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Transitioning from CSV to CSA in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The transition from Computer System Validation (CSV) to Computer Software Assurance (CSA) represents a shift in approach to validating software and other computer systems used as part of production or quality systems in the pharmaceutical industry. CSA focuses on...
IT Procurement and Support for UK Companies with EU Staff and Operations
The UK leaving the European Union changed the way many businesses operate. Most headlines focus on the big issues, from the position of Northern Ireland to whether the UK is part of Horizon Europe, the EU's multi-billion-euro programme to fund scientific research....
Overview of the Documentation Required to Validate Computer Systems in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The validation of computer systems in the pharmaceutical industry is crucial to ensure product consistency, reliability, and quality, with the ultimate aim of ensuring patient safety. Creating and maintaining documentation is an essential part of the validation...
Managed IT Services for the Pharmaceutical Industry – Why Regulatory Experience is Essential
Managed IT services can transform IT from being a resource, productivity, and risk burden to being a facilitator of growth, enhanced competitiveness, and positive transformational change. That said, pharmaceutical companies are not like companies in other industries....
Solving the MFA Challenge in Pharma Labs
Using multifactor authentication, or MFA, is recommended for almost all businesses in just about any industry. Its implementation involves a slight trade-off, where a small bit of convenience is sacrificed for substantially enhanced security. In the pharmaceutical...
The Challenges of Computer System Validation in Growing Pharmaceutical Companies
Computer system validation in the pharmaceutical industry is a necessary but typically onerous, challenging, and expensive requirement. It is also a requirement that is often poorly defined in terms of methodologies, standards, and procedures. Optimising the...
Microsoft 365 – Why It’s Better
Microsoft 365 is Microsoft’s productivity platform. It was formerly known as Microsoft Office 365 and features some of the most commonly used business apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Why is Microsoft 365 better than the alternatives and
10 Reasons Why Your Pharma Business Should Use Managed IT Services
Technology is becoming increasingly important in the pharmaceutical sector as data, tasks, workflows, and processes are digitised and, often, automated or semi-automated. As a result, the technology that your pharma business relies on today and in the future must be supported and managed.
Ransomware – The Facts
All businesses and organisations are at risk from ransomware. For many of those companies, the risks are substantial and potentially existential, but they are largely contained within the business and its customers. For companies in other sectors, the risks that ransomware poses are much more significant.