Case Study: Premier Medical Group achieves near-instant backups and multi-terabyte storage savings with HPE Nimble Storage

Premier Medical Group Leverages Flash-Optimized Storage to Answer the Demands of Storing and Protecting Electronic Health Data

Premier Medical Group, a physician-owned multi-specialty practice in Clarksville, TN, faced growing storage and backup pain as Electronic Health Records, medical images (PACS) and scanned documents expanded its dataset. Its legacy backup process was slow (taking entire weekends), relied on failed tape systems and removable media, left data vulnerable between backups, and threatened HIPAA compliance and timely recovery in a disaster.

The practice deployed Nimble Storage CS220/CS240 arrays with VMware vSphere, using thin provisioning, inline compression, frequent local snapshots and offsite replication to a second array. Backups that once took days now complete in minutes, storage needs have shrunk by multiple terabytes, disaster recovery is integrated over a VPN, and management is simpler—delivering faster recoveries, reduced costs and compliance-ready protection.

Premier Medical

Russell Roberts

Chief IT Administrator