Health Podcast Library
Season 7 • Episode 110

Newsday: AWS Outage Exploration and Removing Risk from Your Data with Vik Patel

Nov 10, 2025
30:16

Episode Description

November 10, 2025: When AWS experienced a major outage affecting over 500 companies, healthcare IT leaders were reminded that cloud architecture isn't just a technical decision; it's a strategic imperative. Vik Patel, COO from Tido, dives into the cascading failures that exposed vulnerabilities in healthcare's cloud dependencies. From Epic instances running on AWS to the emerging challenges of AI data lakes, this conversation reveals why simplicity in architecture might be healthcare IT's most undervalued strategy. Discover how de-identifying data reduces risk, why multi-cloud strategies matter, and whether healthcare organizations have the skills needed to architect their cloud future safely.

Key Points:

  • 01:00 AWS Outage Breakdown
  • 13:00 Data Management in the Cloud
  • 24:21 Simplicity in IT Design
  • 30:01 Conclusion and Farewell

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