October 16, 2009 - Cloud Computing Explained
The following video provides a very good and simple explanation of Cloud Computing and explains the relationship to SaaS and Grid Computing.October 12, 2009 - Instrument Interfacing – The Great Paradox of LIMS?
Blaze Systems has issued an Instrument Interfacing White Paper examining the apparent paradox evidenced by the underutilization of this powerful and cost effective adjunct to LIMS functionality. The various myths which contribute to this reality are discussed, evaluated, and examined under the illuminating light of reality.October 12, 2009 - Cloud Computing & SaaS – Clearing up the confusion using some humor
With all the hype today about Cloud Computing and SaaS, there is a lot of confusion and misinformation out there.October 11, 2009 - What type of system do you use to manage laboratory data?
There has been a number of discussions recently about what type of system is dominant in the laboratory for managing data. Take this 3 second poll to tell us what your lab uses and learn what others are doing.October 7, 2009 - The Acronym Junkie
Do you know any people like this? I sure do. The industry seems to be made up of sales people who proclaim technobabble as if they were an authority and when it comes down to it they don’t know how to define it let alone incorporate it into a product in any meaningful or applicable way. It is a hold over from the dot-bomb days and good riddance.October 7, 2009 - Not a tailor anymore…
In this global world of cookie cutter mass produced products, the modern LIMS can stand out from those that are hard coded to a particular use. Avoid purchasing a hard coded LIMS. You can have a tailor fit with the price and quality of mass production. Progressive LIMS companies can avoid the downside of globalization and prosper by providing data driven, configurable solutions that fit the laboratory’s exacting needs.October 5, 2009 - LIMS for the Bass Ackwards Laboratory
It is clear that if you have a lab that produces data, you need a system to manage and release that data in a format known as "Information". Customers of the lab do not need raw instrument data, they need quality assured information that consists of raw instrument data. They need information that directly correlates to why they sent samples to the lab for testing in the first place. The fact that an analytical instrument had to be used to produce the required data is of no concern to those lab customers. They just want the information.October 5, 2009 - Download iPad ELN (electronic laboratory notebook) for free & presentation on Legal Issues for ELN’s
Check out the iPad ELN:
- Are you an experimental researcher who needs to organize work notes so that they are easier to search and share with colleagues? Then the iPad Electronic Lab Notebook is a good solution for you, since it allows you to organize notes in a way that is both thorough and flexible. The key concept in iPad is labeling or tagging: you can tag any part of your notes using common tags such as project, experiment, data, or tip. Tags make the notes easier to understand and manage.
October 1, 2009 - LIMS and Stem Cell Research
LIMS is an acronym for Laboratory Information Management Software, is a common software used in environmental, pharmaceutical and research institutions. It’s a software to manage laboratory life, indeed with this tool it’s possible not only to manage samples and standards, users and instruments, but also to send invoices, control the automation of the workflow, manage projects.September 30, 2009 - Implementing B2MML In LIMS
By Jeff Vannest, Senior Consultant
In the process of implementing an ERP to LIMS interface, one of the challenges to overcome was how to clearly communication between Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) and SQL*LIMS v5. In the past, I had been exposed to several methods of interface communication, text files containing single bits of data, records inserted directly into a database, and concatenated strings transmitted over a network. Each of these methods had at least one serious flaw: if the data structure changed the interface stopped working. This article will review how Business To Manufacturing Markup Language (B2MML) was used to robustly transfer data and instructions between an ERP and LIMS system.
September 25, 2009 - Interfacing SQL*LIMS v5 to a Global ERP
By Jeff Vannest, Senior Consultant
Most of this year has been spent designing and writing an interface between SQL*LIMS v5.1 and the new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system being implemented by a global pharmaceutical manufacturing company. The goal was threefold: notify LIMS system administrators of changes made to materials, vendors, and manufactures; automatically create and update lots in the LIMS system; and send lot statuses and results from LIMS back to the ERP when testing was complete. This article will review the decision-making process used to plan and develop the interface.
September 24, 2009 - LIMS for the Water, Wastewater Laboratory
The Ideal LIMS Solution for the Water, Wastewater Lab is a function of the right company, the right technology and the right features and functions for your needs. All supported by first class training, implementation and maintenance and support services. LABLynx is the Ideal Solution for your lab or enterprise, no matter how large or small, or how you choose to manage your own unique workflows, individual processes and data.September 23, 2009 - Mirror, Mirror on the wall, what is the largest LIMS of them all?
There are many types and sizes of laboratories, as we all well know. Let’s face it though, not many labs are very large, in fact, most have fewer than 25 people. So given this fact, does it really matter what the answer is to the question: “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, what is the largest LIMS of them all?” Well…. you decide.September 23, 2009 - The LIMS home grown nightmare…
In today’s world, the idea of building your own LIMS is becoming a thing of the past. There are many good products to choose from; but in case you are thinking of having a LIMS built for your lab, consider this image… A home grown LIMS can sometimes be a pretty good representation of a very large bug.September 21, 2009 - Collaborative Science via Social Media – A real world case study with myExperiment.org
While surfing the
web this evening and doing a bit of research on using blogs, wikis and other
common tools for scientific data management, I found a number of very
interesting blog articles on an open system for Collaborative Science called
“myExperiment.org”.
