Modernizing virtualization in healthcare: a Red Hat and TEKSystems success story

The topic of virtualization is often the subject of enhanced scrutiny in health insurance organizations. Insurers use it to provide secure, remote access to data and applications for employees, boosting efficiency and collaboration. For their members, virtualization enables virtual care, self-service tools, faster claims and personalized support, improving satisfaction and health outcomes in a digital world.

When a U.S.-based health insurer faced the need to move to a more modern virtualization platform, it required a swift and reliable path forward—one that would meet today’s evolving demands and support future growth. The organization turned to Red Hat and its trusted services partner, TEKSystems, a key member of the Red Hat partner ecosystem, to lead the transition.

Although the insurer had previous experience with Red Hat technologies, it lacked the in-house expertise and capacity to independently implement a modern virtualization solution. TEKSystems, a long-standing partner with a strong relationship and track record with the customer, was chosen for its:

• Broad and deep technology expertise
• Flexible and responsive delivery model
• Technology-agnostic approach
• Extensive experience and trust with the healthcare organization

Collaborative execution with long-term value

Working closely with Red Hat and TEKSystems, the customer engaged in a hands-on collaboration that included mentorship and knowledge transfer, ensuring their internal teams gained the necessary skills to operate and maintain the new platform.

Together, they were able to:

• Mitigate risk by completing the migration from the existing hypervisor ahead of internal deadlines
• Optimize costs by consolidating and repurposing existing hardware, maximizing infrastructure investments
• Extract greater value from prior virtualization efforts while moving toward a cloud-native architecture
• Streamline operations and enhanced application development speed, accelerating time to market
• Enable future scalability through infrastructure and application modernization

This successful implementation not only positioned the health insurer for ongoing digital transformation—it also strengthened the Red Hat and TEKSystems collaboration, opening new opportunities to support additional customers with similar needs.

Looking ahead: containers and DevOps

The healthcare insurer is now expanding its focus toward container adoption and DevOps pipeline maturity as part of a broader application modernization strategy. Their work with Red Hat and TEKSystems continues to serve as a foundation for innovation and operational excellence.

The bigger picture: virtualization in healthcare

Across the healthcare industry, virtualization strategy is critical for delivering exceptional member and employee experiences as well as moving sensitive workloads (PHI data) in a security-focused and compliant way. Red Hat, together with service partners like TEKSystems, plays a vital role in guiding customers toward successful outcomes. By combining market-leading technologies with consultative expertise, Red Hat's services partners help organizations realize their ideal virtualization end state—whether through an immediate “lift-and-shift” or a more comprehensive modernization roadmap.

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