Cloud Migration Strategy for Healthcare Optimization

This document is a case study detailing Providence's approach to cloud migration using IBM Turbonomic Application Resource Management software. The objective of the migration was to enhance operational flexibility and cost efficiency while maintaining the resilience of critical healthcare applications. Providence, a healthcare organization with a long history, faced significant budget challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The document describes how the organization successfully migrated over 1,900 workloads to Microsoft Azure within 10 months, achieving savings of more than USD 2 million. It outlines the cultural and technical challenges faced during the migration, including the need for a paradigm shift in understanding cloud elasticity and optimization. The partnership with Turbonomic played a crucial role in expediting the migration process and ensuring the safety of application performance. The case study concludes with Providence's ongoing digital transformation efforts and the continued importance of Turbonomic in optimizing its cloud infrastructure.