Speed system upgrades with cloud-based imaging

from

the 19 eighties through the late 19 nineties.

First generation digital imaging

systems ran on local on

premise computers that supported a database

and picture archiving and communication

system packs, including

a viewer

deploying upgrades or new versions

were major endeavors that required extensive

downtime. As a result, upgrades

were infrequent. Any changes

that were made relied on sequential

and increasingly unstable additions

to existing code systems were

seldom re engineered from the ground

up. Beginning in the late 2000s,

many imaging technologies migrated

to hosted or virtual machines

operated from local servers or

remote data centers.

The underlying technology remained

largely unchanged however, and

upgrades still required add on code

and often lengthy service interruptions.

Imaging systems began moving

to the cloud in the mid 2000 tens.

But once again, most core technologies

were not modified and the same

constraints that had existed since the 1990s

remained

this process of transferring outdated

legacy systems designed for on

premise deployment to cloud platforms

became known as lift and shift

today. End and imaging

solutions are emerging that are purpose

built for the cloud using cloud native

architecture. These applications

rely on all new architecture that

is designed to support the automatic delivery

of new versions and upgrades

with zero downtime and no mandatory

customer maintenance along with rapid

disruption free upgrades. Key

benefits of cloud native architecture

include

enhanced stability and scalability,

far simpler management, greater

security for patient data and

reduced cost of operation