HDS cloud

A certified cloud for health data hosting

Clever Cloud is certified for health data hosting (HDS “Hébergement de Données de Santé”), for the 6 fields of activity covered by the standard.

Our HDS certification

Clever Cloud obtained the Health Data Host (HDS “Hébergeur de Données de Santé”) certification, in its updated version which has been in force since May 16, 2024.

No personal health data are transferred to third countries outside the European Economic Area.
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Key Points

The benefits of a HDS PaaS

x8 delivery rate

30% savings on average

More serenity

Less friction between Devs and Ops

Areas

3 HDS certified areas

Paris

Available in Paris TH2 and nLighten areas

Gravelines

Available on the OVH Graveline HDS area

Roubaix

Available on the OVH Roubaix HDS area

An offer for all healthcare sectors

Health Data Hosting: Clever Cloud meets the needs of health players

A PaaS experience to reduce your Time to Market

Clever Cloud makes it much easier to deploy applications and databases in the cloud. On average, companies using Clever Cloud reduce their Time to Market by a factor of 8.

Very high availability

Clever Cloud guarantees an availability rate of up to 99.99%, depending on your offer.

A partner to ensure your HDS compliance

Clever Cloud becomes your HDS partner, ensuring your compliance with the 6 activities of the standard.

Easy to control

Clever Cloud is UGAP and RESAH registered. So it’s easy for you to use our services.

A solution to make life easier for your IS

Clever Cloud takes care of operational maintenance, security and language updates. Time-consuming tasks that relieve your teams.

Guaranteed resilience

Immutable infrastructure, automatic redeployments, redundant databases, easy disaster recovery, daily backups, etc.

Data security

ISO 27001 and HDS certified, Clever Cloud guarantees the highest levels of security.

Digital Sovereignty

Clever Cloud is deeply committed to digital sovereignty. By using our services, you ensure protection against extra-territorial laws.

Database as a Service

Create your own HDS-certified managed databases in seconds (PotgreSQL, MySQL, Elastic Search, Redis, MongoDB, Materia).

Resilience

Clever Cloud is designed to offer its customers maximum resilience: redundant databases, automatic redeployment, disaster recovery in just a few clicks, etc.

Reliability and performance

Clever Cloud has been working with the insurance sector for years (MAIF, Altima, Darva, Particeep, etc.), ensuring availability, reliability and performance.

Compliance

With ISO 27001 and HDS certifications, Clever Cloud ensures compliant hosting, offering peace of mind to businesses.

Security

Security is our watchword. Our orchestrator, our infrastructure and our network have all been designed to provide the highest levels of security.

HDS certified in the 6 fields of activity

1 Provision and maintenance in operational condition of physical hosting sites

2 Provision and maintenance in operational condition of the information system’s hardware infrastructure

3 Provision and operational maintenance of virtual infrastructure

4 Provision and maintenance in operational condition of the information system’s application hosting platform

5 Administration and operation of the health data information system

6 Outsourced healthcare data backup

When you trust Clever Cloud,
you can be sure that

The entire perimeter is certified

No unpleasant surprises or perimeter scams with us

Your data is on a truly sovereign cloud

They are thus protected from extra-territorial laws

Security is our top priority

Immutable infrastructure, automatic updates, avoidance of trusted networks, etc.

You’ll never be alone

A dedicated French support team

You have a resilient cloud

Redundant databases, automatic redeployment, etc.

A commitment to digital sovereignty

At Clever Cloud, we are strongly committed to digital sovereignty. For us, this means:

  • Data hosting in France and in partner areas committed to sovereignty and providing real protection against extraterritorial laws;
  • Strict compliance with local regulations or strongly approximating GDPR;
  • Involvement in social issues that jeopardize our autonomy as a company or as a citizen (appeal against the Health Data Hub, support for the Open Internet Project, etc.);
  • The development and promotion of tools and practices that reinforce the security of our customers’ data.

To find out more about our vision of a sovereign cloud and our commitment to strategic autonomy, visit this page.

A specific contract for health data hosting

In order to benefit from certified hosting for healthcare data, you need to sign up to a specific contract. Setting up this contract requires an initial discussion. Contact us via the form at the following link, and an Account Manager will get back to you within 48 working hours.

Key Points

Our certifications

ISO 27001 : 2022

HDS
Hosting your healthcare data

SecNumCloud
Hosting your data in certified partner zones

Q&A – Health Data Hosting

What is HDS health data hosting?

HDS health data hosting refers to the hosting of personal health data collected in the context of prevention, diagnosis, care, or social and medico-social follow-up. It may be performed on behalf of a data controller or on behalf of the patient. For digital hosting, the hosting provider must hold an HDS certificate of conformity. This certification is designed to frame the hosting of health data under security conditions adapted to the sensitivity of this data.

Who needs an HDS-certified health data hosting provider?

Any data controller that entrusts a third party with the hosting of personal health data must ensure that this third party holds an HDS certificate of conformity. This may apply to healthcare facilities, healthcare software vendors, laboratories, insurers, mutual insurance providers or digital service providers when their service falls within the scope of HDS hosting. The assessment must be made case by case, depending on the data processed, each party’s role and the outsourced services.

Does using Clever Cloud make my organisation HDS-certified?

No. HDS certification is held by the certified hosting provider, for a defined certification scope. By using Clever Cloud under a dedicated HDS contract, your organisation benefits from HDS-certified hosting for the scope covered by Clever Cloud’s certification and the associated contract. The HDS certification is not transferred to your organisation and does not automatically cover all of your regulatory, application-level or GDPR obligations.

Is a specific HDS contract required?

Yes. Personal health data hosting must be covered by a contract between the hosting provider and its customer. This contract must specify, among other elements, the scope of the HDS certificate held by the hosting provider, the services provided, hosting locations, service levels, access conditions, guarantees in case of provider failure, reversibility conditions, and commitments regarding the return and deletion of data at the end of the service.

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