Managing Current IT Costs and Contingency in the Healthcare Industry
In our last blog concerning the IT future of the ever-evolving healthcare industry, we discussed things such as hybrid infrastructures, cloud onramps, and other advancements to keep your eye on. However, as we are sure you are aware, not only are those future concerns things you should be considering “now” - but “now” also has a whole other slew of issues to be concerned with, such as cost and disaster preparedness or contingency.
CLOUD COSTS
It's no secret to any healthcare technology executive that your data center and cloud needs are significant budget items. That’s the case whether you’re on-prem, hybrid, or fully outsourced.
It’s also well known that nearly every organization will have some sort of cloud presence. While some applications are difficult to transition to the cloud, those that are designed for a particular cloud provider’s architecture can perform quite well.
All-in is Big $$$: But where things can run haywire from a budgeting standpoint is when you go all-in with the public cloud. Cost overruns are common for even the most sophisticated major enterprise and hyper-scale cloud users. Internal expertise in specific public cloud architectures is hard to find and expensive to hire. Egress fees and other “creative” charges can bust your budget.
For healthcare enterprises budgets can easily be swamped with cost overruns if you don’t have an experienced team of cloud specialists working with applications specifically architected for a specific cloud provider’s infrastructure.
Case $tudy: When a well-known enterprise moved from the public cloud to colocation data storage a few years ago, costs went down so much that profit margins doubled. Following this pivot, experts determined that similar repatriation from the public cloud to a colocation solution can typically capture 33-50% in savings.
Your Colocation Solution: For enterprises who do not want the capital expense of an on-prem data center, to say nothing of the personnel and other costs of operating it, colocation can be an ideal solution.
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CONTINGENCY
There’s no other industry where having a robust, well-thought-out disaster recovery plan is more critical than in healthcare, where service interruption can put lives at stake. But disaster recovery isn’t the only concern you should have.
Business continuity is equally important. The need for secure and reliable data backup is obvious but what else do you need to keep your healthcare enterprise operating?
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:
Data center hosting both above and below ground in an area with zero flood risk.
24/7/365 On-Site Security
Low Seismic Risk
6 Megawatts of Power Availability with Power Grid Diversity
Ample business continuity office space available for your team.
These are all elements that have helped compliance-sensitive Direct LTx customers achieve and maintain hard-won industry certifications. They can help your healthcare enterprise achieve and maintain stringent compliance guidelines as well.
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.
Email sales@directltx.com to arrange for a consultation with specialists 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.