Nutanix Study Finds AI, Security, and Sustainability are Driving the Need for IT Infrastructure Modernization in Healthcare

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, announced the findings of its sixth annual global Healthcare Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research report, which measures enterprise progress with cloud adoption in the industry. The research showed that hybrid multicloud adoption is surging among healthcare organizations as the majority are significantly increasing investments in IT modernization.

This year’s Healthcare ECI report revealed that the use of hybrid multicloud models in healthcare is forecasted to double over the next one to three years. IT decision-makers at healthcare organizations are facing new pressures to modernize IT infrastructures to effectively harness the power of AI, mitigate security risks, and be more sustainable.

Healthcare organizations handle large amounts of personal health information (PHI) that can be complex to manage with the need to remain compliant with regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). As organizations in all industries continue to grapple with the complexities of moving applications and data across environments, hybrid multicloud solutions provide key benefits to healthcare organizations including helping them simplify operations, deliver better patient outcomes, and improve clinician productivity. The Healthcare ECI report found the adoption of the hybrid multicloud operating model in healthcare organizations has increased by 10 percentage points compared to last year, jumping from 6% to 16%. While deployment trailed other industries last year, healthcare is now on par with all industries (15%).

“Healthcare organizations have traditionally lagged behind in technology adoption, yet we’ve seen an impressive increase in modernization in the last year alone – driven by AI and the need for data portability,” said Scott Ragsdale, Sr. Director, Sales, U.S. Healthcare at Nutanix. “Across industries, 80% of Healthcare ECI respondents are planning to invest in IT modernization, with 85% planning to increase their investments specifically to support AI. Healthcare organizations are no different, focusing on future-proofing IT infrastructure today to prepare for the needs of tomorrow – including AI and sustainability.”