Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 30 | Page 93

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// INTELLIGENT VERTICAL: HEALTHCARE VERITAS USHERS IN NEW GENERATION OF APPLIANCES TO PROTECT CRITICAL HEALTHCARE DATA INFORMATION Veritas Flex and Access appliances with multi-cloud flexibility, advance data protection for optimal business outcomes. V eritas Technologies has unveiled two new technology appliances enabling a software-defined storage approach to data management from on-premises to the multi-cloud for the backup and recovery of data, including protected healthcare data and life-saving information. In an easy-to-consume form factor, the Veritas Flex Appliance and Veritas Access Appliance are turnkey data management solutions that enable the quick deployment of infrastructure that consolidates multiple data protection offerings, reducing complexity and costs. Improving patient care while protecting patient data By 2020, medical data is projected to double every 73 days according to IDC Research. www.intelligentcio.com The nature of this data heightens the risks and challenges that medical providers face as they digitise their business. Healthcare data needs to be accessed quickly and easily, with a keen eye towards integration into the multi-cloud, a platform increasingly important in this industry. Achieving optimal patient outcomes and meeting regulatory compliance means ensuring that medical data is backed up and recoverable at all times to avoid patient care impact. Today, healthcare entities are required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect data in all its forms, due to increased cyberbreaches that can initiate from both inside and outside of a medical facility. “ MEETING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE MEANS ENSURING THAT MEDICAL DATA IS BACKED UP AND RECOVERABLE AT ALL TIMES. INTELLIGENTCIO 93