Client is a leading healthcare provider based in the USA. Sparity’s quick and attentive solutions mitigated data loss risks stemming from legacy systems, ensuring data integrity and safeguarding critical information.
ClientHealthcare ProviderServicesCloud Migration Year 2024
Key Challenges
- The legacy systems were on the verge of failure, raising concerns about potential data loss and the impact on patient records, medical histories, and critical healthcare information.
- The client struggled with limited storage capacity, leading to difficulties in managing the growing volume of patient data generated daily.
- Retrieving patient records from the outdated storage systems was a time-consuming process, impacting on effective patient care and raising costs to maintain legacy systems.
Technologies
Solution
- Our team initiated system monitoring to assess the health and performance of the existing legacy systems.
- Employed vulnerability scanning with Nessus to identify potential security risks. Implemented backup solutions such as Veeam Backup and Replication for immediate data protection.
- We Used quick storage expansion tools like Storage Area Network (SAN) extension solutions to address immediate capacity issues and successfully mitigated data loss with attentive and quick solutions
- Choose a reliable cloud service provider, Microsoft Azure, for scalable and cost-effective storage solutions. Migrated with a smooth transition to the cloud.
- Used advanced server virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V for improved system flexibility. Sparity implemented cloud management platforms like Kubernetes for efficient container orchestration.
- Integrated search and indexing with Apache to enhance data retrieval speed. Scheduled maintenance activities by using Ansible for automated system configuration and updates.
- We used HIPAA-compliant solutions for healthcare data, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.
- Our team implemented security protocol standards by using Microsoft Defender, Azure Firewall, and role-based control access for robust data protection.
- Sparity trained the client IT team. Employed project management with Jira to keep track of progress and tasks.
Benefits
- Cloud migration and our quick action led to patient record retrieval, data backup and
mitigated data loss. - Microsoft Azure provides scalable storage, reducing long-term infrastructure costs by 50%.
- Enhanced system configuration and maintenance lead to streamlined healthcare operations.
- Robust security protocols and tools prevent unauthorized access efficiently.
