Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Standardizes on Nutanix for All Workloads and Use Cases
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform
- Nutanix AHV Hypervisor
- Nutanix Prism
Tech Stack
- Nutanix AHV
- Citrix XenDesktop
- MS SQL
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Device Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Remote Asset Management
- Virtual Training
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Cardinal Innovations Healthcare is the largest specialty health plan in the United States, serving 875,000 individuals in North Carolina who are either Medicaid eligible or uninsured. With a 40-year history, the organization manages community services for people with mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder conditions. As a specialty healthcare insurance provider, Cardinal Innovations focuses on delivering comprehensive care and support to its members, ensuring they receive the necessary services to improve their quality of life. The organization is committed to innovation and efficiency in its operations, seeking to enhance its IT infrastructure to better serve its members and streamline its processes.
The Challenge
Cardinal Innovations was using a traditional three-tier IT architecture for its healthcare applications and services, which was complex and difficult to manage. The infrastructure was more like five tiers, involving multiple products such as Cisco Nexus Unified Fabric, Cisco UCS servers, EMC VNX 5400 storage systems, and VMware’s ESX hypervisor. Managing these components was time-consuming, and scaling was challenging due to the 'tipping points' of each component. The IT team faced difficulties in keeping track of different product versions and ensuring solution compatibility, which led to issues in the Citrix environment. Additionally, a merger with another managed care organization required Cardinal Innovations to integrate 215 new employees quickly, prompting the need for a more efficient and scalable IT solution.
The Solution
Cardinal Innovations decided to transition to a hyperconverged infrastructure, selecting Nutanix as the most complete solution among the vendors evaluated. They purchased 21 Nutanix nodes, including a mix of hybrid and all-flash systems, to run all enterprise workloads such as MS SQL databases, SaaS applications, MS GP Dynamics, MS SharePoint, and MS Exchange. The organization also adopted the Nutanix AHV hypervisor for its Citrix VDI environment, eliminating significant VMware licensing costs. The Nutanix platform simplified infrastructure management, allowing Cardinal Innovations to consolidate and replace its old infrastructure as existing system licenses expired. The transition to Nutanix enabled faster deployment, easier scalability, and reduced management complexity, aligning with the organization's goal of efficient IT operations.
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