Authors : Rujal Patel; Vidhi Sutaria

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 3 - March

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26mar2027

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Abstract : The rise of cloud computing has transformed healthcare IT, providing scalable data storage and analysis (through telemedicine services), and offering data analysis for patients' Electronic Health Records (EHRs). While cloud technology brings with it significant advantages, many healthcare organizations are at risk of becoming dependent on a single cloud provider, due to vendor lock-in (where organizations are forced to use only the infrastructure and services offered by one cloud provider to access their healthcare data). Vendor lock-in can create challenges, including limited system interoperability and increased cost and complexity when moving healthcare data from one cloud provider to another. The hybrid approach to cloud storage outlined in this paper provides a solution to reducing vendor lock-in for cloud-based solutions in the healthcare industry. The proposed hybrid approach consists of combining local storage (a private storage environment) with public cloud storage (Amazon S3). The solution uses a lightweight lifecycle management system implemented with Python, to automatically identify archived, inactive records and move them to public cloud storage while also maintaining frequent access records on local storage. With this architecture, hybrid cloud implementing a hybrid storage model for healthcare organizations will allow them greater flexibility for future storage options and an improved ability to manage data throughout its lifecycle by reducing their reliance on one cloud provider.

Keywords : Vendor Lock-In, Hybrid Cloud, Healthcare Informatics, Cloud Storage, Multi-Cloud Architecture.

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