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Transforming healthcare IT: T-Systems’ Health Hybrid Cloud powered by NetApp

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Brian O’Mahony
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The healthcare industry is undergoing a digital transformation, fueled by the demand for scalable, secure, and efficient IT solutions. As patient care becomes more dependent on robust IT services, healthcare organizations face challenges such as data explosion, regulatory compliance, operational inefficiencies, and cybersecurity threats. To address these complexities, T-Systems has launched the Health Hybrid Cloud solution, powered by NetApp® technologies. This innovative approach redefines how healthcare providers manage their IT infrastructure while ensuring optimal patient outcomes. 

Key challenges in healthcare IT

Healthcare organizations are grappling with several pressing issues: 

  • Data growth and security. The exponential growth of sensitive patient data requires reliable storage and protection against cyberthreats. 
  • Regulatory compliance. Ensuring adherence to stringent healthcare regulations is an ongoing challenge. 
  • Operational inefficiencies. Legacy systems often hinder performance and scalability. 
  • Resource constraints. Limited staffing and expertise make managing complex IT environments difficult. 
  • Cost pressures. Balancing capital investments with operational costs remains a priority. 

These challenges necessitate a shift toward flexible and future-ready cloud solutions that can support scalability, interoperability, and advanced technologies such as AI. 

The Health Hybrid Cloud solution

T-Systems’ Health Hybrid Cloud (HHC) is designed to help healthcare providers optimize their IT operations by hosting their entire electronic health record (EHR) infrastructure and related applications. Built on cutting-edge NetApp data management technologies, the HHC provides a hybrid cloud solution that integrates public, private, and on-premises environments. This integration allows healthcare organizations to tailor their IT infrastructure according to their specific needs without compromising security or performance. 

Core features of the HHC 

  • Seamless integration: Facilitates smooth operations across diverse environments to ensure uninterrupted patient care 
  • Managed services: Reduces the burden of infrastructure management by handling updates, maintenance, and transitions 
  • Scalability: Adapts to the growing demands of healthcare organizations with flexible hosting options 
  • Disaster recovery: Provides robust business continuity with advanced backup solutions for minimal downtime 

Benefits of the HHC

The HHC solution offers a range of benefits tailored to the unique needs of the healthcare sector: 

Feature 

Benefit 

Data security and compliance 

Protects sensitive patient data while meeting stringent regulatory requirements 

Business continuity 

Ensures uninterrupted operations with 3-2-1 backup strategies and optional resilience add-ons 

Flexible hosting options 

Enables customized environments blending on-premises, private, and public cloud solutions 

Cloud-first approach 

Provides real-time remote access to critical information for seamless care delivery 

Effortless transitions 

Handles technology updates with minimal disruption, including transitions from legacy systems 

Cost optimization 

Shifts IT costs from capital expenditures (capex) to operational expenditures (opex) 

Why choose T-Systems and NetApp?

The partnership between T-Systems and NetApp brings together industry-leading expertise in IT infrastructure management and data solutions. With NetApp’s technologies providing continuous availability of critical IT services, healthcare organizations can achieve near-zero downtime for their applications, which is critical for providing uninterrupted patient care. 

Moreover, T-Systems offers consulting services to guide organizations through their digital transformation journey. T-Systems supports a smooth transition into updated healthcare IT environments by reviewing existing IT landscapes and implementing personalized cloud strategies. 

Together, T-Systems and NetApp offer simplified, secure, and sustainable solutions for managing hybrid multicloud environments, customized to address the diverse needs of modern businesses. Whether you're looking to optimize your cloud strategy, enhance operational efficiencies, or accelerate digital transformation, the partnership equips you with the tools and support necessary to succeed. 

Your benefits from our partnership 

Maximized data value: 

  • Easy data management; unified, consistent operations 
  • Backup and disaster recovery that safeguard data against loss or corruption 
  • Seamless integration with various cloud environments 
  • Built-in security, compliance, anti-ransomware, quick recovery 

Our partnership: 

  • Solutions for your data center and hybrid multicloud environments 
  • Vertical value-add for specific solutions, including healthcare, energy, public 
  • Certified for whole VMware portfolio; ready for any workload 
  • Proven 99.9999% (six nines) availability (supporting zero outage) 
  • More sustainable service offering based on NetApp technology 

Intelligent data infrastructure innovation: 

  • Flexible unified storage for any app, any data, any environment 
  • Only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in the world’s biggest clouds 
  • Built-in security, rapid recovery, and infrastructure observability 
  • Real-time ransomware threat detection on the primary storage with artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) 

Conclusion

The Health Hybrid Cloud by T-Systems, powered by NetApp, is more than just an IT solution: It’s a transformative approach to modernizing healthcare infrastructure. By tackling critical concerns like scalability, security, compliance, and cost efficiency, the HHC empowers healthcare providers to focus on what matters most: improving patient outcomes. 

Ready to transform your healthcare organization? Start your journey with T-Systems’ Clinical Cloud Assessment for personalized recommendations tailored to your goals and budget. 

Brian O’Mahony

As the Global Industry Solutions CTO for AI at NetApp, Brian is responsible for the overall alignment and strategic direction between NetApp and AI ISVs. He is focused on driving innovative solutions across all industries served by NetApp. With over 25 years of IT experience, Brian has a diverse background that ranges from engineering complex IT solutions to leading large teams of skilled engineers and architects. As a leading force in AI solutions in the hybrid cloud space, Brian is a trusted advisor to customers, cloud vendors, and ISVs, guiding them through the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and data management.

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