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SharePoint for regulated systems: the benefits of one common platform
Today, Microsoft SharePoint is widely used as the engine for driving intranets, extranets and simple content management as well as the main component in different collaboration tasks. Microsoft SharePoint is in many industries the winning platform for content management and collaboration.
However, companies have been reluctant to use SharePoint for regulated systems, primarily due to missing functionality, security and compliance issues. Microsoft has now addressed some of these issues with its SharePoint 2010 release. At the same time, Life Science-specific, SharePoint-based products are continuously being updated in order to comply with 21 CFR Part 11, electronic signatures, dynamic workflow-driven life cycle management and audit trail, etc.
Compliance
epista IT has developed tools and validation processes for Microsoft SharePoint. Now you can get the enterprise integration, rationalization and economy of scale you have been waiting for. And most importantly, you can be in compliance with regulatory requirements for computer systems validation.
Single mixed-use SharePoint infrastructure
epista IT’s SharePoint validation methodology achieves its goals using a single mixed-use SharePoint infrastructure – including all applications, controlled and non-controlled alike.
Controlled applications are validated and the entire infrastructure is maintained in compliant state using a SharePoint governance solution (DeltaPoint) that can be applied throughout the implementation process. The complete DeltaPoint solution, developed by epista IT, consists of out-of-the-box installation guides, spread sheet with critical configuration parameters, automated baseline tool as well as governance policies and procedures, which are established and enforced.
Automated governance solution for SharePoint
As part of its governance solution for SharePoint, epista IT has developed the DeltaPoint baseline tool that extracts and compares baselines automatically, enabling fast and efficient change control and configuration management of SharePoint platforms. Read more