I'm excited to share that Larridin has achieved SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance through our partnership with Drata. This milestone represents more than security checkboxes—it fundamentally changes how enterprises can measure AI ROI without compromising on trust.

The Enterprise Measurement Paradox

Here's the reality I see constantly: organizations are pouring resources into AI transformation, with Gartner forecasting $644 billion in AI spending for 2025 alone—a 76% increase from 2024. As Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff noted, "We're probably looking at three to twelve trillion dollars of digital labor getting deployed." Yet most enterprise leaders lack the measurement infrastructure to understand what's actually working.

The challenge isn't just technical. It's trust. How do you measure AI adoption, proficiency, and productivity across your organization when that measurement itself requires handling sensitive operational data? CTOs and CISOs face an impossible choice: fly blind on AI investments, or introduce yet another potential security and compliance risk.

Why Certification Changes the AI ROI Conversation

When we built Larridin Scout, our AI ROI platform, we knew enterprise adoption would require more than great technology. It requires trust infrastructure.

SOC2 Type 2 compliance means our security controls have been independently verified over time, not just at a point in time. HIPAA compliance enables healthcare organizations to measure AI performance without exposing protected health information. GDPR compliance ensures European enterprises can adopt our platform while maintaining data sovereignty and privacy requirements.

This matters because AI measurement touches everything. When Scout discovers your complete AI landscape, when Nexus tracks usage patterns, when Vantage correlates AI adoption with productivity outcomes—you're entrusting us with visibility into your organization's operational intelligence. That trust must be earned through demonstrable security and compliance.

From Governance Gaps to Strategic Advantage

Our recent research revealed that 83% of organizations report employees installing AI tools faster than security teams can track them. This creates a dangerous paradox: the organizations that need AI governance most are the ones that can't confidently measure it without introducing new risks.

With enterprise-grade compliance in place, we can now help organizations transform this challenge into competitive advantage. When a CTO discovers 150+ AI tools operating across the organization (a common finding in our Scout deployments), they need to act on that intelligence immediately—assessing risk, consolidating redundancy, and scaling what works. They can't wait months for security reviews of their measurement platform.

What This Enables for Enterprise AI Leaders

Achieving SOC2, HIPAA, and GDPR certification through Drata means enterprise AI leaders can now confidently answer the questions their boards are asking without creating new compliance exposure. Which AI investments are driving measurable productivity gains? Where is shadow AI creating governance risk? How does our AI proficiency compare to industry benchmarks?

The fastest-moving organizations in AI transformation aren't choosing between innovation and security. They're using platforms that enable both simultaneously. That's what an enterprise-ready AI ROI platform looks like—measurement infrastructure you can deploy with confidence, knowing your operational data is protected by independently verified security controls.

As we scale Larridin across enterprises navigating the largest technology investment wave in business history, this compliance foundation ensures that measuring AI ROI never becomes a security liability. Because you can't optimize what you can't measure, but you also can't measure what you can't trust.

Ameya Kanitkar is CTO at Larridin, where he leads the development of the AI ROI platform helping enterprises discover, govern, and measure their AI transformation.