For example, Children’s Hospital in Boston moved all the servers that were on their wired LAN to a central location and began utilizing VLANs throughout the hospital. This reduced the need for distance cabling throughout the hospital which in turn reduced costs, as well as allowed for better server maintenance and monitoring since all the servers were in one location (Morency, 1995). VLANs can allow smaller IT departments to use their resources more efficiently and this is especially important for smaller health care organizations (HCOs) who may be struggling
For example, Children’s Hospital in Boston moved all the servers that were on their wired LAN to a central location and began utilizing VLANs throughout the hospital. This reduced the need for distance cabling throughout the hospital which in turn reduced costs, as well as allowed for better server maintenance and monitoring since all the servers were in one location (Morency, 1995). VLANs can allow smaller IT departments to use their resources more efficiently and this is especially important for smaller health care organizations (HCOs) who may be struggling