HP and Autodesk Move AEC Workflows to the Cloud
October 4, 2012
Grazed from Cadalyst. Author: Carles Marti and Rick Rundell.
Two industry insiders provide perspectives about hardware and software solutions that are changing the way professionals work. Cloud technologies are increasingly prevalent these days: There are web-supported calendars, cloud-based phone systems, and CAD software programs hosted in the cloud. You even can print projects from cloud servers.
That said, what is the impact of cloud computing on the AEC field? Rick Rundell, Autodesk’s senior director for project, data, and collaboration services, joined Carles Marti, marketing project manager for Designjet web services at HP, to address that question. Their consensus is that AEC companies that want to stay competitive should consider the cloud as a way to help their employees be productive outside the office…
How does the cloud change CAD workflows?
Marti: Through the cloud, users can review, publish, share, and print information from virtually any place with an Internet connection. Cloud-based interfaces help information flow more quickly and efficiently, reaching more people at the same time, wherever they are. Users can work remotely — facilitating multi-location teams, for example, where members choose to live where they want to live because technology lets them do so. We are seeing more project management conducted away from desks: on tablets at construction sites, or even in taxis. The end result is that users save time and shorten project iterations…
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