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In a world where cybersecurity is now a board-level issue, hospitals and healthcare providers face a clear choice:
Stick with legacy, on-premise systems, or move to a cloud-native platform designed to protect, scale, and evolve.
At Genesis, we’ve made that decision easy.
Every part of our platform is built on the cloud, giving our clients a more secure, scalable, and resilient foundation from day one. And while some suppliers are still relying on on-premises servers and outdated infrastructure, Genesis is helping NHS Trusts and international partners move forward with confidence.
Let’s explore why that matters more than ever.
On-Premise vs. Cloud: What's the Risk?
Many healthcare organisations are still burdened by legacy systems hosted locally, often:
- Inside hospital walls
- On servers that are hard to patch, monitor, or back up
- Managed with outdated security protocols
- Prone to single points of failure and limited redundancy
In today’s threat landscape, on-premise data hosting introduces significant risk:
🔓 Higher vulnerability to ransomware and malware attacks
⏱️ Slower response to security updates and threat detection
🔌 Physical risks like power failures, hardware faults or local breaches
🔒 Increased pressure on internal IT to manage backups, patches and access control
In short: your system is only as secure as your least-secure endpoint.
Why Genesis Takes a Cloud-First Approach
Genesis was purpose-built to avoid these risks from the outset. Our platform is:
- Cloud-native – no local installs, no manual patches
- Hosted on secure, resilient infrastructure with automated backup and disaster recovery
- Managed in line with global cybersecurity best practices
- Accessible through controlled, audited user authentication from anywhere, without compromising safety
And we don’t just say we’re secure—we prove it.
Trust You Can See: Our Proven Standards
- Genesis is proud to meet and exceed the most rigorous standards in digital health. This includes:
- SOC 2 compliance – Independent verification that our data management, access control, and infrastructure are secure and resilient
- DCB 0129 certification – NHS-backed assurance that our platform is clinically safe
- Alignment with DTAC, DSPT, GS1 and Scan4Safety
- Support for the Federated Data Platform (FDP) – meaning our data is clean, structured, and interoperable by design
- Ready to support MDOR – feeding traceability and device outcome data safely into national registries
- We don’t just protect supply chain and implant data, we help hospitals unlock its value without taking on risk.
Built for Health Systems, Trusted by Health Systems
Our cloud-native platform is already in use at NHS Trusts, private hospitals and IDNs across the UK and internationally. We enable them to:
- Deploy quickly without complex infrastructure upgrades
- Scale confidently across multiple hospitals and ICSs
- Integrate seamlessly with EHR, ERP and catalog systems
- Stay secure without overloading internal IT teams
Whether you're a CIO, CCIO, or supply chain leader, Genesis gives you one less thing to worry about, and a system you can trust.
Don’t Inherit Your Supplier’s Risk
If your current supplier is still hosting on-premise, ask yourself:
- Are they patching fast enough?
- Are their backups secure and offsite?
- Can they withstand modern ransomware threats?
- Can they prove it?
At Genesis, we don’t leave those questions unanswered. We solve them, upfront.
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