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Bringing the hybrid cloud to healthcare Tim Cripps, managing director at Trustco, a silver certified HPE partner, explains how the hybrid cloud is the ‘best of both worlds’ for healthcare The Government’s flagship technology ‘Cloud First’ policy recommended the wider public sector consider and evaluate potential public cloud solutions before other options; as part of its drive to reduce costs and boost efficiencies. Cloud technology has of course delivered a vast range of benefits from improving patient care and increasing efficiencies to reducing costs and wastage; its scalable impact has seen adoption flourish. As new options now open up, other models offer an ever-greater level of attraction, helping to further drive the NHS digital transformation. Spanning public cloud, private cloud and on-premise, a move to the hybrid cloud offers further advantages; freeing up healthcare to break away from legacy systems and instead embrace a best of both worlds approach. These advances facilitate a new era of efficiency, meaning healthcare can now get the right mix clouds. With the ability to meet the unique complexities of healthcare, transition to the hybrid cloud overcomes many of the common issues experienced via the more traditional routes and tackles problems such as inflexible infrastructures, high support costs, and security concerns. In fact, the business case for moving to the hybrid cloud is compelling. Using a mix of public and private cloud services, the hybrid cloud provides a better way of working for healthcare, allowing systems and applications to be deployed in the most appropriate location. Sensitive applications that contain patient data for instance may remain on-site in the private cloud whilst other data is migrated offsite to the public cloud. Effectively this enables the NHS to select the right type of cloud platform tailored to exact requirements, after all there is no ‘one size fits all’. The perceived difficulties of moving to the hybrid cloud means some healthcare organisations are yet to take the leap; barriers that Trustco is actively helping healthcare overcome by demonstrating the true scope of benefits of offerings such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) hybrid cloud solutions. Significant advancements in solutions and next-generation cloud services provide an opportunity to accelerate transformation in healthcare, quickly and easily. For instance, HPE’s hybrid-cloud solution has excellent credentials in the market and brings a new level of innovation by letting healthcare organisations move freely between clouds. Aligned closely with the evolving healthcare market, HPE has ensured that running operations in a hybrid environment is a highly cost-effective, flexible option, which provides greater control as it facilitates a
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combination of IT remaining on-premises and migrating others to the cloud. HPE GreenLake is a consumption-based payment model, which allows healthcare to transform existing infrastructure and applications whilst improving services and patient outcomes. One of the key plus points is that healthcare organisations can take advantage of the cost-effectiveness by only paying for what is consumed, avoiding large capital expense, maximising savings, and provisioning more technology, when it’s needed, instantly. This means greater control over budgets, more agility and flexibility, and has the potential to deliver significant return on investment. Security of systems and patient data are major concerns across the sector, presenting significant ongoing challenges. This has been amplified during the recent crisis as the sector has adopted a growing number of innovative technologies to support staff and patients, processes have adapted to enable remote working, and cyber threats continue to evolve at pace. Through enabling greater visibility, and by data not being limited to just one single location, there is less opportunity to exploit systems, and therefore the hybrid cloud is considered a highly trusted and secure option. Beyond this, HPE’s hybrid cloud sets the standard for scalability, and ease of management. It has never been a more demanding time for the sector, and the changes experienced in recent months has accentuated the need for change, highlighting the necessity to completely
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rethink existing processes, and accelerate the digital transformation in healthcare. A boost in hybrid cloud adoption is expected as the full impact of becoming cloud ready, and responsiveness to the changing healthcare environment is realised. The next step for healthcare is how to go about it, and Trustco is uniquely positioned to accelerate the sector’s move to the hybrid cloud through our solid expertise in next-generation technology and our team’s strong advisory. L Trustco Plc, Silver Certified HPE partner, Crown Commercial Service Supplier on the TePAS framework, and supplier on the NHS Shared Business Services Digital Work Solutions (formally Link IT Solutions) framework. Trustco has more than 21 years’ experience in the industry, in fact the team lives and breathes IT! The right partner is imperative to a successful migration and we build strong, long-lasting relationships with our customers, taking the time to explain HPE hybrid cloud options and the valuable benefits for your healthcare organisation. As independent specialists in hybrid cloud and data centre consolidation, we can help you navigate your options. Contact us on 0344 880 1999, email sales@trustco.co.uk, visit www.trustco.co.uk, or follow us @trustcoplc FURTHER INFORMATION Tel: 0344 880 1999 sales@trustco.co.uk www.trustco.co.uk
