CASE STUDY | PostgreSQL
cinify gains clarity with IONOS Cloud
IONOS supports cinify with Managed PostgreSQL and Managed Kubernetes to build a scalable, GDPR compliant business intelligence platform for healthcare in the cloud. The solution integrates different practice systems, automates workflows and delivers real-time dashboards. All data is hosted in European ISO-certified data centres.

cinify needed a data sovereign foundation for their cloud solution

Many data points, little insight

Medical practices and healthcare centres face a data paradox. Information exists but is spread across systems, manually collected and hard to compare. Larger organisations with multiple locations especially need clear, up-to-date KPIs to make sound economic and operational decisions.

Fragmented IT in healthcare

Healthcare providers often rely on many specialised systems. From practice management and billing to scheduling, HR and finance tools, every organisation uses its own setup and processes. Standard solutions quickly reach their limits. What is missing is a flexible platform that adapts to different environments and creates a unified data basis.

About cinify

cinify GmbH, based in Gelsenkirchen, is redefining business intelligence in healthcare. The platform connects data from multiple practice systems, prepares it intelligently and transforms it into automated workflows, interactive dashboards and clear reports. Since launching in January 2023, cinify has helped healthcare organisations make efficient, data-based decisions.

With more than 25 employees, cinify now supports over 800 healthcare sites. Their customers are doctors and practice managers who run their organisations with an entrepreneurial mindset and need reliable, up-to-date data.

From PostgreSQL and Kubernetes to a modern healthcare platform in the cloud

Fully integrated into the cinify infrastructure

cinify offers a cloud-based data warehouse that pulls data automatically from APIs and more than 13 sources. This creates daily insights tailored to each practice or healthcare centre. With more than 150 integrations and the expertise of a skilled analyst team, cinify delivers a business intelligence solution built to fit. Developers deploy the application using Managed Kubernetes, rely on PostgreSQL as a robust database and connect to IONOS S3-compatible object storage for compatibility. Large data sets and analytics workloads are processed efficiently and at scale in the IONOS Cloud. For hosting and integrating the real-time analysis tool StarRocks, they also use Kubernetes and IONOS.

Real-time data for 800+ locations

cinify analyses data in real time from more than 800 healthcare sites, including dental groups, radiology centres and MVZs. The platform provides precise margin analyses per site or doctor, links financial data with operational KPIs and enables monitoring of patient satisfaction and HR data. Automated bonus reports for medical teams and tailored performance dashboards, from head physicians to individual service providers, complete the offering.
Clear benefits from the start
  • Entire European infrastructure hosted in the IONOS Cloud
  • Over 64 CPU cores, 340 GB RAM and 4 TB storage managed with strong performance
  • No infrastructure administration and no high server costs

‘We run our application and the underlying PostgreSQL database entirely on Managed Kubernetes at IONOS. We chose a German provider to process our customers’ sensitive business data at the highest level of security.’

Elias Trewin, CTO and Co-founder, cinify GmbH

Key factors behind the decision

Less infrastructure, more focus on innovation

cinify benefits from a serverless design. No maintenance, patches or security updates of their own servers are needed. Stability is handled by the platform, freeing up time for the team to improve their healthcare solution.

Less infrastructure means more productivity. Complex projects are delivered faster and with future-focused efficiency.

Cost efficiency with a clear cloud model

Compared to on-premises solutions, the IONOS Cloud offers a transparent pay-as-you-go model. cinify benefits from low entry costs, no hardware investment and no heavy maintenance. Unlike many providers, IONOS combines stable performance with excellent value.

This balance of scalability, performance and reliability makes the IONOS Cloud a future-proof choice, especially for data-heavy and growing healthcare organisations.

Flexible scalability for every organisation

cinify’s modular cloud platform scales flexibly. It supports single practices as well as large medical centres with multiple sites and adapts to new requirements both functionally and structurally.

With Managed PostgreSQL and Managed Kubernetes, resources can be scaled on demand and data workloads processed efficiently. cinify’s team of analysts ensures continuous optimisation, from standard reporting to automated notifications and tailored process logic.

The result is a high-performance controlling system that grows with healthcare organisations today and tomorrow.

Data security with European cloud infrastructure

Handling sensitive healthcare data requires maximum security and compliance. cinify relies on the IONOS Cloud with Managed PostgreSQL and Managed Kubernetes, operated in Europe, GDPR compliant and independent of US CLOUD Act restrictions.

The platform runs in ISO-certified data centres under European control. Organisations retain full control over their data at all times with the highest technical security and clear legal transparency. A real advantage in a regulated industry.

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