One of the things that makes writing software for the clinical trials market different to writing software for, say, the consumer market is the need to Validate the product. I write it in scary bold font because I think this requirement does deter would-be startup founders in our industry. So …

Anyone who participates in endurance sports such as cycling or running will have heard of The Wall. It is the point at which the athlete exhausts their glycogen stores, resulting in a feeling of fatigue, the inability to go on.

As a Data Manager in a Study Builder role the …

Earlier this month a high profile startup, GitLab.com, suffered a major outage and data loss:

Human error triggered the incident but 'to err is human', in other words mistakes happen, which is why we need robust procedures to ensure that data is securely backed up and that backups can …