gridscale vs Unomed Cloud PACS

Intuitive Control Panel and API

Administrators use a drag-and-drop interface to deploy VMs or services quickly, reducing setup time from hours to minutes. For developers, a RESTful API enables scripting and integration. Real-time dashboards show consumption and costs, with per-minute billing avoiding overprovisioning. This setup suits teams without dedicated cloud experts.

Scalable Compute and Storage Options

Core offerings include flexible VMs for general workloads, NVMe-based Rocket Storage for speed, and S3 object storage for unstructured data. GPU instances support AI/ML tasks. Managed services cover Kubernetes clusters, PostgreSQL/MySQL databases, and load balancers, with auto-scaling and backups included. Resources provision in seconds across multiple availability zones.

Hybrid Core Concierge for HCI

This fully managed tool automates datacenter operations on hyperconverged infrastructure. Users deploy gridscale's hardware on-site or in chosen locations, gaining public cloud features privately. Modules handle account management, branding, and automation. Onboarding involves hardware procurement, setup, and testing, ensuring seamless cloud exit strategies.

Cloud DICOM archive (VNA-style)

Central archive for studies from in-house modalities and external institutes, with DICOM export so you can take the archive with you. Storage is billed as you grow; long-term statutory retention remains the customer's duty under Unomed's terms.

Zero-footprint browser viewer (OHIF default)

Open studies in the browser with nothing installed on the workstation. OHIF is the default; other viewers can be connected on request. Unomed's GTCs state the standard viewer is not authorised for diagnostic reporting.

PACS inbox with assisted patient matching

Inbound studies land in an inbox; Unomed suggests the matching patient (including fuzzy name matches) and a human confirms. Useful when institutes send studies that do not already carry a clean order from your record.

Share via messenger and guest links

Send studies to colleagues, referrers and patients through Unomed messenger. Recipients without an account get a time-limited guest link; registered users keep the thread in case chat instead of CDs or ad-hoc portals.

Cloud Connector, Radiology Bridge and Medical API

Connect DICOM modalities like a second destination printer, autoroute from an existing institute PACS via Radiology Bridge, or integrate via DICOMweb/Medical API. Keeps on-site PACS investments when you only need outbound routing to Unomed practices.

Overlay on existing practice software

Opens studies from the patient record in supported web-based Swiss practice systems without replacing the PIS. Vendor lists 16+ systems with several official partners; desktop-only software needs a feasibility discussion.