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“Implementing a Mission Critical Client/Server Chromatography Data System
for Continuous Uptime – Application of Thermo Scientific Atlas CDS and Microsoft
Cluster Service”
PHILADELPHIA, Penn., May 06, 2009 – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the
world leader in serving science, announces the availability of a new case study
about its Atlas CDS (Chromatography Data System) in the process control
laboratory of a global organization. The case study details a project undertaken
on behalf of one of the world’s largest manufacturers operating in more than 20
countries across North America, South America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific
region.
The manufacturer selected Thermo Scientific Atlas CDS to control and process
data from the more than 60 gas and liquid chromatographs in their process
control laboratory. With a demanding workflow, where a typical chromatographic
analysis is expected to occur within 30 minutes or less during routine work
operations, the continuous availability and operation of instruments and their
data processing through a CDS are part of a manufacturing-critical operation.
Thermo Scientific Atlas CDS is used by the manufacturer to provide distributed
instrument access, chromatography data acquisition and data calculations for
management to assess the quality and performance of various manufacturing
processes.
As part of a laboratory modernization initiative, the manufacturer looked into
further improving their CDS deployment, making it more robust and reliable.
Instrument controllers for the Atlas CDS were upgraded to the latest controller
variant, the “24/7” which provides automated, real time instrument control and
data acquisition for up to 4 instruments on a LAN simultaneously. The next step
was to design and implement a solution that would automatically perform server
failovers without impacting laboratory operations.
The project had two requirements: deliver an automated solution so that manual
intervention was not required to switch between the live server and the backup
server; and the solution must be transparent to the company’s CDS users and have
no impact on the operations of the laboratory or on the plant relying on the
data.
The project was implemented using Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), a member
of the Thermo Scientific Global Partner Alliance. To reduce the incidence of
single point of failure for the manufacturer’s existing CDS, the solution
involved the implementation of Atlas CDS on Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS).
Implemented with the Microsoft Cluster Service, Atlas CDS operates with complete
uptime, even when a server system is down due to scheduled or unscheduled system
maintenance events. Users can process samples in real-time, which is essential
for critical samples. The use of Atlas CDS on MSCS does not impact real-time
processing so mission-critical results can be obtained and plant notified if
process changes are required.
A copy of this in-depth case study, entitled “Implementing a Mission Critical
Client/Server Chromatography Data System for Continuous Uptime – Application of
Thermo Scientific Atlas CDS and Microsoft Cluster Service” is available for
download from
http://marketing.thermoinformatics.com/cds/
For more information about Thermo Scientific informatics solutions, please call
+1 866-463-6522, e-mail
marketing.informatics@thermofisher.com or visit
www.thermo.com/informatics .
Thermo Scientific is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in
serving science.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving
science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
With annual revenues of $10.5 billion, we have approximately 34,000 employees
and serve over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies,
hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and
government agencies, as well as environmental and industrial process control
settings. Serving customers through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and
Fisher Scientific, we help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to
complex research and discovery. Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete
range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment,
software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory
workflow solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of
laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare,
scientific research, safety and education. Together, we offer the most
convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our
technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for
customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike. Visit
www.thermofisher.com
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