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How to Approach Verification and Validation for Cloud Software

Global Medical Device Podcast · 15 Apr 2020 · 39m · Episode 142

What this episode covers

John Spear, host of the Global Medical Device Podcast, interviews Brad Graves, Principal Project Manager at The RND Group, to clarify verification and validation (V&V) strategies for cloud-based medical device software. They distinguish verification (designing the product correctly) from validation (designing the correct product) and discuss how cloud architectures, such as containerization with Docker, allow for automated testing despite frequent vendor updates. The conversation highlights that while cloud software offers scalability and portability, it requires rigorous change management, including monitoring release notes and leveraging vendor-provided validation evidence to avoid redundant re-validation efforts.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
The RND Group, Greenlight Guru
Tools
Docker
Also
FDA, IEC 62304

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