Secure, effective clinical data archiving with the Hitachi Content Archive Platform

Georgios Rimikis PhD is responsible for the strategic development of enterprise storage solutions and their marketing at Hitachi Data Systems in Germany. A physics graduate from the University of Heidelberg, he received his PhD at the University of Karlsruhe, and began his IT career in 1992, as a product manager, then head of product management and purchasing of storage systems in Europe, for Comparex Information GmbH, Mannheim. Later, as a marketing manager at IBM Germany GmbH, Dr Rimikis was responsible for co-operations with independent software
vendors in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

Advances in clinical technologies have enabled healthcare professionals to increase the quality of healthcare as well as improve the overall patient experience. As these technologies are implemented, integration of information technology within the clinical infrastructure is critical to providing a comprehensive solution.

That is, a solution that not only supports clinical workflow, but delivers highly available, uninterrupted access to data and all kinds of applications. The ongoing adoption of new clinical technologies places increased demands on the healthcare IT infrastructure, underlining the need for reliable, flexible storage solutions that can scale as required.

Hitachi Data Systems has defined a new approach to the active archive market, which combines industry-leading Hitachi storage with open standards–based archiving software. The Hitachi Content Archive Platform establishes an active archive environment - a single online repository that enables protection, search, and retrieval across fixed contents and other content types.

Fixed content means that an item reflects a particular real-world event that happened at a point in time - for example, an X-ray image of a broken arm, an e-mail message, or a completed digital video. For the item to remain valuable in the future, its content must remain fixed to accurately reflect the original state.

08.03.2007

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