In the Asia/Pacific region, there are isolated instances of cloud adoption in the healthcare sector; but the industry still has a long way to go before a widespread adoption of cloud technology, especially the public cloud, is seen. Investments in cloud services comprise a very small percentage of the IT budget in most healthcare organizations. However, the good news is that in a recent survey conducted, none of the organizations polled intended to reduce their cloud budget over the next three years. 50% of the organizations polled actually intended to increase the percentage of their cloud budget over the same period, showing a steady rise in uptake of cloud technology.
While there are differences in the mindsets of IT decision makers in the six countries that IDC Health Insights surveyed, the overriding concern regarding cloud adoption seemed to be security issues. "However, smaller organizations that are currently outsourcing their IT functions anyway, may actually benefit from the centralized and standardized cloud offerings that already have compliance stamps like the HIPAA-compliance in the United States," says Sash Mukherjee, senior market analyst, IDC Health Insights, Asia/Pacific. "Cloud providers have to dispel the common misconceptions and confusions in the minds of end-users especially around security, and the relative advantages of the private, public and hybrid cloud."
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
IDC Health Insights Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Healthcare Industry Definitions
Situation Overview
Cloud Services Key Attributes
Role of Cloud Computing in Healthcare
Healthcare Cloud Uptake in Asia/Pacific
The Approach
Strategic Considerations for Cloud Adoption
Public Versus Private: The Ongoing Debate
Public Cloud Service
Private Cloud Service
Hybrid Cloud Service
Public, Private, or Hybrid: The Confusion Continues
Perceptions around the Public Cloud
The "Last Mile" Concern
Future Outlook
Cloud Budget
Cloud as a Solution for Specific Computing Needs
Cloud as a Solution for Industry-Specific Applications
Essential Guidance
Actions to Consider
Implications for Healthcare Providers
Implications for Technology Vendors
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Synopsis
Figure: Asia/Pacific Drivers of Cloud Adoption in Healthcare
Figure: Asia/Pacific Healthcare Industry Percentage of 2012 IT Budget Dedicated to Cloud Computing
Figure: Asia/Pacific Healthcare Industry Functions Considered Most Suitable for Public Cloud Services
Figure: Asia/Pacific Healthcare Industry Functions Considered Most Suitable for Private Cloud Services
Figure: Asia/Pacific Healthcare Industry Functions Considered Most Suitable for Hybrid Cloud Services
Figure: Asia/Pacific Healthcare Industry Cloud Applications Suitability
Figure: Asia/Pacific Drivers of Public Cloud Adoption in Healthcare
Figure: Asia/Pacific Barriers of Public Cloud Adoption in Healthcare
Figure: The "Last Mile" Concern
Figure: Change in Cloud Investment in the Next 3 Years - Healthcare Industry, Asia/Pacific
Figure: Asia/Pacific Healthcare Industry Future Plans for Cloud Offerings
Figure: Asia/Pacific Future Plans for Healthcare Applications on Cloud
Figure: The Healthcare Maturity Model
Business Strategy: Cloud Computing in Healthcare: An Asia/Pacific View published by IDC Health Insights in April 11, 2012. This report consists of Pages: 27 and the price starts from US $ 4500.
