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The University of Kansas Powers Medical Innovation

The University of Kansas Health System chose Pure Storage to protect its Epic electronic health record systems and thwart cyberthreats, while delivering high uptime, performance, and scalability.

Summary

The University of Kansas Health System needed an innovative storage foundation to build on to support growth and handle future security threats. Pure Storage FlashArray//X arrays supports mission-critical Epic Caché and SQL databases, as well as 100 ancillary applications. It also uses FlashArray//C for virtualized jobs and secure data backup.

Industry

  • Healthcare

GEO

  • North America

Use Cases

  • Accelerate Core Applications
  • Modernize Data Protection

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Challenges

Recognizing that storage technology was changing rapidly and that demands on the IT infrastructure would increase sharply in the years ahead, The University of Kansas Health System needed a foundation to build on. Performance, cost, ease of management, and security were top considerations.

Results

Business Transformation

  • Accelerates access to critical patient data and breakthrough research 
  • Minimizes disruption to life-saving work in the event of a cyber attack 
  • Empowers physicians, researchers, and developers to innovate at pace

IT Transformation

  • 93% reduction in time to run Epic reports
  • Slashes database recovery time to minutes, instead of days or hours
  • Scales seamlessly and with no disruptions, all at a low cost of ownership

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