Category: Cloud Computing

Online Tech Speaks on Cloud Computing at Upcoming Healthcare IT Conference

Online Tech will be attending and participating on a panel at the HIT (Healthcare Information Technology) ’12 conference, Healthcare Information Transformation, in Jacksonville, Florida next week, April 3-4, 2012. A variety of health plans, physician groups, hospitals, governmental associations and service … Continue reading

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Upcoming Webinar: Cloud Computing for EHR/RCM Systems

Mark your calendars for next Tuesday at 2 P.M. ET if you’re interested in healthcare IT, healthcare software, EHR/RCM systems and/or HIPAA compliance and cloud computing issues. Our free educational webinar featuring a discussion on cloud computing vs. traditional server-based EHR (electronic health … Continue reading

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HIMSS ’12: Cloud Computing for Healthcare

The healthcare IT HIMSS ’12 conference this year was full of great educational sessions and presentations from industry leaders and health IT professionals. One presentation with speakers native to our home-base of Michigan, Navigating the Cloud: Risk and Protections for … Continue reading

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HIPAA Cloud Hosting

What does the cloud bring to the table for healthcare organizations when it comes to data storage, availability, and ability to meet HIPAA compliance standards? High-capacity storage without CapEx costs – The need for high-capacity storage and computing is high … Continue reading

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Federal Mobile Strategy: Increasing Access to Mission-Critical Data & Streamlining IT

Last August, I wrote a blog post discussing the federal cloud computing initiative launched by then-U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra and his Cloud-First policy developed to motivate agencies to adopt cloud computing projects and reduce overall spending and energy expenditure. On … Continue reading

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Megaupload’s Series of Unfortunate Events

The recent government shutdown of Megaupload, a massive file-sharing service said to house a substantial amount of copyrighted media, has put into motion a series of unfortunate events and provided valuable lessons learned. Server Data Deletion Megaupload’s servers contained more … Continue reading

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Online Tech to Attend IMPACT 2012 Conference on Cloud Computing

Mike Klein, President and COO of Online Tech, will be speaking about cloud computing at IMPACT 2012 on February 7 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Featuring sales, marketing, finance, human resources and public sector experts, IMPACT 2012 is an informative networking conference on … Continue reading

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Disaster Recovery for HIPAA Applications – It’s All About Availability of PHI

HIPAA – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act focuses on three key criteria for handling Protected Health Information (PHI):  availability, confidentiality and integrity. This blog post focuses on availability as it applies to HIPAA applications and HIPAA data. Availability … Continue reading

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Integrating IT Services: Cloud Computing & Compliance Concerns

To streamline IT service management and assets, the convergence of technology and processes to better meet business objectives is ideal. It also allows in-house IT teams to spend more time on other endeavors and projects for industry-specific, targeted business growth. … Continue reading

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$999/Hour for An Amazon Cloud Server?

Would you pay $999 per hour for a cloud server? Apparently, Amazon’s EC2 cloud servers spiked to $999.99 per hour when their supply was recently constrained.  The high bidder paid close to $1000 per hour and others got bumped off … Continue reading

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