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Healthcare
Healthcare organizations have unique requirements when it comes to data storage. When dealing with critical information such as electronic medial records (EMRs), continuous data availability is a constant concern. The inability to access a patient's online record, with vital information on allergies or diseases, could mean the difference between life and death. Yet the sheer amount of data at play is a concern: medical imaging systems create files that can require terabytes of storage, making data replication and recovery decisions complex.
Federal and local regulations also come into play in the healthcare arena, requiring the protection of personally-identifiable health information. HIPAA regulations require you to protect not only against theft or unlawful disclosure, but also against data loss. The cost of disaster recovery and data availability planning is much less expensive than the effects of wholesale data loss. Not only will it most likely be harmful to patients, but the organization's reputation can suffer greatly. Inadequate protection according to HIPAA can even result in monetary loss and penalties from regulatory fines or potentially from civil proceedings.
One final aspect of business continuity that applies especially to healthcare is that of security. When data is replicated, it must be protected on both sites. This means that the same security protocols that are in place on the primary site must be available on the secondary site.
InMage provides the most comprehensive, effective approach available today to continuous data protection and business continuity. We help you determine your RPO and RTO requirements, and then use our industry-unique Modeler to determine exactly the solution that most cost-effectively meets those needs. Our solutions both compress and encrypt data, making the most efficient use of available bandwidth while guaranteeing security of sensitive information. InMage understands healthcare.
InMage understands healthcare.
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