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Daniel Zeitner
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CIO

Epic sometimes struggles because they don't necessarily understand repercussions. There have been a...

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CIO

Epic wanted to be able to make changes because of all the patches coming out now. We did not agree...

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CIO

Epic does a really good job with hosting. One thing that they're very communicative about is where...

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CIO

My technical consultant with Epic has been there for a long time and knows everybody. I don't want...

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CIO

Our annual spend with Epic hosting is about equal to the software expense. Those two sides are...

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CIO

Epic has been percolating a bunch of potential application development areas that they're moving...

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CIO

We have a centralized process for AI that comes into the organization; it has to go through a...

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CTO

Epic's staff members that we brought in have been very good. We don't really ever problem with their...

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CTO

Epic's account management people occasionally become disengaged. They go through periods when...

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CTO

As Epic moves things to the Nebula platform, they don't really have a defined SLA, and we find that...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic releases four upgrades a year. They use a product called Nova to help deliver those, and it...

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VP/Other Executive

All businesses are out there to make money, but I don’t agree with some of the pricing models. We...

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VP/Other Executive

I don't know whether it's just the industry as a whole, but when we get a qualified analyst, they...

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VP/Other Executive

When we stack Epic against all the rest of the firms that we have used or are currently using, their...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is a business selling products, so they are working on AI modules. Epic is no different than...

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VP/Other Executive

I've had a few technical coordinators with Epic so far, and one of them learned a great deal, had...

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Manager

I had a direct contact with Epic, and they were very responsive, answered all my questions, and...

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Manager

I wish that we had gotten more senior, tenured people from Epic. They did bring in really...

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Manager

We did a huge implementation, but our analysts are not necessarily in the spot they need to be to be...

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VP/Other Executive

The level of communication, technical skill, and responsiveness of Epic is extremely high. They have...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is quite expensive. However, Epic sets a high bar. When they say they will do something, they...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is very reliable, and their resources are consistently top-notch. They respond to our unique...

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CIO

Epic is very knowledgeable and responsive. There have been times when we have challenged them...

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Manager

In terms of the idea that we get what we pay for, I can’t imagine anything better than what we are...

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Manager

We are always looking ahead, and Epic is consistently having long-term discussions with us,...

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Manager

Anytime we have needed to engage with Epic, whether to resolve an issue or ask a question, they have...

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Manager

When we evaluate Epic, we look at things like uptime and unexpected downtime. Over the years we have...

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Manager

For Epic's application hosting, things are pretty black-and-white. The expected outcomes are that...

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Manager

Organizations preparing to implement Epic's solutions should seriously consider using Epic's...

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VP/Other Executive

The areas where Epic can improve are things we have already discussed with them, and Epic is working...

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VP/Other Executive

For the most part, we don't have to take the system down for infrastructure-type patching. Epic...

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VP/Other Executive

When we look at overall support and hosting, Epic is far and above better than any vendor we use....

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VP/Other Executive

I haven't ever had to escalate anything. I don't work with the executives at Epic, but I don't have...

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CIO

Epic is very good at their own strategy, but their strategy is not aligned with ours. Their strategy...

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CIO

Epic does not consistently exceed our expectations. They meet our expectations. Epic kind of does...

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CIO

I would maybe buy Epic’s services again. When we bought Epic's services, there weren't other...

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Director

The only thing that bums me out is that our hosting technical coordinator seems to change...

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Director

There are some print-server changes that Epic maybe shouldn't have done that caused some problems,...

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Director

Epic is pretty transparent. They could do a better job of helping customers understand how to tweak...

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Director

We had a ransomware event, and Epic was here and helpful and was essentially an extension of the...

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Director

It is very expensive to run Epic's offering. We are getting a good product and a great hosting team,...

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Director

I would tell a friend to review other potential third-party hosting providers of Epic. Epic probably...

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Director

We are paying for a Ferrari, but we are driving it like it is a Ford Mustang. It is still a nice...

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Director

Epic is responsive as a hosting provider, regardless of the application. They are always available....

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Manager

In general, our experience with Epic's hosting has been quite good. They have continued to provide...

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Manager

The general technical support staff members who are assigned to us from Epic rotate fairly...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is very helpful when we do our upgrades. They do most of an upgrade. Then they call us, and we...

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VP/Other Executive

We will continue to contract with Epic. As expensive as hosting is, it would be far more expensive...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic avoids charging for every little thing. There is pretty much a flat fee. One thing about this...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic exceeds my expectations for the vast majority of things. Every once in a while, they hire a...

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VP/Other Executive

Epic is very scripted and prescriptive about how we do things. There is a reason for that, and it is...

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