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Healthcare organizations are navigating modernization under intense regulatory, security, and resource constraints. This episode explores how the Microsoft technology stack shows up differently in healthcare.
The conversation breaks down hybrid cloud realities, Azure managed services, security and compliance, business resiliency, disaster recovery, and cost optimization, all grounded in real healthcare use cases. The episode also explores at how organizations can measure ROI beyond cost savings, connecting Microsoft investments to patient care, clinician experience, and operational resilience.
Speakers: Jennifer Johnson, Director of Healthcare at Connection
David Carey and Kevin Paiva, Senior Field Solution Architects at Connection
Show Notes:
00:10 Welcome and session overview
01:40 Why healthcare cloud adoption is different
02:10 Defining hybrid cloud in healthcare
03:00 Why hybrid is now the default model
03:55 Latency myths and performance realities
04:45 Which workloads belong on-prem vs. in the cloud
05:45 SaaS, staffing pressure, and infrastructure complexity
06:30 Azure managed services and Connection’s approach
07:45 Co-managed Azure vs. fully outsourced models
08:30 Why Azure over other hyperscalers
09:20 Azure security, HIPAA, and Zero Trust
10:30 Azure Health Data Services
11:45 Business continuity vs. business resiliency
14:10 What healthcare leaders worry about most today
15:00 Disaster recovery and Azure Expert MSP
16:30 Post-pandemic resource constraints
17:30 Application sprawl, security, and identity management
18:50 Cost containment and ROI in healthcare IT
21:15 The teams behind Connection’s Microsoft practice
24:45 Final takeaways and next steps
