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Health system site finds cure with Enfold
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| Site | Health system site finds cure with Enfold |
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| Industry | Non-profits, Healthcare |
| Location | United States |
| Provided by | Enfold Systems |
| Contact | info@enfoldsystems.com |
Enfold Systems helps a state health care system transform its slowing Plone site into a stable, maintainable, supported system that handles much more traffic.
Overview
“Enfold Systems provided knowledgeable and focused experts to ensure the success of our new system. Our sites’ traffic capacity has increased by three thousand percent while maintaining the functionality and security we needed.”
James Walsh, IT Staff Director, UNC Health Care
- Need
- The University of North Carolina Health Care System needed to ensure the stability and performance of its online communication systems. Based on the open-source version of the Plone, and running with the Apache Web server on Windows, the system was unstable and failing to serve the growing amount of Web site traffic.
- Solution
- Enfold Server, Enfold Proxy and Enfold Desktop, Enfold's Performance & Optimization solution, plus Plone customization & integration, data conversion & migration, technical support and software upgrade services
- Benefits
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- Stable, scalable platform
- Leveraged prior investment
- Increased system security
- Easier user management
- Supported and maintainable content management platform
About UNC Health Care
The UNC Health Care System is a not-for-profit integrated health care system, owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill. It exists to further the teaching mission of the University of North Carolina and to provide state-of-the-art patient care.
The challenge
UNC Health Care was fully utilizing its current system and had invested in numerous custom-developed integrated applications. The organization wanted to move to a stable and maintainable platform while leveraging its existing investment.
The project
UNC Health Care chose the Enfold Systems software platform for its stable, supported, Windows-integrated solution.
- Platform installation
- Enfold Systems worked with UNC to install and maintain the Enfold software platform. Enfold Server significantly reduced the amount administrative resources required to maintain and monitor the system.
- Content migration and custom applications
- Content was migrated and validated from the previous databases, including data from the previous system customizations. Existing custom applications were reviewed and revised to ensure they were optimized and did not impact the overall performance of the new system.
- Security and access
- Enfold Server was configured to utilize the existing Windows Active Directory to manage site access, enabling single sign-on for users. In addition, IP restrictions and other security precautions were taken to ensure the privacy of vital health care records.
- Site optimization
- The open-source Plone installation was replaced with Enfold Server which, out-of-the-box, enabled Active Directory integration and Microsoft Office document indexing, and allowed UNC to utilize its in-house Microsoft technical skills to manage the system. Enfold also replaced Apache with Microsoft's Web server, Internet Information Services, and Enfold Proxy. This enabled load balancing and created a significant performance boost.
- Documentation and training
- Enfold Systems developed detailed systems documentation to allow administrators to maintain the system on their own. In addition, on-site user training ensured that users were familiar and comfortable with the features and mechanics of the new system.