Case Study: European Medical Center achieves scalable private cloud for medical research with Mirantis OpenStack

European Medical Center scales research infrastructure with Mirantis and 1.5 PB of storage

The European Medical Center, one of the largest medical centers in Europe, faced challenges with inefficient infrastructure for managing massive amounts of clinical research data. Their initial use of KVM virtualization required labor-intensive, ticket-based provisioning for thousands of researchers. They sought a commercial-grade OpenStack distribution from a vendor like Mirantis to create a reliable, scalable private cloud that could operate on-premises to meet strict data regulations.

Mirantis implemented its OpenStack platform, including Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes and Ceph software-defined storage, providing a scalable private cloud with self-service provisioning. The solution resulted in a highly reliable infrastructure supporting 1.5 PB of storage for research data, empowered cutting-edge research like AI-driven image analysis, and provided excellent enterprise support. The medical center was so satisfied with the results and Mirantis' support that they plan to expand with two more data centers for high availability.

European Medical Center