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.

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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

“Our goal was to never worry about storage again. Pure eliminates a lot of pain and gives us everything we want—maximum performance and flexibility, low costs, and peace of mind.”

The University of Kansas Health System

Mike Schlenk, Director of IT Infrastructure and Service Management