Healthcare organizations are navigating modernization under intense regulatory, security, and resource constraints. This episode explores how the Microsoft technology stack shows up differently in healthcare. The conversation breaks down hybrid cloud realities, Azure managed services, security and compliance, business resiliency, disaster recovery, and cost optimization, all grounded in real healthcare use cases. The episode also explores at how organizations can measure ROI beyond cost savings, connecting Microsoft investments to patient care, clinician experience, and operational resilience. Speakers: Jennifer Johnson, Director of Healthcare at Connection David Carey and Kevin Paiva, Senior Field Solution Architects at Connection Show Notes: 00:10 Welcome and session overview01:40 Why healthcare cloud adoption is different02:10 Defining hybrid cloud in healthcare03:00 Why hybrid is now the default model03:55 Latency myths and performance realities04:45 Which workloads belong on-prem vs. in the cloud05:45 SaaS, staffing pressure, and infrastructure complexity06:30 Azure managed services and Connection’s approach07:45 Co-managed Azure vs. fully outsourced models08:30 Why Azure over other hyperscalers09:20 Azure security, HIPAA, and Zero Trust10:30 Azure Health Data Services11:45 Business continuity vs. business resiliency14:10 What healthcare leaders worry about most today15:00 Disaster recovery and Azure Expert MSP16:30 Post-pandemic resource constraints17:30 Application sprawl, security, and identity management18:50 Cost containment and ROI in healthcare IT21:15 The teams behind Connection’s Microsoft practice24:45 Final takeaways and next steps