Accelerate the business of “de-risking”
Secure Your Data
I imagine as IBM Business Partners you deliver a version of that message to your clients and prospects fairly often. And what do you hear back?
Your clients may not be the same as ours — medical device companies and related health care institutions
On the topic of transmitting and securing data in cloud environments, we either hear uncertainty (at best) or objections that it’s just not secure enough (at worst).
Yet, because we know that innovation requires accessible data that is highly secure, we had to develop a very strong case — that in situations where incredibly sensitive data is involved, such as medical data, we provide a regulatory and privacy compliant, turn-key software platform for device-to-cloud connectivity with the highest levels of security.
Both we and IBM understand that medical device data is destined for the cloud, and when it comes to securing that data, we’ve seen eye to eye since day one.
Enabling the possibilities
I’ll venture that whatever data your clients’ businesses touch, talking about new ways to use that data brings questions about keeping that data secure. It’s our responsibility to remove risk — to “de-risk” a solution that enables the possibilities.
In our industry, compliant medical device connectivity infrastructure can be very costly and time consuming to build, operate and maintain. Cloud is a game-changer for us. In our sector, the data should be in the cloud so:
- Automated, up-to-the-minute security updates can mitigate the risks of data sharing
- A patient can receive a proactive alert that her heart pump needs maintenance
- A company can more efficiently collect device information in a clinical trial across the country
- A doctor can take action if a patient isn’t using his device properly or following the therapy
- A family can remotely track the blood glucose of a grandparent with dementia
There are numerous more examples, just as I’m sure you have examples of how cloud is disrupting your industry.