The production and control of medicines are regulated activities, also for the technical aspects, in order to protect patient safety and guarantee the quality of medicines. In this context, computerized systems represent an aid but are sometimes perceived as a threat, above all following a non-optimal management of their life cycle. The seminar, organized by the Home Automation and Plant Supervision Course, will describe how, through correct management of the life cycle of systems and data, it is possible to transform the threat into an opportunity, for a conscious and valued use of the systems.