Is Your IT Infrastructure Ready for The Future of Patient Care?
In this blog, the first of our two-part dive into the IT challenges facing the healthcare industry, we will begin by taking a look into the future of patient care. Like all industries, the technology that keeps the wheels turning at healthcare facilities across the globe is always evolving. In order to help ensure that your patients, employees, and everyone accessing your data or facilities are experiencing the highest level of security possible, being future-ready always should be top of mind for IT professionals.
IT INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES
To start, we know all too well that healthcare enterprises have unique IT infrastructure challenges. Security and compliance must be blended with the immediate availability of data to support quality patient care. You can’t blindly follow tech trends, because security issues and IT downtime can put lives at risk.
Whether you are in the public cloud, have an on-prem-data center, or pursue a hybrid blend of cloud and traditional infrastructure, maintaining uptime in a redundant, secure environment and having the proper recovery solutions is crucial in keeping your business afloat, no matter the disturbance.
Reading’s Direct LTx has been providing colocation solutions for 15 years for healthcare enterprises in Eastern and Central Pennsylvania and has the data center colocation solutions you need.
YOUR HYBRID FUTURE
Unless you have the budget for large capital items like an on-premises data center, outsourced data center colocation is likely the best solution to avoid runaway cloud costs. But there are likely some applications that you run that thrive in the cloud and are best utilized there.
How do you get the performance from ALL your applications, including those that do well in the cloud? The answer is hybrid computing. Hybrid is defined as a blend of cloud and traditional data center infrastructure to utilize each form of infrastructure effectively.
How Can You Leverage a Hybrid Solution? Direct LTx in Reading is Eastern Pennsylvania’s premier data center colocation provider. Just an hour west of Philadelphia your organization can benefit from the following:
A 6-megawatt data center hosting both above and below ground in an area with zero flood risk and low seismic risk.
Significant on-site backup power, including four generators.
24/7/365 On-Site Security
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning.
Cloud Onramps for Hybrid Success: In addition to high-quality colocation, Direct LTx customers can connect directly with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and dozens of other cloud providers. It makes Direct LTx the ideal hub for your enterprise hybrid solution.
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HEALTHCARE EVOLVED: CASE STUDIES
In closing, your IT infrastructure needs to and will change over time. Let’s give you some real-life healthcare industry use cases.
Billion-Dollar Healthcare Heavyweight: An entire, fully-secured data hall in our 6-megawatt data center in Reading, PA is utilized for colocation by this Direct LTx customer. They can focus on the doctor and patient relationships instead of running the data infrastructure needed to maximize uptime and connectivity.
Single-Cabinet Colocation Customer: Formerly having hosted their infrastructure in their own facility, this smaller company is now taking advantage of the same world-class security and redundancy as the healthcare heavyweight. There’s room to grow over time, or maybe this is all they will need.
Cloud-Ready Hybrid Infrastructure: Unsure of what their technology needs will be in a couple of years, this enterprise enjoys the benefits of secure colocation for now with a plan to utilize Direct LTx cloud onramps for a hybrid solution. They’ll be able to connect directly with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and dozens of other public clouds from Direct LTx. As their needs change, their footprint at Direct LTx can grow or shrink, making sure their infrastructure is always “right-sized” for their requirements.
Ask About Our 15-year Uptime Record: Reach out to us today to see how a hardened, secure colocation environment can benefit your healthcare mission. We’d love the opportunity to show you how we have assisted enterprises like yours since 2006.
Contact Us Today: Email sales@directltx.com to arrange for a consultation with Mike Barbarick or Joe Dufner to discuss the infrastructure solutions that Direct LTx can help you architect to fit your specific requirements right here in Eastern Pennsylvania.