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Founded more than 100 years ago to provide healthcare for the poor and vulnerable , Providence continues its mission today through 120,000 caregivers at 52 hospitals and over 1,000 clinics .

Providence ’ s growth and success is based on an openness to new technology and adopting best practices as they evolve . When the company recently began a migration to cloud infrastructure for greater flexibility and cost efficiency , it applied Turbonomic Application Resource Management software to maintain the resilience of critical applications , including those directly involved in providing medical care to patients .
Beginning the migration to cloud
When Rick Stover joined Providence in late 2019 as Senior Vice President ( SVP ) of IS
Infrastructure and Chief Technology Officer ( CTO ), he was faced with an enormous budget problem that seemed to grow by the day .
The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the need to reduce waste and maintain cost efficiency , even as healthcare facilities around the world were faced with the prospect of overwhelming demand for acute care .
Just as the pandemic was beginning , Bryan de Boer joined the Providence team as Executive Director , responsible for the company ’ s Microsoft Azure migration .
This migration was in the early stages – and a massive undertaking . In parallel , there were other initiatives in progress to remediate technical debt and rationalize the company ’ s application portfolio . �
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