Technology and critical thinking Vaske IT stepped into the MNSure project at a critical moment, bringing decades of experience in information architecture, data management, and enterprise systems integration. The team was tasked with building a complete auditing solution capable of handling massive datasets and ensuring compliance with new federal health care directives. Time was the biggest obstacle—what normally required years of planning and millions in funding had to be accomplished in just over two months. To meet the challenge, Vaske IT deployed three Hadoop multi-node clusters designed to support a third-party audit application that would process and analyze the health exchange’s complex data transactions. Leveraging their expertise in large-scale systems design, Vaske IT streamlined the integration and configuration process, achieving full operational capability and testing within four weeks—an extraordinary timeline that stunned even the state’s senior IT architects. Throughout the process, Vaske IT acted not only as a technical implementer but also as a strategic partner. The company provided project management, vendor coordination, and hardware procurement, ensuring every piece of the puzzle—from big data appliances to operational workflows—was aligned and functional before launch. Their cross-sector experience allowed them to bring creative and cost-efficient solutions that bridged the public and private sectors, a hallmark of Vaske IT’s approach.