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AWS Cloud Hosting for Aged Care Providers

Microsolve moves aged care providers' clinical systems, files, backups and staff desktops onto AWS in Australian regions, in planned stages that keep care running. You get fewer servers to replace at each facility, tested recovery when a site loses power or internet, and clear evidence of where resident data is held.

Aged care AWS challenges we solve

Moving clinical systems to the cloud without disrupting care

Moving clinical systems to the cloud without disrupting care

A staged migration of your care management platform to AWS, tested before each cutover, with secure remote access for clinicians and data kept in Australian regions.

Shared nurse station PCs that are slow and hard to secure

AWS WorkSpaces gives staff a secure cloud desktop on any approved device, with clinical systems, patching and data held centrally in Australia. New starters are set up quickly, and access ends the moment a leaver's account is disabled.

Can you show your board that resident data stays in Australia?

We build AWS environments in Australian regions, prevent unintended cross-border data flows and document the controls, so your board, auditors and families can see where resident information lives and who can reach it.

Ageing servers in every facility comms room

A phased AWS migration moves file services, applications and backups off site, so each facility keeps only the switches, Wi-Fi and firewalls it needs and you stop funding server replacement cycles.

What happens to care when your systems go down?

Cloud hosting on AWS, with FLEX mode keeping key local systems running through a connectivity drop, keeps clinical systems, medication records and family communications available. Recovery plans are tested and documented for your board and auditors.

What moves to AWS and what stays at the facility

Moving to AWS does not empty the comms room. We assess each workload and move the ones where the cloud lowers risk or cost, and keep on site only what has to be there.

Workload Usual approach Why Detail
Care management and clinical systems Move to AWS in stages One secured copy for every facility, with remote access for clinicians and no server to replace at each site Migrating clinical systems
File shares and line-of-business applications Move to AWS Removes ageing on-site servers and their power, cooling and replacement costs Reducing on-site server hardware
Backups and disaster recovery Move to AWS Copies held away from the facility, with recovery you can test and document Business continuity and disaster recovery
Staff and nurse station desktops AWS WorkSpaces where it suits Data stays in the cloud, not on shared PCs, and new starters are set up quickly Secure virtual desktops
Switches, Wi-Fi and firewalls Stay on site Each facility still needs secure, reliable connectivity to reach cloud services Multi-site aged care Wi-Fi case study
Nurse call, door access and building systems Usually stay on site These depend on local hardware; we plan around them rather than force them into the cloud Coordinating vendors and infrastructure

How AWS supports your Quality Standards and privacy obligations

Emergency and disaster management

Outcome 2.10 of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards expects providers to plan for emergencies and to regularly test and review those plans. Cloud-hosted systems and documented recovery steps give you a technology plan you can actually test, not just write down.

Resident data kept in Australia

AWS now runs two Australian regions, Sydney and Melbourne, so production data and its backup copies can stay onshore while still being held in different cities (Amazon Australia). We set the controls that keep it there and document them for your board. Read more on AWS hosting and Australian data residency.

When AWS is not the right answer

Some facilities are better served by keeping a server on site for now, for example when a recent server still has years of life, the internet link is not yet resilient, or a clinical vendor does not support cloud hosting. In those cases we fix connectivity first, put cloud backup in place, and schedule the move into your aged care vCIO roadmap.

How Microsolve delivers AWS for aged care

Asses

We review every facility's servers, applications, links and backup, and agree with your clinical vendors what can move and when.

Migrate in stages.

Workloads move one at a time, tested before cutover and scheduled around care routines, with a rollback plan for each step.

Run and report.

We monitor, patch and back up the environment, test recovery, and report to your executive team in plain language.

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Frequently asked questions

Is AWS suitable for aged care clinical systems?

Yes, when your care management vendor supports it. Many clinical platforms run well on AWS in Australian regions. We confirm support with the vendor before planning a move, and keep anything unsupported on site until it can move safely.

Where is resident data stored on AWS?

We build aged care environments in the AWS Sydney and Melbourne regions, so data and its backups stay in Australia. We document the settings that enforce this so you can show your board and auditors.

What happens if a facility loses internet?

Facility network gear stays on site, and session configurations let key local systems keep working through a short connectivity drop. For longer outages we plan backup links and documented manual procedures as part of your emergency and disaster plan.

Does moving to AWS remove all on-site equipment?

No. Switches, Wi-Fi, firewalls and building systems such as nurse call stay at the facility. What goes is the ageing server hardware and the cost of replacing it.

How long does an aged care AWS migration take?

It depends on the number of facilities and systems. We migrate in stages, one workload at a time, so each step is tested before the next starts and care is not disrupted. You get a timeline after the assessment.

Plan your aged care move to AWS

Book a free review and we will map which systems at each facility should move to AWS, what should stay, and the order to do it in.