Colocation Helps Cancer Care Provider Scale Its Operations

• Industry: Healthcare 
• Employees: 50+ employees 
• HQ Location: Michigan 

About the Client 

A Michigan-based healthcare group focused on making radiation therapy easier and more accessible for cancer patients. As the organization continued supporting healthcare providers and patients across the region, it required a reliable infrastructure capable of supporting software development environments and future operational growth. 

The Challenge 

The healthcare organization needed a colocation solution that could support its growing development environment without overcommitting unnecessary infrastructure capacity. Like many healthcare organizations, the customer required a scalable, cost-conscious approach that balanced operational flexibility with reliability. 

The customer needed to: 

• Support a software development environment with a reliable infrastructure 
• Avoid the cost and complexity of committing to a full rack deployment 
• Find a trusted regional colocation provider with local accessibility 
• Simplify infrastructure expansion planning as operational needs evolve 
• Establish a scalable foundation for future growth without disrupting internal IT operations 

The Solution 

OTAVA delivered a flexible colocation solution tailored to the organization’s size, workload requirements, and long-term growth goals. By providing colocation from our Ann Arbor data center, OTAVA enabled the customer with reliable infrastructure without overinvesting in unnecessary capacity. 

• Flexible Colocation Deployment: OTAVA provided a colocation environment aligned to the customer’s operational requirements and growth plans 
• Local Provider: OTAVA’s Michigan presence and local accessibility provided a trusted partnership experience and simplified communication throughout deployment 
• Scalable Infrastructure Foundation: The solution established a flexible environment capable of supporting future expansion as business needs evolve 

The Results 

By partnering with OTAVA, the healthcare organization gained a reliable and scalable colocation environment without the cost or operational burden of unnecessary infrastructure commitments. 

• Rapid Deployment: OTAVA provisioned the customer’s colocation environment in approximately two weeks, enabling development workloads to be quickly migrated and supporting near-term operational goals 
• Simplified Infrastructure Expansion: The organization gained a scalable foundation capable of supporting future operational and development requirements 
• SLA-backed Uptime: The colocation solution provides SLA-backed uptime and availability  
• Trusted Local Partnership: OTAVA’s regional presence and responsive support model strengthened the customer relationship and streamlined ongoing collaboration 

For growing healthcare organizations, infrastructure flexibility matters just as much as reliability. By delivering a scalable colocation solution, OTAVA helped this healthcare organization establish a stable foundation for continued growth without unnecessary complexity or overcommitment.