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In our last post, we shared four ways to ensure your cloud-based LIMS keeps patient data safe.

In this post, we take a closer look at other ways to keep data secure, including data backups, disaster recovery plans, and security audits. Read to learn more about the things you should thoroughly cover with your IT team or potential LIMS vendors.

Want to Safeguard Your Lab Data? Five Questions to Ask Your IT Team or LIMS Vendor Busy labs collect an incredible amount of data every day. From patient and sample data and test results to information about equipment, reagents, and personnel, data is the foundation of the lab business. So safeguarding this valuable data — maintaining its security and ensuring it is always acces...

In an ideal world, planning for only the happy path in the lab wouldn’t be a problem. But in reality, something will always go wrong - whether it’s a network outage, an instrument malfunction, or a user error.

In this post, learn how to ensure your LIMS is prepared to handle ALL types of situations.

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Moving Beyond the Happy Path: 5 Key Considerations for a Successful LIMS Implementation Labs that are implementing a laboratory information management system (LIMS) generally start with “happy path” use cases. These ideal or expected workflows represent the most efficient, smoothest route to complete a task. But a system that only meets these straightforward requirements will quick...

Whether you’re choosing your first laboratory information management system (LIMS) or thinking of upgrading to a different platform, it’s tempting to focus solely on product features and capabilities. But that’s only looking at part of the equation. It’s equally important to consider the services available for the LIMS through the vendor and/or third parties.

Learn more in our latest blog post: https://bit.ly/3U1tdKh

Selecting a LIMS? Why Services Are Just as Important as the Product Whether you’re choosing your first laboratory information management system (LIMS) or thinking of upgrading to a different platform, it’s tempting to focus solely on product features and capabilities. But that’s only looking at part of the equation. It’s equally important to consider the ser...

If your lab is considering investing in a laboratory information management system (LIMS), you might be wondering what exactly the process looks like. Implementing a LIMS is a complex undertaking, but if you know what to expect from such a project, it makes tracking its progress and directing the entire process more manageable.

Learn more about our process at Semaphore: https://bit.ly/3UssTFC

What Do We Normally Do in a LIMS Implementation Project? If your lab is considering investing in a laboratory information management system (LIMS), you might be wondering what exactly the process looks like. Implementing a LIMS is a complex undertaking, but if you know what to expect from such a project, it makes tracking its progress and directing the en...

Laboratories face frequent changes. Whether you’re implementing new workflows or updating an existing one, adding an instrument, iterating on a validated assay, or optimizing processes to keep up with market conditions or advances in technology, one thing is certain — change is inevitable. But that doesn’t make it easy.

Change management can help labs both manage changes and prepare people for change. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3wbr6KF

Iterating a Validated Assay? You Need Effective Change Management Laboratories face frequent changes. Whether you’re implementing new workflows or updating an existing one, adding an instrument, iterating on a validated assay, or optimizing processes to keep up with market conditions or advances in technology, one thing is certain — change is inevitable. But t...