# Ohio State and Microsoft announce five-year healthcare cloud partnership

_Published Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM EST · Infrastructure, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Ohio State University and Microsoft announced a five-year partnership that aims to move approximately 70% to 80% of Ohio State's storage and compute to Azure, including digital pathology and imaging workloads. The Wexner Medical Center is also moving its electronic health record to Azure as a backup for business continuity.

Microsoft says the partnership builds on a hospital platform already operating at Ross Heart Hospital and James Outpatient Care, connecting facility and operational systems through Azure and internet-connected devices. Clinicians are using Dragon Copilot to draft visit notes for review and finalization. A shared data platform has completed its high-level design; proposed uses include forecasting surgical demand and staffing needs.

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- [Source](https://news.microsoft.com/source/2026/11/10/the-ohio-state-university-and-microsoft-announce-five-year-strategic-partnership-to-accelerate-innovation-across-clinical-care-education-and-research/)

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