HDS launches Hitachi Cloud Services Connection

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has launched an open healthcare cloud platform for analytics, Hitachi Cloud Services Connection – Healthcare, (HCSC – Healthcare) solution in Asia-Pacific, delivering another milestone in the acceleration of its global Social Innovation initiative. HCSC – Healthcare is an extension of the industry-specific Social Innovation solutions and takes advantage of the power of big data and cloud computing technologies to deliver tangible benefits to individuals, healthcare organizations and societies.

HCSC – Healthcare is an open, non-disruptive and secure cloud solution that can integrate health applications, data sources and locations. It is compatible with all types of data and content generated by virtually every piece of medical equipment, enabling healthcare professionals to extract knowledge and address issues with the aim of improving the quality of patient care and efficiency of services and to better manage spiraling costs.

HCSC – Healthcare also delivers fast and exceptional-quality 2D and 3D images using the latest GPU cloud computing technology and image-streaming features on Hitachi Compute Blade platform that protect patient privacy by eliminating file downloads on end-user devices.

“With HCSC – Healthcare, all data can be integrated, regardless of whether it is generated by proprietary applications, equipment, social media or new technologies. By opening themselves up to the full spectrum of analytic possibilities, healthcare organizations, practitioners and stakeholders can now analyze all their data on demand to achieve actionable insights, while streamlining data processing and IT operations. And they can enhance their services and even develop new tools to deliver faster, more intelligent and cost-efficient patient care,” said Mark Ablett, Sr Vice-President & General Manager for Asia-Pacific, Hitachi Data Systems.

Architected uniquely for healthcare IT environments, HCSC – Healthcare integrates data infrastructure and analytics technologies, medical solutions, mobile applications, data center facilities and communication networks to provide an end-to-end, all-inclusive information infrastructure. The solution is specifically designed to help healthcare organizations of all sizes handle information processing and management, and offers a pay-as-you-go model that requires no upfront capital investment to minimize the significant costs of acquiring, maintaining and upgrading medical applications.