Australian healthcare organisations are under growing pressure to modernise their IT systems. Rising infrastructure costs, stricter data laws, and the demand for secure, cloud-ready environments are all accelerating the shift.

In April 2025, the Australian government introduced the updated National Health (Privacy) Rules, alongside amendments to the My Health Records Act. Providers must now share eligible patient data while maintaining strict compliance with privacy and security regulations.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers the tools to support this transition, but effective migration requires more than moving workloads. It requires careful planning, risk assessment, and ongoing optimisation. AWS Well-Architected Reviews help healthcare organisations identify gaps, reduce vulnerabilities, and build scalable systems from the ground up.

WOLK’s AWS-certified team works with healthcare providers to conduct these reviews, helping you assess readiness, fix issues, and modernise your infrastructure securely and efficiently.

What Is a Well-Architected Review?

An AWS Well-Architected Review is a structured evaluation of your cloud environment. Whether you’re migrating legacy systems or expanding existing cloud resources, the review helps strengthen architecture in line with AWS best practices.

Here’s how it works:

  • Workload assessment. WOLK examines your current or planned workloads against the Five Well-Architected Pillars: Security, Reliability, Operational Excellence, Performance Efficiency, and Cost Optimisation. This process uncovers misconfigurations, regulatory blind spots, and architectural risks before they disrupt care.

  • Improvement plans. After the assessment, you receive recommendations and tasks to improve patient data security, optimise your environment’s performance, and stay aligned with AWS best practices. 

Why Well-Architected Frameworks Matter in Healthcare

All healthcare organisations in Australia depend on reliable access to data in a secure environment. Carefully balancing the two lets staff perform their tasks while complying with data security laws. 

Here’s why a Well-Architected Framework is necessary to achieve this objective:

  • Security and compliance. Identify and correct weak points before they become security incidents or performance failures.
  • Meet compliance requirements. Stay aligned with evolving Australian privacy laws by assessing how your cloud environment handles patient data and access.
  • Optimised performance. Keep critical systems online by improving redundancy and reducing failure points that could disrupt patient care.
  • Improve cost and performance. Avoid overspending and slowdowns by right-sizing your cloud resources based on real usage—not inflated estimates or unnecessary complexity.

Build a Well-Architected Framework Today

WOLK has supported healthcare organisations across Australia since 2017, helping them migrate to AWS and maintain environments that meet the demands of modern care. Our Melbourne-based team understands the stakes and delivers secure, scalable, and built-to-last infrastructure.

Book an AWS Well-Architected Review with WOLK to reduce risk, improve system performance, and build a stronger foundation for digital healthcare.

Australian businesses are under increasing pressure to meet new data security regulations, especially when moving to the cloud. With updated laws like the Privacy Act Amendment Act 2024 and the Cyber Security Act 2024, the demand for compliant, well-governed cloud environments has never been higher.

ISO 27001 is an internationally recognised information security standard that provides cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) with a proven framework to help meet these regulations. For organisations migrating to AWS, understanding and aligning with ISO 27001 is key to protecting data integrity and confidentiality at every stage of the process.

If you’re considering moving to the cloud, WOLK’s AWS specialists can guide you through a secure, compliant migration and help you apply ISO 27001-aligned practices that reduce risk and support long-term data governance.

How ISO 27001 Protects Australian Organisations In the Cloud

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 defines the requirements for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving an information security management system (ISMS). Its principles focus on safeguarding sensitive information, mitigating risks, and ensuring ongoing protection through technical and organisational controls.

Australia recognises ISO 27001-compliant systems as part of its broader cybersecurity and privacy framework. Amazon Web Services (AWS) maintains its own ISO 27001 certification, meaning the infrastructure your cloud workloads run on meets globally accepted security standards, making it easier to meet Australian compliance expectations.

This certification provides a strong foundation for secure cloud operations for organisations migrating to AWS, but your configuration and management practices must also follow the same security standards.

How AWS Supports ISO 27001 Compliance

AWS offers services and governance tools that support your compliance with ISO 27001, especially during and after cloud migration. These features help maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data in line with ISO principles, including:

  • Data encryption standards. AWS Key Management Service (KMS) supports ISO 27001-compliant encryption methods like AES-256, protecting data at rest and in transit. This helps maintain data integrity during transfer and storage.
  • Audit trails and data logs. ISO 27001 recommends logging all user activities and system usage. Services like AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config log data access and changes in configurations make it easier to investigate incidents.
  • Access to compliance reports. Document and demonstrate your organisation’s compliance with ISO 27001 and other nationally recognised standards with AWS Artifact.

Build a Secure Data Environment With WOLK

At WOLK, we know data security and can guide you through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Our Melbourne-based team is ready to help you migrate your business data to AWS while keeping your organisation compliant with data security standards. 

Contact us today to start building a cloud environment that protects your data, supports compliance, and scales with your business.