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The non-profit trauma centre located in Chico , California , has progressed its Digital Transformation through data security and IT solutions with Veeam . Eric Addington , Manager of Systems Infrastructure at Enloe Medical Center , discusses how Veeam ’ s modern data protection has created relief surrounding malicious cyber-incidents and enabled higher employee efficiency .
ENLOE THWARTS A RANSOMWARE ATTACK AND SPEEDS DATA RESTORATION BY UP TO 99 % WITH VEEAM
Technology plays an essential role in modern healthcare delivery , and clinicians rely on a range of IT applications and devices to gather information for accurate diagnoses and effective treatment plans . In a Level II trauma centre , such as Enloe Medical Center ( Enloe ), lives hang in the balance of rapid access to digital information .
“ Our aim is to ensure that Enloe clinicians can focus completely on the patient ,” said Eric Addington , Manager of Systems Infrastructure at Enloe Medical Center . “ We don ’ t want our people to waste time waiting to access essential data or worrying whether patient information is secure . By taking care of all that in the background , we allow them to pay attention to what really matters .”
Enloe ’ s pursuit of excellence isn ’ t limited to its clinical care – the hospital ’ s IT team is also always looking for ways to improve . The team identified data protection as a pain point , as its previous approach consumed valuable resources .
“ We consider backups the last , crucial stop in our data security strategy ,” said Addington . “ They represent the final layer of protection if our systems are compromised or corrupted . That makes them a priority . However , we found that our previous data protection tool required constant babysitting and even then we weren ’ t confident that our environment was 100 % backed up . It also didn ’ t allow us to test our ability to restore data in the event of a disaster . It was time for a change .”
The Veeam solution
To ensure clinicians can always access the data they need to provide exceptional patient care , Enloe chose Veeam . The hospital ’ s IT team was won over by a range of factors .
“ We considered solutions from a range of reputable data protection vendors ,” said Addington . “ Veeam was the clear standout . In our assessment , the Veeam solution ranked highest on reliability and ease of management . We were in the process of virtualising our
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