Aged care facilities often rely on on‑premises servers to host file services, clinical applications, and backup systems, but this hardware creates ongoing cost, space, and risk challenges. Servers require physical space, cooling, regular maintenance, patching, and eventual replacement, and they represent single points of failure in environments where uptime directly affects resident care. Migrating these workloads to AWS allows aged care providers to significantly reduce on‑site hardware while improving resilience and simplifying IT management.
On‑premises servers in aged care facilities are often housed in small cupboards or makeshift server rooms with limited cooling and power protection. They must be patched, monitored, and eventually replaced, and they are frequently poorly documented, especially after acquisitions or leadership changes. This creates both ongoing operational cost and significant risk if hardware fails or becomes unsupported.
Servers and associated equipment consume valuable space and require dedicated power and cooling, which can be difficult to provide reliably in older facilities. Over time, this adds to energy costs and creates environmental risk if cooling fails.
On‑site servers need regular maintenance, security patching, and eventual hardware replacement, which consumes IT time and budget. In aged care, this work must be carefully scheduled to avoid any impact on clinical systems and resident care.
Many facilities run a small number of critical servers with limited redundancy, so a single hardware failure can disrupt multiple systems. Documentation is often incomplete, especially after acquisitions, making troubleshooting and recovery more difficult.
Microsolve has a proven track record of reducing on‑site hardware in aged care through targeted AWS migration, without disrupting care services. In a recent aged care facility acquisition, Microsolve achieved a 45% reduction in on‑site hardware by migrating file services, application hosting, and backup to AWS while maintaining uninterrupted care services. This demonstrates that significant hardware rationalisation is possible even in complex, care‑critical environments.
Microsolve’s migration approach consistently reduces the number of physical servers and associated equipment at each facility, freeing up space and cutting power and cooling requirements. This lowers both capital and operational costs over time.
Migrations are planned and executed in phases, with careful testing and rollback options to ensure that clinical and administrative systems remain available throughout. Resident care and facility operations are protected as the top priority.
By moving critical workloads to AWS, facilities reduce reliance on local hardware that can fail and become easier to manage and monitor centrally. This improves overall resilience and reduces the burden on local IT or support providers.
Migrating to AWS does not mean removing all technology from the facility. It simply means moving the right workloads to the cloud while keeping essential local network equipment for connectivity. Microsolve assesses each workload to determine whether it should be re‑hosted, re‑platformed, or retained on‑site, with the goal of minimising hardware risk without compromising performance or access.
File servers and many line‑of‑business applications can be migrated to AWS, either as virtual machines or as cloud‑native services. This removes the need for local servers while maintaining secure, reliable access for staff.
Virtual desktops hosted on AWS can replace local terminal servers or shared workstations, allowing staff to access clinical and administrative systems from thin clients or approved devices. This further reduces on‑site compute requirements.
On‑premises backup infrastructure can be replaced with AWS‑based backup and replication, reducing the need for tape, disks, or local backup servers. This improves resilience and simplifies recovery testing.
Local network equipment such as switches, Wi‑Fi access points, and firewalls remains on‑site to provide connectivity and security at the facility level. These are integrated with AWS to ensure secure, reliable access to cloud workloads.
Microsolve treats hardware reduction as a business outcome, not just a technical project, and designs migrations to deliver measurable reductions in on‑site equipment while protecting care services. The process starts with understanding your current infrastructure, pain points, and risk profile, then building an AWS migration plan that prioritises high‑impact workloads.
Microsolve reviews your existing servers, applications, backup, and network across facilities, and speaks with clinical and operational leaders to understand where hardware creates cost and risk. This informs a migration scope that balances impact, risk, and effort.
We design the target AWS architecture, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and backup patterns, and create a migration plan with clear milestones and rollback options. This ensures each workload is moved in a controlled, predictable way.
Migration is executed in phases, starting with lower‑risk workloads and pilot sites before moving critical systems, with hardware decommissioned as each phase is validated. This minimises disruption and ensures that reductions in on‑site hardware are real and sustainable.
Excellent question! The first step is to speak to an expert to gain a clear and practical understanding of your current environment and then we can review your options and realistic steps forward.
On‑site servers require physical space, power, and cooling, and they need regular maintenance, patching, and replacement. They also represent single points of failure that can disrupt clinical and administrative systems if they fail.
The exact reduction depends on your current environment, but Microsolve has achieved around 45% reduction in on‑site hardware in recent aged care acquisitions by migrating file services, applications, and backup to AWS. This frees up space and cuts ongoing costs.
No. Migrations are planned and executed in phases, with careful testing and rollback options to ensure that clinical and administrative systems remain available throughout. Resident care and facility operations are the top priority.
Common workloads include file services, application hosting, virtual desktops, and backup and disaster recovery. Local network equipment such as switches and Wi‑Fi remains on‑site to provide connectivity.
No. AWS reduces the need for on‑site server management, and Microsolve provides ongoing monitoring, patching, and support so your internal team can focus on care‑critical activities.
