Nexsan/StorCentric Chosen by Wyoming Surgical Associates

Nexsan, a StorCentric, Inc. company, announced that Wyoming Surgical Associates, PC has selected its E-Series P storage platform to support the growth and digital transformation of its general, vascular and spine surgery medical practice.

“For over 5 years, we had depended upon a Nexsan Unity NST 5000. For us, it was a great entry level storage option because of its hybrid design, dependability and highly competitive pricing. It provided us with scalability, support for both NAS and SAN, and universal connectivity for FC, Ethernet and SAS – all at a price we could more than afford,” said Janis Black, practice manager, Wyoming Surgical Associates. “However, to support our rapidly growing medical practice, exponential data growth and rapid deployment of new applications, we decided it was time to update our storage backbone.“

The end user turned to its MSP DigeTekS, LLC to research, evaluate and recommend potential solutions. Given its success with its existing Nexsan, together with the positive experience DigeTekS also enjoyed, Nexsan topped the list of storage platforms to explore. (DigeTekS manages numerous Nexsan client deployments across Colorado and Wyoming.) After evaluation, DigeTekS recommended the all-flash E-Series 18P (E18P) storage platform.

“It’s critical that we maintain complete vendor neutrality and choose the ideal solution for each client’s individual requirements,” Logan Greening, DigeTekS CTO. “Of course, we were not surprised when Nexsan climbed to the top of the list. We continue to be very impressed with how the Nexsan architecture moves forward. We were a bit worried about an all-flash system costing too much for a medical practice their size – but Nexsan came in at the right price that fit their budget.“

The E-Series P storage platform stood out from the competition initially as it was among the few that was able to demonstrate its having been deployed in the most demanding real-world enterprise environments. Along its reliability, the E18P offered price and performance, robust connectivity options (FC, iSCSI) for interoperability along with a qualified OS support matrix.

The E18P is supporting a range of medical and business applications, including SQL Server, Exchange, Citrix, Picture Archive and Communication Systems (PACS) and Lytec MD medical billing software.  

The E18P sits in an onsite server closet at Wyoming Surgical Associates and is monitored and managed remotely by DigeTekS. For added protection and DR, data is replicated back to the DigeTekS datacenter via VMware. In case of a failure or cyberbreach, data is also backed up via SEP Software. The E18P is so easy to manage remotely, and intuitively, that recently when it was necessary to swap a controller, DigeTekS was able to talk Black through it over the phone.

“Whether we are in surgery, meeting with patients, making appointments, or billing we need fast, accurate and uninterrupted access to medical records, insurance and other critical information. Furthermore, we need to know that we are able to manage and access this data in a fully secure, protected and HIPAA compliant manner,” added Black. “And from Wyoming Surgical Associates perspective, this is where the E18P truly delivers.“