title: Proof of commercial off-the-shelf hardware scalability in an on-line clinical PACS.
abstract: A frequently cited reason for not using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware in picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) is lack of capacity, reliability, and scalability. This report describes the evaluation the scalability of COTS hardware in a clinical PACS by migrating from an active server-passive backup server environment to an active-active cluster server arrangement.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison 53792, USA. gjwendt@facstaff.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wendt
authors.forename: Wally
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Peppler
authors.forename: Warren
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D009862:Online Systems; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012984:Software