{"id":398,"date":"2014-11-26T23:09:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T04:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kevinjgoodman.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"2014-11-26T23:09:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T04:09:41","slug":"exciting-times-cleveland-100-gigabit-health-tech-corridor-creates-catalyst-continued-improved-quality-life-data-center-cloud-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinjgoodman.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/26\/exciting-times-cleveland-100-gigabit-health-tech-corridor-creates-catalyst-continued-improved-quality-life-data-center-cloud-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting Times in Cleveland – The 100 Gigabit in the Health Tech Corridor Creates a Catalyst for Continued Improved Quality of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exciting Times in Cleveland – The 100 Gigabit in the Health Tech Corridor Creates a Catalyst for Continued Improved Quality of Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week we have a growing list of movement in the Technology and Economic Development arenas to be excited about in Cleveland. On November 21st<\/sup> it was announced that Cleveland is getting a 100-gigabit Internet connection with the financial assistance from the federal government, the city and nonprofit broadband supplier and BlueBridge Networks ten year vendor in its core , OneCommunity . This installation will run from downtown Cleveland, Playhouse Square where BlueBridge has its world Headquarters and flagship for the last ten years to University Circle.<\/p>\n

Customers of Cleveland, Ohio’s BlueBridge Networks have come to rely on the data center services, and utility cloud provider’s keen ability to offer and maintain optimal data center and cloud security will be able to leverage this offering<\/p>\n

Lev Gonick, One Community CEO has said that construction of the game changing network is expected to start in January 2014 and is to be up and running in six to eight months. OneCommunity will steward fiber cable through the three-mile long corridor from the Idea Center at Playhouse Square to Case Western Reserve University at University Circle, with the direct coverage area stretching north-south from Chester to Carnegie avenues. Buildings and businesses outside this footprint will be able to connect to what Gonick calls \u201cbackbone\u201d that his organization is constructing. The good news for many existing and potential new BlueBridge customers is that the topology will traverse Case Western Reserve and IdeaStream, in the Idea Center when it goes live.\u00a0\u00a0 These two initial nodes are currently interconnected to the BlueBridge Flagship and have a ten year track record of operational excellence and delivery of Data center Services along its route.<\/p>\n

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BlueBridge Networks will remain poised to serve technology solutions along this topology \u00a0due to its robust infrastructure, high availability, reliability, levels of compliance and security. It will continue to deliver infrastructure that will uniquely support the shift toward Northeast Ohio as a Smart Region.\u00a0 BlueBridge Networks welcomes One Community\u2019s role, under Lev Gonick\u2019s leadership, to partner with others in our Region to ensure that we utilize this competitive advantage to improve our region’s social and economic prosperity. This past Friday, November 21st<\/sup>, the organization made an announcement with the City of Cleveland about next steps to transform Cleveland into a “gig city” with infrastructure improvements along Euclid Avenue, where BlueBridge and many of its ten year customers are located. This advancement will help enhance Downtown’s ability to attract more tech-based companies to the urban core. Downtown and Cleveland businesses and institutions like Rosetta, BlueBridge, and FIT Technologies, Asurint, Brand Muscle, Cleveland Museum of Art , Jurinov, Cleveland Schools and others already benefit from the Health Tech Corridor’s fiber connections. This week’s announcement will only better position downtown Cleveland headquartered, owned and operated managed data center services and cloud facilities such as BlueBridge to serve Northeast Ohio\u2019s and the world\u2019s technology innovations.<\/p>\n

This year alone, BlueBridge has also added several new Tier one Telco\u2019s to its core. OARnet is one of them. “One of our goals is to provide customers with the highest-speed networks available and connectivity that is fully redundant and affordable. We are excited to have OARnet provide a highly robust telecom infrastructure and connectivity options to its members, providing them with leading-edge connectivity and disaster recovery capabilities, while enhancing economic development and improving their business performance,” said Kevin Goodman, Managing Director, partner of BlueBridge.<\/p>\n

“BlueBridge is excited to announce our partnership with OARnet.\u00a0 Staying operational is at the core of our mission, and being chosen by OARnet to collocate in trusted facilities like BlueBridge ensures that the OARnet network maintains the standard of excellence that it has put forth in its day-to-day operations,” said Goodman.<\/p>\n

Much of the excitement for this work is held especially true when it comes to HIPAA regulations. For hospitals, research facilities, schools and businesses dealing with the healthcare industry, the regulations for maintaining patient and student confidentiality can be cumbersome and frequently amended or updated. BlueBridge’s multi-pronged solutions for HIPAA have been invaluable to many businesses related to the healthcare and education industry. With a self-imposed system of checks and balances, as well as third party audits, BlueBridge will be able to continue to practice what it preaches and better serve the marketplace.<\/p>\n

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Customers who have come to rely on BlueBridge for maximum HIPAA and Student Information Act Protection solutions include The American Red Cross, Cleveland HeartLab, DataTrak International, PBM Corp., Premier Physicians, SS&G Health Services, Independent Physicians, Cleveland State University, Cleveland Municipal School District and Southwest General Hospital among others. Our work within healthcare and education industry may be diverse, but all must be ever-vigilant about HIPAA HITECH law and requirements.<\/p>\n

The BlueBridge team makes a point of not only staying current with HIPAA rules and regulations for their own customers; we also often share that knowledge with the community, hosting special IT security events such as \u2013 HIPAA HITECH Compliance: What Organizations and Their Business Associates Need to Know and Security and Compliance in the Cloud.<\/p>\n

Recently, BlueBridge co-sponsored and participated on panels with Jurrinov, Benesch, Tucker Ellis, MetroHealth, Cuyahoga Community College and BioEnterprise among others. These events are open to their entire business community and have been held at Tri-C’s Advanced Technology Training Center at 3409 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio and elsewhere. Typically, the panels have been made up of experts in Health Care, Technology and Law and cover a host of topics including:<\/p>\n