Healthcare Organizations Turn to CommVault to Heal Their Data and Information Management Pains

--  CommVault today announced that forward-looking healthcare institutions,         including Cambridge Health Alliance, Huntington Memorial Hospital,         Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and Tampa General Hospital are standardizing on         Simpana® software to enhance the quality of patient care by improving         access to information while lowering data management costs and         mitigating business and compliance risks     --  The healthcare industry is not immune to the challenge of managing an         ever-increasing amount of data.  Several healthcare IT initiatives, such         as electronic medical records, health information exchanges and the         implementation of solutions in support of meaningful use, that are now         underway will generate volumes of critical healthcare data.  This not         only exacerbates healthcare data management challenges but also places         organizations at great financial and compliance risks.     --  On Feb. 1, CommVault unveiled next-generation Singular Information         Management® innovations to its Simpana software.  These new         advancements further empower healthcare IT organizations to simplify the         management, protection and visibility into vital patient information         across clinical, operational, virtual and imaging environments as well         as edge devices.     --  CommVault is seeing increased adoption of Simpana software in the         healthcare market and counts major healthcare institutions, integrated         delivery networks, regional health centers and outpatient facilities as         its customers.     --  Healthcare organizations can purchase Simpana software directly from         CommVault or through its network of healthcare ISV, reseller, strategic         technology partners and group purchasing organizations.

--  Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is an integrated health system serving         Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's metro-north communities.  With more         than 30 clinical locations, including 15 primary care practices and 20         specialty centers, both in the community and at its three hospital         campuses, these sites offer a wide range of care such as innovative         planned care programs for chronic disease, nationally-renowned         behavioral health services, and more than 100,000 annual emergency         visits.  CHA also has a state-of-the-art electronic medical record         system that coordinates care wherever patients touch its network.  As a         result, CHA was recognized by SDI in 2010 and 2011 as one of the Top 100         Most Integrated Healthcare Networks in the nation.     --  CHA has been a CommVault customer for the last 10 years initially using         Simpana software for data management in both its Meditech and Exchange         environments.  The need to consolidate four legacy backup solutions that         required significant administration and maintenance prompted CHA to         embrace Simpana software as its enterprise-wide data and information         management solution.  Today, Simpana software helps CHA centrally manage         over 100 business and clinical applications including Meditech, Epic and         McKesson.     --  "The overarching value of adopting Simpana software across our         enterprise can be measured in the efficiencies gained, the costs saved         and the high-degree of assurance that every aspect of our data is         protected and readily accessible which further enhances patient care         delivery," said Dan Doherty, director of IT systems operations at         Cambridge Health Alliance.  "Simpana software has delivered significant         benefits by reducing our storage costs particularly in being able to         backup archived PACS images in our McKesson system to a cheaper SAN.  In         addition, Simpana software's deduplication capability allowed us to         eliminate redundant data and shorten our backup window."

--  Huntington Memorial Hospital is a 626-bed not-for-profit hospital that         is home to the only trauma center in San Gabriel Valley, Calif.          Renowned for its programs in neurosciences, cardiovascular services and         cancer care, Huntington Hospital is an active teaching hospital with         Graduate Medical Education programs in internal medicine and general         surgery.  In 2011, the hospital was granted Magnet status and named a         Best Hospital (regional) by U.S. News and World Report in ten         specialties.     --  Huntington Memorial Hospital relies on Simpana software to manage,         protect and access data across its physical and virtual environments         running a mix of 150 operational applications and 100 clinical         applications which include Meditech, GE Centricity, McKesson PACS and         Meditech LSS.     --  "Simpana software consistently works, giving us the confidence that our         critical patient information is protected to help us meet various         retention requirements and ensure compliance with healthcare         regulations," said Henry Jenkins, director of information services at         Huntington Memorial Hospital.  "In addition, our partnership with         CommVault will allow us to effectively address our future data and         information management needs related to cloud computing and eDiscovery."

--  Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's first and longest standing         Accountable Care Organization. Kelsey-Seybold is home to more than 370         physicians providing more than 50 medical specialties throughout a         network of 20 Houston-area clinics.     --  The IT team at Kelsey-Seybold supports a combination of physical and         virtual servers (AIX, Windows, and VMware) in a complex data center         environment to support the Epic Systems EMR as well as numerous         clinical, business, and messaging applications. After experiencing         unreliable backup and recovery using multiple legacy solutions,         Kelsey-Seybold switched to Simpana software.     --  "Simpana software beats other competitive products when it comes to         user-friendly operation.  CommVault's single pane of glass management         provides a simple yet powerful way to manage and protect siloed data in         our heterogeneous IT environment which helps improve the level of         patient care," said Chris Breaux, manager of information technology         systems at Kelsey-Seybold.  "The integrated archive capability in         Simpana software also helps us curb the growth of our Exchange         environment.  This not only allows us to reduce storage costs but also         streamlines email search and retrieval during an eDiscovery request."

--  Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is a private not-for-profit hospital and         one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in West Central Florida         serving a dozen counties with a population in excess of 4 million. As         one of the largest hospitals in Florida, TGH is licensed for 1,018 beds,         and with approximately 6,900 employees, is one of the region's largest         employers. TGH is the area's only level 1 trauma center and one of just         four burn centers in Florida.     --  The IT environment at TGH is comprised of 841 servers (51 percent are         virtualized) running Windows, Linux and IBM AIX along with several         hundred applications including SharePoint, Epic, Merge for cardiology         PACS and McKesson for radiology PACS.  TGH was using multiple point         solutions to address its various data management needs--CommVault to         backup its physical servers, Quest to manage its virtual servers and EMC         Data Domain for deduplication.  In switching to Simpana software, TGH         can now centralize data management across its growing physical, virtual         and clinical environments.     --  "Data Domain's target-based deduplication was causing our virtual         backups to fail and EMC and IBM keep telling us to buy more storage.  We         needed source-side deduplication to rein in our backup windows," said         Mark Wanat, network services manager at Tampa General Hospital.          "CommVault's single platform approach to data management was the         deciding factor in standardizing on Simpana software.  Now, we can         holistically protect and manage data from a single pane of glass         reducing administrative overhead.  In addition, Simpana software         provides flexibility and a seamless growth path to address our future         data management needs including archiving, retention management and         snapshot integration."

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