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Optimizing Healthcare Through Cloud Solutions: PV SubbaRao, SVP of Global Healthcare at Rackspace Technology

Episode Summary

Rackspace Technology leverages decades of experience and a cloud-first approach to help healthcare organizations optimize costs, drive transformation, and enhance security. In this episode, PV SubbaRao, Senior Vice President of Global Healthcare and Life Sciences at Rackspace Technology, shares how his organization partners with key healthcare sectors to drive innovation. He discusses Rackspace's evolution from early internet hosting to leading cloud solutions that optimize costs and enhance efficiency. PV highlights how the company supports EHR implementations, data center transformations, and security improvements, helping health systems achieve 18-25% savings. He also explores the future of healthcare technology, emphasizing AI, quantum computing, and extended reality as key drivers of personalized medicine and data-driven value. Join us and learn how Rackspace's specialized healthcare team can help your organization transform and scale for the future.

Episode Notes

About PV SubbaRao:

PV SubbaRao is a global technology leader with 25+ years of experience, currently serving as Senior Vice President of Global Healthcare and Life Sciences at Rackspace Technology. He leads a $500M+ portfolio, driving growth and operations across the Americas, with a specific focus on Health IT, Providers, Health Plans, and Life Sciences. PV champions an integrated solutions approach, leveraging Rackspace's full range of cloud services for the healthcare industry. Prior to Rackspace, he held leadership roles at Dell Services/NTT DATA Services, growing the Healthcare Provider business significantly. Based in Orange County, California, PV holds an MBA from Emory University and a graduate degree from IIT Mumbai.

Things You’ll Learn:

• Rackspace offers a unique approach to cloud solutions, positioning itself as a single point of contact for healthcare organizations looking to integrate strategy and execution. 
• By offering a "do-with" rather than a "do-for" model, Rackspace acts as an extension of a healthcare organization's existing team, enabling easier integration and collaboration. 
• AI and machine learning are poised to revolutionize healthcare by unlocking the potential of vast datasets and improving decision-making. 
• Quantum computing holds promise for personalized medicine through drug discovery and individualized care protocols driven by genome profiling. 
• Adopting Rackspace's cloud solutions and managed services can potentially achieve significant cost savings, between 18% and 25%, for healthcare organizations. These savings can be reinvested into driving transformation and innovation within the organization.

Resources:

• Connect with and follow PV SubbaRao on LinkedIn.
• Learn more about Rackspace Technology on their LinkedIn and website.