The Importance of Data Centers for Healthcare Hybrid Infrastructures

13:14 - 19 Dec 2025

Health systems are expanding artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives across imaging, diagnostics and patient-facing workflows, underscoring the shifting role of the on-premises data center from a legacy infrastructure component to a critical performance layer. The evolution is driven by rising clinical workloads that demand faster data access, tighter service-level expectations and compute capacity positioned closer to the point of care. It’s a shift that reflects both longstanding realities in healthcare IT and the accelerating demands of care delivery enabled by AI, says Murali Gandluru,...