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Performance Matters – How Disk Throughput and IOPS Impact Your Business

December 12, 2019 by Richard Bailey under VPS Hosting 0 Comments

Do your doctors complain when they are trying to pull up the client’s latest scans from your EMR system? Do your accountants complain about how slowly their accounting software loads? Are your front-line Sales Reps complaining about your internal systems taking forever to complete their task?

What are the HIPAA Compliant Online Data Backup and Retention Requirements?

September 24, 2019 by Richard Bailey under HIPAA Disaster Recovery 0 Comments

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its subsequent amendments were enacted into law to protect patient healthcare data, also known as Protected Health Information (PHI); HIPAA protections also apply to Electronic Health Records (EHR) – PHI stored on computers. Managed service providers who maintain HIPAA compliance must adhere to several stringent regulations which are designed to limit the exposure of confidential or sensitive patient information from unauthorized access.

Increasing Uptime of Your Web Assets by Instituting Failover Services

September 8, 2019 by Richard Bailey under HIPAA Data Centers 0 Comments

The reliability of a computing web infrastructure can be measured by system uptime, which is the percentage of time that a website is online and fully operational. System uptime is important for ecommerce organizations, especially with the increasing number of businesses who rely on internet-generated revenue as their primary means of selling.

Data Breaches Caused by Misconfigured Servers Within a Healthcare Environment

September 2, 2019 by Richard Bailey under HIPAA Data Centers 0 Comments

Considering high-profile data breaches in the past decade, data security has become a critically important issue within organizations which handle user data online. Particularly for healthcare professionals, protecting confidential and sensitive information is a significant compliance requirement. The mass media is flooded with news headlines and articles about the latest organization to be hit with a large-scale data breach: all-too-familiar stories about the theft of an abundance of personally identifiable information, the negligence of the officials guilty of inadequately securing that data, and the actions to be taken by the victims.

Pros and Cons of Onsite and Offsite Data Storage

August 26, 2019 by Richard Bailey under HIPAA Compliant Cloud Storage 0 Comments

When designing and implementing IT systems, choosing where to store your business-critical healthcare data is an important decision. There are typically three storage design concepts used in enterprise-grade storage solutions: onsite storage, offsite storage, and hybrid storage. Each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it’s essential to choose a design concept that applies to your requirements. Below, we will explain each approach and its pros and cons.

Author: Richard Bailey

Performance Matters – How Disk Throughput and IOPS Impact Your Business

What are the HIPAA Compliant Online Data Backup and Retention Requirements?

Increasing Uptime of Your Web Assets by Instituting Failover Services

Data Breaches Caused by Misconfigured Servers Within a Healthcare Environment

Pros and Cons of Onsite and Offsite Data Storage

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