The Mission-Critical Patient-Care Use Case That Became a Kubernetes Odyssey
The Mission-Critical Patient-Care Use Case That Became a Kubernetes Odyssey Downtime can lead to serious consequences. These words are truer for companies in the medical technology field than in most other industries – in their case, the "serious consequences" can literally include death. We recently had the chance to dissect the tech stack of a company that’s seeking to transform medical record keeping from pen-and-paper to secure digital data that is accessible anytime, and anywhere, in the world. These data range from patient information to care directives, biological markers, medical analytics, historical records, and everything else shared between healthcare teams. From the outset, the company has sought to address a seemingly simple question: “How can we help care workers easily record data in real time?” As the company has grown, however, the need to scale and make data constantly available [ more… ]
