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Saturday, August 11, 2018

The Finer Points Of Lab Information Systems

By Robert Jones


In terms of physical abilities, humanity is at a massive disadvantage in comparison to literally every other animal on the planet with similar mass. Even when that comparison is whittled down to just the great apes, humankind is still at an overwhelming physical disadvantage. A human mixed martial artist, no matter how hard they train and how many performance enhancing drugs they take, is never going to win a straight fight against a gorilla or a bear. So, if they should ever find themselves in confrontation against one, it would be best to use a gun. And that is about the gist. That one tool is how humanity managed to become the undisputed top of the food chain. While humans did not get to have speed or strength, they did get to have brains, and they used the intellect that came with those brains to create tools, and those tools bridged the physical gap pretty easily. Nowadays, that intellect is driven to other scientific pursuits. But there are limits to the brain. In order to make sure that a brain is not overloaded with information or has to strain itself to be, a laboratory will make use of a lab information system.

A LIS is a type of software that helps manage the tasks done in a lab. It will help manage and store data. It is also necessary in order to make that data more accessible.

One of the main things that they do is that they handle data. That means that if data needs to be stored, then it is done on an LIS. If it needs to be accessed quickly, then the LIS will once again be put to use. The fact of the matter is, working in a lab would be much more difficult and slow going if not for using such software.

Now, there are so many different variants. Because if there is a demand for something, then at least two entities are going to want to try and meet that demand. That means that there will be more than one available for purchase on the market. So there are some variables that have to be considered before making a purchase.

One very important factor is compatibility. Some software will simply not work with certain computers. Which means that either the computers will have to be replaced, or different software will have will be purchased out of necessity. Now, there will be some software that will only work with certain hardware requirements.

Money is and always will be a factor. Any product that is put on the market is going to come at a cost. A lab will have a budget, and that budget will only be able to stretch so far. Which means that the price of the LIS is must be considered. Otherwise, a team can blow through their entire budget and having nothing left for their actual task.

Using a pirated LIS is going to be cheap. But it is far less than ideal. Beyond the moral arguments of piracy, a pirated product simply will not have the same quality as the genuine article. That quality is important. It has to be there otherwise, productivity can suffer, and the things that are done in a lab go slowly enough when everything is working properly.

The last thing to remember when using an LIS is to save data. Make sure every bit of work is backed up. Accidents can happen, and when they do, information can get lost. To make sure that nothing gets lost even if an accident happens, then have an offsite backup.

The thing about being alive was that it was never meant to be easy. But humanity was stubborn. So it went ahead and made it easy.




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