In an industry that relies heavily on secure data sharing and collaboration with external parties, many are still using antiquated methods. Andy Watson, vice president, Life Sciences EMEA, IntraLinks, highlights the advantages that Cloud computing offers
Traditionally, document exchange and collaboration has been a laborious process, with couriers physically transporting documents to and from locations. Such an approach has serious security implications and puts confidential data immediately at risk if documents are lost. This method also creates many opportunities for confusion to arise, as senders and recipients attempt to locate and track relevant documentation during transit or after they have been delivered and filed away.
Even the introduction of electronic methods such as fax, in years gone by, created a massive time deficit and requirements on manual processing. The nightmare of fax paper jams may be a not too distant memory for some.
E-mail may then be seen as a better option, but this too has its shortcomings both in terms of security and logistics.
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