HIPAA-compliant companies need to be careful in choosing the right environment for their secure data storage needs. Traditional public cloud offerings can be tempting but often fail to meet the security needs of industries handling particularly sensitive data. Many of these companies are now considering another attractive solution - private cloud. ¹

Why the shift?

Security, compliance, and cost control are the biggest drivers. With escalating cyber threats and more complex regulations every year, private cloud offers stability and unmatched confidence.

Nearly every IT leader surveyed in recent industry studies reports greater trust in private cloud for safeguarding sensitive data and meeting compliance requirements.² Add in predictable pricing and financial visibility, and the model becomes even more compelling.

But it’s not just about defense. Private cloud has shed its “legacy” label to become a launchpad for innovation. It’s possible to run both traditional applications and modern, cloud-native workloads side by side in private environments. That means critical systems gain the stability they need, while development teams get the flexibility to scale new applications, AI models, and customer-facing platforms with speed and resilience.

The challenge?

Transitioning isn’t always simple. Isolated IT teams, gaps in cloud expertise, and resistance to new operating models can stall progress.

That’s why many organizations are seeking more than just infrastructure. They’re looking for a partner – one that can provide end-to-end support, unify fragmented systems, and bring deep experience in compliance, security, and modernization.

With private cloud, the focus isn’t on owning servers or renting capacity. It’s about creating a future-ready tech foundation where workloads run securely, efficiently, and with purpose.

With the right partner guiding the journey, businesses can capture the agility of the cloud with the control of a dedicated environment – and confidently conquer modernization at scale.

Works Cited

¹ https://www.vmware.com/docs/private-cloud-outlook-2025

² https://www.forrester.com/report/private-cloud-market-insights-2023/RES180027

With today's rising costs, healthcare facilities must keep a tight grasp on their budgets! With that said, there's a trend of news articles suggesting CIOs are not seeing ROI from moving to cloud-based services.

But MedCityNews is debunking this, reminding us that change is neither easy nor cheap. In their article, Debunking Cloud Cost and ROI Hogwash for Healthcare, they explain how the cloud is in fact revolutionizing healthcare systems, delivering both cost and time savings. 

In another article from Becker's Hospital Review, 'Cloud projects are powering forward': Health system CIOs on cloud spending amid economic pressures, Scott Arnold, Executive Vice President and CIO of Tampa General Hospital, says “We don't view cloud service as a 'nice to have' or unnecessary expense.” 

Why? Because hospitals and healthcare facilities need to move EHRs around while storing patient data in a secure location. The cost to provide a facility with all the on-site equipment and energy for this would easily equal or trample the cost of an IT-provided cloud service that provides cybersecurity, resilience, agility, and scalability. 

The takeaway here is to have patience in seeking ROI from conversion to cloud-based services – and to strategically plan how and when you might embark upon this. But it is a necessary adaptation to meet the healthcare industry's critical and fast-changing needs.

"Cloud power is what drives the rapid digital innovation we see across pretty much every other industry — and it enables healthcare organizations to solve increasingly complex problems more affordably, quickly, and reliably."

Our primeCLOUD team can help by providing you with the strategy, security, cost control, operational efficiency, reliability, and agility to maximize your IT performance. Get in touch to strategize your transition to cloud-based services.