Case Study: Kindred Healthcare achieves proactive VMware monitoring and deeper VM visibility with Veeam Smart Plug‑in (SPI)

Healthcare Company Monitors Wellbeing of VMs in HP Operations Manager

Kindred Healthcare, a U.S. healthcare services provider operating more than 300 facilities, had virtualized roughly 80% of its IT environment—about 1,800 VMs running critical applications—but lacked deep VMware visibility within its long‑customized HP Operations Manager. The IT team needed a monitoring solution that would identify and surface virtual‑infrastructure issues before they impacted users.

Kindred deployed the Veeam Smart Plug‑in for VMware, which integrated with HP Operations Manager to deliver detailed health metrics, automated tickets and customizable reports tied to users and applications. The SPI enabled proactive problem resolution (including faster recovery of multiple servers), clear daily performance reporting and tailored alerts, giving the team comprehensive, reliable VMware monitoring and strong vendor support.

Kindred Healthcare

Todd Broadbent

Data Center Architect