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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.
Ensuring GMP Compliance with Lab IT Infrastructure and Systems
Continuous improvement is an essential priority for pharmaceutical manufacturers. This push for continuous improvement is one of the reasons companies invest in their IT, including lab IT infrastructure and systems. As a result, more and more processes and workflows...
Virtualisation in a nutshell
Traditionally, IT infrastructure was physical, i.e., physical servers in an on-site server room, physical desktops on each lab technician’s desk/workstation, etc. Virtualisation technologies create virtual representations of these previously physical IT infrastructure
Audit Trails in Lab Environments – Overview and Best Practices
Audit trails are an essential component of regulatory compliance in the pharmaceutical sector. They are also crucial for ensuring patient safety as well as delivering a range of other benefits. There are two main types of audit trails that apply to pharmaceutical...
How Artificial Intelligence Technologies Transform IT Support in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting into more and more aspects of our personal and professional lives. Our favourite streaming services give us recommendations based on AI algorithms, for example, and search engines are increasing their use of advanced AI...
Why Upgrade Your Lab to Windows 11 and How to Do It Successfully
Operating systems are becoming more and more important in lab environments, not least because of the increased digitisation of equipment, workflows, and processes. For example, the operating systems running in your lab influence performance and productivity. They also...
An Introduction to Computer Software Assurance (CSA) for Pharmaceutical Labs
Computer software validation (CSV) is a well-established methodology for ensuring a software system does what it is intended to do. It has been around for decades, but in those intervening years, the technologies available to pharmaceutical operations, including in...