Technology developed through Meridian’s FedRAMP® 20x journey to automate continuous cloud compliance validation, evidence, and attestation.
Meridian Knowledge Solutions has been granted U.S. Patent No. 12,739,284, Cloud Environment Compliance Automation Methods and Systems, for technology designed to automate critical elements of cloud security compliance.
Meridian developed and used this technology while achieving FedRAMP® 20x Class C certification, addressing the need for a more automated, continuous, and machine-readable approach to validating cloud compliance.
Traditional cloud compliance processes often rely on periodic assessments, manual evidence collection, and individual technical checks, which provide only a snapshot of compliance at a specific moment.
Cloud environments do not stand still. Configurations change. New resources are introduced. Security requirements evolve. A control that passed during one assessment may no longer be operating as intended a week or even hours later.
Meridian’s patented approach was designed to address that gap by continuously validating cloud environments against defined compliance requirements and producing structured evidence that can be consumed programmatically.
The patented technology connects compliance requirements with the actual technical state of a cloud environment. Rather than relying on a single check to determine whether a requirement is being met, the system can gather and correlate information from multiple sources across the cloud environment.
The patented methods include capabilities for:
A central element of Meridian’s patented technology is its ability to bridge technical cloud security validation with Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) workflows.
The architecture can translate technical cloud findings into control-level compliance attestations that include supporting evidence and structured compliance data.
This allows GRC platforms and other systems to programmatically consume compliance information rather than depending solely on manual evidence collection and human-readable reports.
Although Meridian developed the technology through our own FedRAMP work, its applications are not limited to learning technology.
The patented methods may be relevant to organizations involved in automating, validating, or managing cloud compliance, including:
For organizations already investing in cloud compliance automation, Meridian’s technology may offer opportunities to accelerate existing capabilities, integrate automated validation and evidence into current platforms, or support new approaches to continuous compliance.
Meridian is open to strategic discussions with organizations interested in understanding the patented technology and exploring potential applications. Opportunities may include technology licensing, integration, partnership or other strategic uses of the intellectual property.
Title: Cloud Environment Compliance Automation Methods and Systems
U.S. Patent No.: 12,739,284Original U.S. Patent Application No.: 19/552,344
Patent Date: September 15, 2026