Its easy to say. I'm 6 months into a stint at a university lab. I write the software that manages the databases for the experiments. There is data eveywhere,

Its easy to say. I'm 6 months into a stint at a university lab. I write the software that manages the databases for the experiments. There is data eveywhere, managing it isn't easy, especially as it runs into the TB. Still paper notebooks for our researchers. We have a group looking into the digital ones. There is some worry that using a provider means the data is out of your control. These notebooks are almost like legal documents, so they tread lightly when changing the format. Plus worry about lock in and expense.