Client story Large Healthcare System to Save $15 Million Over Three Years by Modernizing Infrastructure After Merger
By Insight Editor / 9 Oct 2018 / Topics: Data protection Migration Storage Consolidation
Facts at a glance
Client industry
Healthcare
Insight provided:
- Consulting on Pure Storage solution
- Project management and data migration assistance
- Risk-mitigated move of 850TB of medical image files from EMC Centera (EOL) to Isilon
- Environment that blends technology from two storage providers to support highquality patient care
Insight services:
- Consulting
- System architecture
- Project management
Outcomes:
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- $15 million in space, power and cooling savings over 3 years
- 8 racks of storage reduced to .5 rack
- 178 million files (850TB of data) moved without incident
The client
The client is a large healthcare provider formed from the merger of two systems. The organization now operates 48 hospitals and more than 1,000 patient care sites. It has 7,800 active physicians and 48,000 employees, with nearly $11 billion in total assets.
The challenge: Modernize infrastructure and integrate systems while ensuring uninterrupted information access during the transition
The client came to us following a merger for assistance with integrating storage systems, and standardizing and enhancing its operations. As part of that process, its infrastructure had to be modernized and then 850TB of medical image data had to be migrated from EMC Centera (EOL) to Isilon.
However, as the 178 million files are critical to patient care, there had to be zero interruption of data access. In addition, all modernization efforts had to meet strict requirements defined by Epic, the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) database, for the implementation and operation of its systems.
The solution: Flawless execution of a detailed plan for the storage refresh and data migration
The key to the success of this engagement was detailed planning and what the client referred to as our “white-glove service” throughout the transition. Our team developed detailed, step-bystep plans for the storage refresh and data migration.
In fact, our research uncovered data that the client didn’t know it had as it was on nodes that were not functioning properly. We also provided attentive project management, overseeing every step of the refresh and migration processes. Ultimately, the solution entails a dozen Pure Storage arrays designed to accommodate over a petabyte of storage, and which can be upgraded without any disruption to operations.
The benefits: Greatly expanded storage capability and confidence in a new service provider
The engagement produced a cutting-edge environment that supports high-quality patient care. It also will allow the client’s $6.5 million investment to deliver $15 million in savings over three years due to competitive cost, space, energy, and maintenance reductions with an innovative, on-premises, subscription-based storage model.
In addition, the risk-mitigated, zero-downtime storage upgrade and efficient data migration have produced a powerful intangible for the client. They now have confidence in our ability to understand and address their unique needs.
The client has a trusted partner that can step in to deliver powerful insights that drive increased efficiency and cost savings, and one who can manage projects to successful outcomes. This allows them to focus on achieving business objectives.
