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Seqster Platform Version 7.1 on Microsoft Azure

Jan 11, 2021

Seqster has released version 7.1 of its core technology platform on the Microsoft Azure cloud. Seqster is a comprehensive platform for accessing secure, longitudinal real-world data such as electronic health records, individual genomic profiles, and fitness wearables data in real time for healthcare enterprises. The health data management company is using Azure Key Vault, storage containers, and Azure Kubernetes Service "serverless" technology for security and scalability on the Microsoft cloud service. Features in this deployment include single-sign-on authentication, 21 CFR Part 11 compliance for clinical trial data management, and white-label branding, the company said. 

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