US-based software company Rackspace Technology has announced a ten-year partnership with Seattle Children's Hospital to 'transform' the hospital's data centre operations.
Rackspace will provide an end-to-end managed Cloud solution that will also upgrade the hospital's infrastructure for both clinical and non-clinical workloads.
This will enable the hospital to shift to Rackspace’s Healthcare Cloud solution, which aims to improve scalability, agility and security while reducing IT costs.
Seattle Children's Hospital expects its partnership with Rackspace to streamline its IT operations, allowing the hospital to expand its services and enrich patient experiences.
The hospital's long-term aims are to enhance patient care and advance paediatric research initiatives.
Seattle Children's Hospital senior vice-president, chief digital officer and chief AI and information officer Dr Zafar Chaudry said: “Seattle Children's is committed to our mission of delivering hope, care, and cures to help every child lead a healthier, more fulfilling life.
“This collaboration with Rackspace will not only streamline our IT operations but also create capacity for resources to expand our services and enrich the patient experience.”
Rackspace's Cost and Productivity Optimization assessment framework has played a key role in the partnership, enabling both parties to evaluate their spending across IT infrastructure and data centre costs.
The company will manage Seattle Children's Hospital's workloads both on its private Cloud system and on major third-party platforms such as Azure and AWS.
Rackspace Global Healthcare and Life Sciences senior vice-president PV SubbaRao said: “Our collaboration will be a seamless process, focused on reducing costs and aligning with Seattle Children's mission and future growth.
“Leveraging hybrid cloud solutions across diverse locations ensures availability, performance, and automation, allowing Seattle Children's to maximise its technological capabilities while driving innovation on behalf of the patients and families it serves.”
Based in Texas, Rackspace provides end-to-end, hybrid Cloud and AI solutions for a wide range of industries.
