Healthcare Provider AWS Migration
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- 40% Cost Reduction
- Eliminated data center maintenance and reduced operational overhead
- Zero Data Exposure
- No patient data exposure during entire migration process
- 100% HIPAA Compliance
- Full compliance with healthcare industry regulations
- 200+ VMs Migrated
- Zero downtime to patient services
TL;DRConsultingCrafts migrated a mid-sized healthcare provider's legacy on-premises infrastructure to AWS, moving 200+ VMs with zero downtime to patient services. The result: 40% cost reduction, full HIPAA compliance, and zero patient-data exposure during migration.
Key takeaways
- Migrated 200+ virtual machines from legacy on-prem infrastructure to AWS with zero downtime to patient services.
- Achieved 40% cost reduction by eliminating data center maintenance and operational overhead.
- Maintained 100% HIPAA compliance and zero patient-data exposure throughout the migration.
- Used AWS Migration Hub and MGN to orchestrate the move; Terraform for infrastructure as code.
- Deployed HIPAA-eligible EC2 with encryption at rest and Multi-AZ RDS with automated backups for resilience.
About the Client
A mid-sized healthcare provider managing sensitive patient data and critical medical applications across legacy on-premises infrastructure. The organization needed to modernize while maintaining strict HIPAA compliance and ensuring zero disruption to patient care services.
The Challenge
Legacy on-premises infrastructure unable to scale with growing patient data
High operational costs for maintaining physical data centers
Strict HIPAA compliance requirements for patient data protection
Need for improved disaster recovery to ensure business continuity
200+ virtual machines requiring migration with zero downtime
The Solution
ConsultingCrafts designed and executed a comprehensive AWS migration strategy, implementing a secure, HIPAA-compliant cloud infrastructure with enhanced disaster recovery capabilities.
Technical Implementation
AWS Migration Hub: Orchestrated migration of 200+ VMs using AWS MGN
Amazon EC2: Deployed HIPAA-eligible instances with encryption at rest
Amazon RDS: Migrated databases with automated backups and Multi-AZ deployment
AWS CloudWatch: Implemented comprehensive monitoring and alerting
AWS CloudFormation: Infrastructure as Code for repeatable, auditable deployments
AWS WAF & Shield: Protected web applications from common threats
Results & Business Impact
- 40% Cost Reduction
- Eliminated data center maintenance and reduced operational overhead
- Zero Data Exposure
- No patient data exposure during entire migration process
- 100% HIPAA Compliance
- Full compliance with healthcare industry regulations
- 200+ VMs Migrated
- Zero downtime to patient services
Technology Stack
- AWS EC2
- Amazon RDS
- AWS MGN
- CloudWatch
- AWS CloudFormation
- AWS WAF
- S3
- IAM
- KMS
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