McDATA Corporation Announces Successful Implementation of Business Continuance/Disaster Recovery Solution for OSF Healthcare System

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OSF Healthcare System, a leading healthcare provider in Illinois and Michigan, has successfully implemented a business continuance/disaster recovery solution with the help of McDATA Corporation. The new solution, which utilizes McDATA's Intrepid(R) 6140 Directors and McDATA Eclipse(TM) SAN Routers, has enabled OSF Healthcare to protect critical systems and data, ensuring continuity of patient care even in the event of a disaster or system failure. The increased availability, scalability, and reliability of the data infrastructure have enabled OSF Healthcare to automate patient care systems, deliver better service to patients, and support future growth.

Key Takeaways:

  • OSF Healthcare System implemented a business continuance/disaster recovery solution with McDATA Corporation, utilizing McDATA's Intrepid(R) 6140 Directors and McDATA Eclipse(TM) SAN Routers.
  • The new solution has enabled OSF Healthcare to protect critical systems and data, ensuring continuity of patient care even in the event of a disaster or system failure.
  • The increased availability, scalability, and reliability of the data infrastructure have enabled OSF Healthcare to automate patient care systems, deliver better service to patients, and support future growth.
  • The solution has also enabled OSF Healthcare to split its large SAN fabric into two, redundant fabrics, providing better protection against future outages.
  • McDATA's Intrepid directors and Eclipse SAN routers give OSF Healthcare the freedom to scale without having to replace their new infrastructure.
  • The solution is a prime example of McDATA's ability to enable a Global Enterprise Data Center utilizing a tiered storage network for secure and reliable access to information.

Statistics:

  • 1.5 million people are served annually by OSF Healthcare System.
  • The company's new solution has enabled a 99% uptime for critical systems.
  • The increased availability has enabled OSF Healthcare to automate patient care systems and deliver better service to patients.
  • The solution has also enabled OSF Healthcare to increase its data storage capacity by 50%.
  • McDATA has over 20 years of storage networking experience and has connected more than two-thirds of all networked data.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "McDATA Corporation Announces Successful Implementation of Business Continuance/Disaster Recovery Solution for OSF Healthcare System" (April 5, 2005)
  • About OSF HealthCare, www.modernhealthcare.com
  • About McDATA (www.mcdata.com)
  • Forward-Looking Statements, McDATA Corporation press release (April 5, 2005)
  • McDATA Corporation, Media and Investor Contact Information, (April 5, 2005)