azure’s controls environment, helping them adopt cloud services without compliance blockers and enabling greater trust in Azure’s security and data sovereignty measures.