One of the requirements for e-health systems is scalability. These systems allow millions of users to benefit and get access to functions. In the health industry, we see that it also includes execution of long-running transactions to automate business processes. The goal of the Windows Azure Platform is to provide a platform that is both scalable and available. This becomes a great opportunity for governments, health ISVs or System Integrators that they are able to provide solutions on the cloud and optimize costs.

In addition, health ISVs want to provide providers, health organizations a range of choices in user experience over the Web or on connected PCs, servers, and mobile devices. Health ISVs can take advantage of the Windows Azure Platform to deliver software as a service without having to maintain data centers or build new capabilities on existing investments in on-premises applications. Therefore, it is also possible for health ISVs to move their applications on Windows Azure platform to serve more number of customers and make it more cost efficient for them. It helps to reduce the infrastructure necessary to deliver and run software and services to customers by using the infrastructure offered by the Windows Azure Platform. The reduced cost of deploying and maintaining applications and services on the Windows Azure Platform enables health ISVs provide affordable solutions in the health industry and deliver solutions to a variety of customer segments.

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