Medical:

The modern medical industry is in the midst of an incredible evolution in technology, resulting in a massive growth in digital information. Keeping up on one’s scalability, security, regulatory compliance and data retention needs is daunting, both in terms of cost and effort.

HIPAA - Since 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has established regulations in an effort to protect patient information. HIPAA requirements include those addressing issues such as: Encryption, Access Controls (ACLs), Data Storage, Physical Access, Firewalls and Security policies.

Availability - Using today’s medical advancements and digital resources such as digital imaging (X-ray, MRI, sonograms, etc) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR), surgeries and other medical procedures can happen in almost real-time. The need for hospitals, clinics and even private practitioners to ensure the availability of their patients’ information is ever so critical. Off-site backups and disaster recovery are now crucial to the survival of both the medical business and, of course, the patient.

Data Retention – As a result of the data explosion within the medical industry and the need to protect such information, a need has arisen to preserve and retain such data for the benefit of the patient. Although different states have varying requirements for the retention of medical data, retention periods range from five (5) years to twenty-one (21) years. It is essential that a medical facility continue to retain and protect this information to protect its patients and to secure a trustworthy reputation.

TeraCenter assists organizations across various disciplines within the medical arena to address the above issues by providing the necessary technologies in a customized, low maintenance solution. From providing backups of mission-critical servers to archival of radiology imaging, and processing sensitive clinical data, TeraCenter can help.

Financial:

Today’s financial companies are experiencing extremely troublesome times, not only through investments and a tough national economy, but they must also obey strict regulations and compliance requirements in protecting investor privacy and records management. The financial sector has some of the most complex storage and security needs that apply to organizations across the board, from the largest banks, to the smallest financial firms.

Regulation - Regulatory compliance for financial data has become stricter and more widespread as breaches of both trust and treasury become more common. Regulations such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GBL), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), SEC 17-3,4 and Payment Card Industry (PCI) have been established to protect the individual and the integrity of the markets. As a consequence of these regulations, businesses in the financial industry are finding it increasingly more difficult to comply. Specifically, smaller and mid-sized organizations struggle to meet the same requirements of larger organizations, with significantly smaller budgets and available resources.

Teracenter can alleviate many of the burdens associated with understanding and securing the necessary assets to achieve compliance within the financial industry. TeraCenter’s solutions allow our clients to implement successful strategies using time-proven technologies while providing a significant cost savings to our clients.

Government:

Government agencies are continually under pressure to provide the public with mission-critical services while competing both internally and externally for limited funding and resources. Government entities MUST implement the necessary technology and effective strategies to ensure the availability of primary services, first-responders and critical infrastructure when it is needed, possibly under the worst conditions. From the federal government to small local agencies, the demand for technology is increasing even as budgets are shrinking. As such, how can these organizations keep up?

Teracenter helps government organizations to cost-effectively provide security and disaster recovery services to those organizations that need it most, when it is most needed. From off-site disaster recovery, to maintaining hot-spare backup systems, TeraCenter can help mitigate the potential for chaos, even when disaster strikes.