A new Nutanix Healthcare Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) report reveals that healthcare is at the forefront of Generative AI (GenAI) and container adoption, yet outdated IT infrastructure threatens to limit the sector’s progress.
The study shows 99% of healthcare organizations are already using GenAI tools—ranging from patient chatbots to clinical automation—outpacing every other industry. However, 96% of respondents admit their current data security and governance frameworks fall short of supporting GenAI at scale, raising urgent concerns around privacy, resilience, and scalability.
“Healthcare’s swift GenAI adoption is driven by accessible tools, but concerns around data protection remain. We expect broader internal adoption once these issues are addressed,”
— Scott Ragsdale, Senior Director of Sales for Healthcare, Nutanix
The report underscores that integration with legacy systems (79%), data silos (65%), and cloud-native development challenges (59%) are the top hurdles slowing GenAI deployment in healthcare.
Jon Edwards, Director of IS Infrastructure Engineering at Legacy Health, emphasized the stakes:
“In healthcare, every decision impacts patient outcomes. We’re investing in infrastructure that supports long-term innovation without compromising data privacy or security.”
Conducted by Vanson Bourne in Fall 2024, the survey gathered insights from 1,500 global IT and DevOps leaders. Alongside GenAI, the report highlights a surge in containerization, with 99% of healthcare organizations either using or planning to use containers to enhance data access and security across hybrid and multicloud environments.
As GenAI reshapes healthcare operations—from patient engagement to clinical decision support—the report concludes that modernizing infrastructure is critical. Without addressing outdated IT systems, healthcare organizations risk falling short of realizing GenAI’s full transformative potential.
