If you have been active in the LIMS world for some time or are just getting your feet wet with lab information management, you will inevitably encounter people, organizations, or institutions that will adamantly avow “All LIMS are the same”! It’s like someone saying “All refrigerators are the same; they all keep things cold.” But… Read More
Laboratory Informatics Blog
Welcome to the CSols blog. Stop by often to learn what CSols experts — the industry’s most trusted advisors — have to say about current laboratory informatics topics. We post about twice a month on subjects ranging from high-level overviews to detailed, technical explanations.
Why did my LIMS implementation fail?
I have been scratching my head all week trying to figure out why our LIMS implementation failed. I thought we had chosen the perfect LIMS. It did much more than we were looking for and had so many cool capabilities that the LIMS sales person showed us during the demo. We budgeted for the project… Read More
Can Upgrading to LabWare 7 Solve Life’s Problems?
Is your LabWare implementation giving you headaches? Upgrading to LabWare 7 is a great opportunity to take advantage of a trove of new features and evaluate what LIMS can do for your lab. Do any of these problems sound familiar to you? Where’s my data? This is too complicated! Do you have trouble visualizing what… Read More
The LIMS Battle: IT vs. “the Lab”
We are often asked, “What are the greatest challenges organizations face when selecting and implementing a LIMS?” While there are several critical success factors, like good informatics planning and attaining a high level of stakeholder involvement, one of the biggest challenges that LIMS projects invariably face is the battle between IT and “the Lab”. The… Read More
Pittcon 2017 – Where Did Everybody Go?
While reflecting on this past Pittcon, we at CSols were somewhat dismayed to realize that many of us have been attending Pittcon for well over 30 years. For most, our attendance at Pittcon started while in graduate school when we were afforded an opportunity to present a technical paper on our “cutting edge” research. In… Read More