Life sciences eQMS software provider selects Iron Mountain for its
secure and compliant data center services
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Iron
Mountain® Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the storage and
information management company, announced it has signed a multi-year
colocation agreement with SOLABS,
an Enterprise Quality Management software (eQMS) provider for life
sciences companies. SOLABS will co-locate aspects of its data center
operations within Iron Mountain’s underground data center complex in
western Pennsylvania.
SOLABS’ quality management software helps life sciences organizations
automate quality operations and comply with Federal Drug Administration
(FDA) regulations. Until now, the SOLABS QM software solution has been
sold to customers as licensed software and installed on the client’s
network. Now, in response to customer demand, the company is preparing
to offer the software as a SaaS/cloud offering. In order to make this
switch, the company sought a secure and compliant data center home for
this new offering. SOLABS selected Iron Mountain based on its track
record of protecting customer information in secure and compliant
facilities.
“Our customers entrust us to protect their electronic records, and we
take that extremely seriously,” said Philippe Gaudreau, chief executive
officer, SOLABS. “When we made the decision to co-locate our data center
operations, we wanted our customers to have peace of mind knowing where
their data is being stored. Iron Mountain is a well-known and trusted
storage and information management company that already provides
services to many of our life sciences clients. This seemed liked a
natural fit for us.”
“We appreciate SOLABS’ business and believe our secure data center
colocation facility is a perfect home for their company’s new SaaS
offering," said Mark Kidd, senior vice president and general manager,
data centers, Iron Mountain. “Iron Mountain Data Centers is designed to
help companies like SOLABS in highly regulated businesses. From employee
training to the infrastructure of our buildings, we take a stringent
approach to complying with industry-specific regulations such as PCI,
FISMA and HIPAA. Our DNA in managing information assets from creation to
destruction also differentiates us to these organizations. No one in
today’s data center market has our track record in security and
facilitating compliance.”
Gaudreau added: “We wanted a cloud platform that allows us to provide a
24/7 SaaS offering and options to our on-premise clients such as
constant monitoring, remote test environments, offsite backup and
disaster recovery programs. By partnering with Iron Mountain, we will
move closer to our vision of ‘feeling local’ for every client, no matter
where the SOLABS QM software resides.”
After more than a decade of providing wholesale data center space to
corporate and government organizations, Iron Mountain now offers retail
colocation services for companies that do not require a dedicated data
hall. Iron Mountain’s wholesale offering provides dedicated, secure
space for all or part of an organization’s data center operations and
offers a range of services, including engineering and design,
development and construction, and ongoing facility operations and
management. Iron Mountain’s retail colocation solution provides
customers a shared environment with highly reliable, scalable, and
secure power and cooling. Iron Mountain Data Centers customers also have
access to additional services such as migration, networking, tape
handling, IT asset tracking, disposition and more.
Based in western Pennsylvania, Iron Mountain’s underground data center
is ideal for enterprises and government clients seeking an ultra-secure
environment. The former limestone mine is 220 feet below ground,
providing both efficient geothermal cooling and natural protection from
extreme weather.
For more information, visit: www.ironmountain.com/datacenters
About SOLABS
For more than thirteen years SOLABS has helped organizations in the Life
Sciences industry improve their operational efficiency and maintain
compliance with ’21 CFR Part 11’ by automating their Quality Operations.
SOLABS QM 10.0, released in 2013, is the company’s sixth major release,
exclusively dedicated to serving the Life Science Industry. The software
allows companies to manage Quality Processes such as CAPA, Complaint,
Change Control, Audit, Controlled Documents (such as SOPs, Work
Instructions and Methods) as well as Employee Training Activities in one
single user interface. SOLABS QM is can be implemented as a
‘stand-alone’ system but it is also compatible with and may be fully
integrated into ERP, LIMS and other enterprise software. For more
information on SOLABS, contact Ericka Moore (info@solabs.com
or 1-877-322-1368 ext. 219).
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is a leading provider of storage
and information management services. The company’s real estate network
of over 64 million square feet across more than 1,000 facilities in 36
countries allows it to serve customers with speed and accuracy. And its
solutions for records
management, data
backup and recovery, document
management, and secure
shredding help organizations to lower storage costs, comply with
regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information for
business advantage. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects
billions of information assets, including business documents, backup
tapes, electronic files and medical data. Visit www.ironmountain.com
for more information.
Source: Iron Mountain Incorporated