http://www.labmanager.com/ Lab Manager Magazine Article RSS Feed for Computing & Automation en-us ©2011 LabManager, a division of the LabX Media Group. All Rights Reserved. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:12:00 EST 120 http://www.labmanager.com//images/site/LabManagerPrintLogo.jpg http://www.labmanager.com/ http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33409/article/Modeling-and-Simulating-Science--Computation-Unravels-Old-and-New-Questions-in-Biology-and-Chemistry http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33409/article/Modeling-and-Simulating-Science--Computation-Unravels-Old-and-New-Questions-in-Biology-and-Chemistry Scientists use models to unravel how something works. If you’ve ever taken variously sized balls and arranged them as the planets in our solar system, then you’ve made a model. Computing & Automation Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33411/article/Buying-a-LIMS---How-a-Thorough-and-Disciplined-Approach-Can-Help-Buyers-Avoid-Unforeseen-Costs-and-Other-Surprises http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33411/article/Buying-a-LIMS---How-a-Thorough-and-Disciplined-Approach-Can-Help-Buyers-Avoid-Unforeseen-Costs-and-Other-Surprises Buying a laboratory information management system (LIMS) is a major undertaking, and it is critical that the system selected fulfils not only all of the laboratory’s current requirements but also allows for future development. Computing & Automation Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33119/article/Five-Necessary-Elements-for-Integrating-Lab-Systems---Where-We-Are-vs-Where-We-Need-to-Be http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33119/article/Five-Necessary-Elements-for-Integrating-Lab-Systems---Where-We-Are-vs-Where-We-Need-to-Be The lab systems we have today are not built for integration system-wide. They are built by vendors and developers to accomplish a set of tasks, and connections to other systems are either not considered or are avoided for competitive reasons. Computing & Automation Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30472/article/The-Challenges-of-High-Performance-Computing http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30472/article/The-Challenges-of-High-Performance-Computing Research laboratories are expected to deliver high performance computing (HPC) systematically and reliably to keep pace with the unprecedented levels of computation, storage arrays, and networking switches researchers require to gather, evaluate, Computing & Automation Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30246/article/Competitive-Advantage http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30246/article/Competitive-Advantage How big data collaboration can remove boundaries between ?inside? and ?outside? an organization Networking applications and the cloud have made it easier for individuals and businesses to collaborate. Meanwhile, the digitization of data [big Computing & Automation Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/8086/article/Enterprise-Resource-Planning http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/8086/article/Enterprise-Resource-Planning A highly valued operational goal of most technologydriven enterprises such as research and service laboratories is the seamless integration of processes and data into a tightly unified continuum to provide accurate updates on key metrics.... Computing & Automation Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST