With the increasing need for global solutions, it is more important than ever to understand the impact that different geographies across multiple time zones can have on smooth deployments. This session explores leveraging functionality within Discoverant and best practice deployment methods to enable seamless end-user collaboration across a global network of sites and CMO/Sponsor/Partner companies.

1. (ATS6-APP02) Deploying Discoverant
Across Your Global Network
Karri Unruh
Sr. Product Manager
Karri.Unruh@accelrys.com

2. The information on the roadmap and future software development efforts are
intended to outline general product direction and should not be relied on in making
a purchasing decision.

3. Content
• Challenges of global deployments
• Discoverant features that aid deployment across
geographies
• Discoverant features that aid deployment across time
zones
• Standardizing work culture with Discoverant hierarchies

4. Challenges of Global
Deployments
• Multiple Geographies
• Multiple Time Zones
• Multiple Cultures

5. Challenge – Multiple Geographies
DATA
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PRIMR
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6. Challenge – Multiple Time Zones
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7. Challenge – Multiple Cultures
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8. Discoverant Features
• The features within Discoverant that aid in global
deployments

9. Deploying Discoverant Across Geographies
Browser-Based Tools

10. Deploying Discoverant Across Geographies
Data Retrieval
DATA
MART

11. Deploying Discoverant Across Geographies
Server-to-Server Communication

12. Deploying Discoverant Across Time Zones
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PRIMR and
Hierarchies
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13. Deploying Discoverant Across Time Zones
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14. Deploying Discoverant Across Time Zones
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15. • Common Terminology
– Parameter Naming Conventions
– PRIMR Form Consistency
– PRIMR Form Language
• Common Analysis
– InVision Tools for Consistency
– Automated Result Methods
– KnowledgeNet for Dashboarding
Deploying Over Multiple Cultures

16. • KnowledgeNet / Automated Result Methods
– Promote common terminology, process understanding
– Delivers analysis results to a wider audience
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for Browser-Based Apps
– Provides a way to enter and share data across geographies and other barriers
• PRIMR
– Provides a common data entry point
– Provides control over time zone associated with entered data
• Direct Connect Architecture
– Minimizes activity over WAN
– Provides control over time zone associated
with retrieved data
• Client
– Provides control over time zone used in display
of data
Summary