Technically Epic, part II

Old Data Center with Servers

To ensure we have at least one awful pun in almost every blog post: Just as you likely wouldn't take fresh-from-the-bay Maryland crab and serve it with Cheese Whiz, we’re not deploying Epic on any older technology, or with Cheese Whiz for that matter! (Apologies to anyone who does this; we’re sure it’s great.)

Take a look at GBMC’s new Epic server hardware system! Yes, it actually does have the cool, blue, “techie” lights. No, the lights don’t actually do anything other than look cool.

GBMC's New Server System Hardware

This and what was discussed in our previous posts are just a few aspects of what Epic is introducing from a technology perspective. There are many others that we don’t have space to talk about here, such as our discussions and planning in painful detail of workstations, printers, Wi-Fi performance and disaster recovery.

Most importantly, these efforts and technologies are all aligned to ensure an end-user experience that lets every GBMC staff member enjoy this fantastic system that our applications build team is building and will deploy to you. Don't worry, we're intending to sure ensure that you won't even have to think about the technical side of the system when using it (such as whether that print job worked or how slow a document is opening) so you can simply experience this great system as it's intended once it's in your capable (and proverbial) hands.

Joshua von Rueden,

Director, Technical Services