Cloud or On-Premises LIMS: The Decision Is Not About Security
The cloud vs on premise LIMS decision is rarely settled on security. Three constraints decide it: who patches and holds administrator rights, what your laboratory does when the system is unavailable, and whether a budget exists yet. Most labs asking are migrating from an existing system rather than digitizing.
The security argument is usually about administration. A shared admin login on an instrument PC is an FDA finding either way. Ask whether your system can export QC rules and specification limits for offline use. On-premises remains right for sovereignty rules, legacy serial instrument connections, and organizations with real IT staff.
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