The Case for a Hybrid Cloud/Colo Strategy for Healthcare Organizations

The following is a guest article by Dale Quayle, CEO at RF Code The data center infrastructure is constantly evolving. Over the last 12 months, companies have turned more frequently to cloud deployment for its presumed benefits. However, as this trend develops, many companies are recognizing the limitations of the cloud-only model and repatriating infrastructure tied to critical data in a housed facility. On-premises IT infrastructure is not going away anytime soon, and enterprise IT leaders have discovered that their on-premises infrastructure is necessary for specific uses. On-premise and cloud computing offer valuable benefits when combined, particularly in highly regulated industries such as healthcare. Security is paramount when dealing with sensitive patient healthcare information. By utilizing enterprise or colocation data centers that maintain high levels of physical security measures (such as biometric access control) and environmental monitoring controls, organizations can ensure their most mission-critical data (financial, HIPAA records, etc.) is protected. The use of public cloud services has unexpected financial downsides for businesses, too. When the volume of data compute spikes, the cloud costs balloon. Furthermore, by storing hardware within an external data center, organizations can guarantee reliable access to their systems. Micro data centers or colocation providers also maintain the edge infrastructure, including server security, cooling, power supply, ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC Security and Privacy Colo Strategy Colocation Dale Quayle Health IT Infrastructure Healthcare Cloud Health Source Type: blogs