Episode 143: Secure, Scalable, Streamlined – Strategic Microsoft Solutions for Healthcare IT Leaders

From TechSperience Solutions by Connection.com

January 6, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 220

About this episode

This episode discusses how the Microsoft technology stack addresses the unique challenges faced by healthcare organizations in modernization.

Healthcare organizations are navigating modernization under intense regulatory, security, and resource constraints. This episode explores how the Microsoft technology stack shows up differently in healthcare. The conversation breaks down hybrid cloud realities, Azure managed services, security and compliance, business resiliency, disaster recovery, and cost optimization, all grounded in real healthcare use cases. The episode also explores at how organizations can measure ROI beyond cost savings, connecting Microsoft investments to patient care, clinician experience, and operational resilience. Speakers: Jennifer Johnson, Director of Healthcare at Connection David Carey and Kevin Paiva, Senior Field Solution Architects at Connection Show Notes: 00:10 Welcome and session overview01:40 Why healthcare cloud adoption is different02:10 Defining hybrid cloud in healthcare03:00 Why hybrid is now the default model03:55 Latency myths and performance realities04:45 Which workloads belong on-prem vs. in the cloud05:45 SaaS, staffing pressure, and infrastructure complexity06:30 Azure managed services and Connection’s approach07:45 Co-managed Azure vs. fully outsourced models08:30 Why Azure…

People in this episode

Guests: David Carey, Kevin Paiva

Topics covered

healthcare IT
Microsoft technology stack
hybrid cloud
Azure managed services
security and compliance
business resiliency
disaster recovery
cost optimization
ROI in healthcare

Keywords

regulatory constraints
resource constraints
patient care
clinician experience
operational resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Azure, Microsoft Azure, Azure Health Data Services