Healthcare Services Are Transformed by All-Flash Storage

After opening that first hospital in 1991, Acıbadem now operates 24 hospitals in five countries, employing 22,500 healthcare professionals to provide high-quality healthcare services to more than 5 million patients every year.

The group's hospitals are equipped with the latest medical technology, managed by a diverse team of experts, including dedicated cancer, organ transplant, and robotic surgery centers. But, with growing amounts of healthcare data generated on a daily basis — all of which must be stored and managed efficiently, to support more accurate diagnoses and more effective treatment plans, while offering around-the-clock access to doctors, nurses, and researchers — Acıbadem began to look to strengthen its data infrastructure and Hospital Information System (HIS) database. And, as it searched for a more agile, stable, and cost-effective data storage solution, the group found Huawei OceanStor Dorado all-flash storage.

All-Flash Innovation Makes a Significant Leap in Efficiency

• High Performance, Low Latency: To meet high data transmission and low latency requirements, OceanStor Dorado's high-performance all-flash storage products offer end-to-end Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe) support with a dual-controller design. This ensures the instant access to a HIS that Acıbadem was looking for. Each controller is equipped with up to 1 TB of cache and 192 cores, providing robust processing power. This design delivers the industry's highest Central Processing Unit (CPU) count and cores within a single controller, ensuring powerful computational power. FlashLink® technology maximizes flash performance by ensuring coordination and connectivity between storage controllers and Solid-State Drives (SSDs).

• High Reliability: Architecturally, OceanStor Dorado products increase data reliability and business continuity, using next-generation hardware platforms and ultra-stable SmartMatrix fully connected architecture, with a dual-controller active-active structure. For example, the file system and Logical Unit Number (LUN) directly interact with the underlying storage pool. Compared to traditional architectures, this design offers the shortest Input/Output (I/O) path for both LUNs and file systems while providing independent space management, enhancing reliability.

• Uninterrupted Services: Upgrading the storage system of a medical system often requires restarting controllers and transitioning tasks between controllers. That's a real risk that can significantly affect performance and require extensive data collection and manual intervention. OceanStor Dorado all-flash storage allows for upgrades without the need to restart controllers, ensuring that controllers remain active, host connections stay intact, and tasks continue seamlessly.

• Future-Oriented Efficiency: To meet Acıbadem Healthcare Group's future business expansion needs, Huawei designed a flexible expansion solution supporting up to 32 controllers. This has allowed the group to use its storage system more efficiently, avoiding the need for additional investment.

• After-Sales Services: Huawei established a dedicated team of 10 service specialists based in Istanbul and Ankara, who provide Hi-Care support with Service Level Agreement (SLA) guarantees, ensuring that Acıbadem always reaps the benefits of Huawei's reliable data storage services.