Cloud-based BIM to Take off in 2014

February 3, 2014 Off By David
Object Storage

Grazed from Sourceable. Author: Editorial Staff.

A crucial factor for the success of a business is choosing the right location. One of the biggest challenges for efficient BIM project management has been file size, central storage, and equal and timely access to project files and raw computing power. Web-based BIM projects (located in the BIM Cloud) provide team members with the advantage of remote access to a centralized location on the Internet. This provides on-demand global team access to the BIM-based project regardless of their geographic location.

Centralized Storage: A web-hosted BIM project site provides scalable, centralized project storage. As the project grows, additional file storage can be purchased when required. Contractually, owners are requesting more documentation to be delivered for Facility Management (FM) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M)…

Commissioning documentation can pull data from central storage and contribute to the owners’ documentation request. Logically, if the entire team is storing their project files in one location, then everyone is accessing the most current documentation. As a consequence, delivering complete digital files to the owner at project completion should be faster and easier…

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