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Technology Infrastructure

Roadmap

Our Private Cloud

What does our current technology infrastructure look like?

Our Private Cloud

How did we get to this point?

Where are we heading?

The Systems

Building Blocks of a Cloud

Compute

Storage

Network

Physical Infrastructure

Physical Infrastructure

Space

Power

Utility Power

IT Battery Backup System

Power Distribution to Equipment

Central Utility Plant with Generators

Cooling

Network

Provides high capacity links and redundant connections between devices.

Storage

Storage systems provide digital storage for all of our data (medical records, digital images, files & documents, security camera footage, etc.)

Compute

The physical servers that perform computational tasks

A Functioning Cloud

When combined, these components provide the infrastructure needed to operate a cloud.

What is virtualization?

To make the most out of our infrastructure investment, our private cloud employs a technology called virtualization.

Our Virtualization Environment

Servers

30 Physical Servers

360 Virtual Servers

Desktops

7 Physical Servers

700 Virtual Desktops & Servers

How did we get to this point?

Years of

Steady Growth

  • Added over 150 virtual servers in the last 3 years, over 70% growth
  • Digital Imaging and document scanning is steadily consuming more and more storage
  • New applications have been purchased to support various hospital initiatives
  • Upgrades and additional features have been added to current applications to expand capabilities

How did we get to this point?

The Need for Uptime

  • System availability has a direct impact on patient care and staff workload
  • The cost of systems being unavailable has steadily increased

Where are we heading?

Complex Systems

  • Expanding Infrastructure
  • Continue to add more servers and applications that must interface with each other
  • The Public Cloud
  • How and when to augment our private cloud with the public cloud
  • Fault Tolerance and Business Continuity
  • Handling system failure with minimal business impact

Requirements

Replace aging infrastructure to reduce risk and take advantage of new technology benefits before manufacturer support expires on current equipment

Requirements

Timeline

Challenges

Server Room Space

Challenges

Battery Backup System/

Electrical Distribution

Cooling System

Solutions

The only long term solutions to these challenges involves moving our infrastructure to a new location.

Solutions

Retrofit Existing Space

Retrofit Existing Space

Find a suitable space in the current facility and add power and cooling capacity

Cons

  • High capital cost
  • Time to implement

Pros

  • Keeps our systems local
  • Allows the flexibility to build to our needs
  • Long term TCO

Build a New Space

Build a New Space

Plan and build a new building on or near the hospital campus

Pros

  • Keeps our systems local
  • Allows the flexibility to build to our needs
  • Plans already exist

Cons

  • Extremley high capital cost
  • Longest time to implement

Rent a Space

Rent a Space

Utilize data center space at a colocation facility

Pros

  • Incredibly robust building and infrastructure
  • Quickest to implement
  • Small capital expenditure

Cons

  • Increased complexity
  • Performance Penalty
  • Added Risk
  • Long term TCO

Migrate to the Public Cloud

Migrate to the Public Cloud

Migrate all systems to the public cloud

Pros

  • No infrastructure necessary
  • Very small capital investment

Cons

  • Higher TCO based on our refresh cycle
  • Increased complexity
  • Increased risk
  • Lock-in
  • System performance

Questions

Comments

Ideas

Questions

Thoughts

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