To Cloud Or Not?
September 6, 2012
Grazed from Manufacturing.net. Author: Don Lyman.
Cloud technology is proliferating throughout corporations around the globe, and manufacturing companies have been among the earliest adopters of cloud-based solutions. According to the July 2012 IDC Manufacturing Insights report, “Business Strategy: Cloud Computing in Manufacturing”, 22% of manufacturers worldwide have already implemented cloud-based computing systems, and an additional 45% of those surveyed are actively evaluating cloud deployments to replace internally-managed IT infrastructures over the next 24 months.
For the large number of manufacturers considering moving to the cloud, this article will provide a clear analysis of how cloud-based systems differ in their capabilities and costs from the traditional on-premise and hosted IT alternatives…
The manufacturing industry’s move towards the cloud mirrors the prevailing trend towards cloud adoption in the broader IT market. According to Gartner research, the global cloud services market has tripled in size during the last 5 years, with an accelerating growth curve that is expected to continue well into the next decade. Merrill Lynch, calculates that the 2012 annual global market for cloud technology will surge to $95B from $20B today…
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