What Manufacturers Need to Know about the Cloud

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Everybody has heard of the cloud, but many manufacturing businesses are unaware of the major benefits that cloud hosting can offer small and medium-sized companies. By hosting your server and other mission-critical applications in a reliable, properly managed fashion, you minimize your network’s physical infrastructure and save on operational costs. Less hardware also means more office space that can be better leveraged to your advantage. With cloud hosting, you can spend more time focusing on what your business does best: manufacturing.

The Cloud Saves Money

The fact that you can’t “see” the cloud is, in fact, its greatest advantage. Cloud-based backup solutions utilize a third-party storage facility through the Internet, meaning that you don’t need to provide your own equipment or staff to run it onsite. And with so much competition, cloud-based backup services are now some of the most affordable solutions on the market.

The Cloud Saves Time

In this era of mobile computing, most cloud-based storage facilities utilize some sort of sync, whether completed automatically or manually by the end-user. The benefit of syncing your data into a cloud-based storage facility is that when you update information, the new or deleted information is automatically synced. This allows for fast and redundant backups as you work.

With cloud-based solutions such as Energy Data Management (EDM) and Predictive Analytics, manufacturing companies can collect, manage, and gain valuable insights from the data collected on the shop floor. Focus on your people and products, and let the cloud figure out the rest.

The Cloud Protects Your Data

Concerns about data loss and security breaches are valid, but it’s important to understand that cloud backup solutions are not only safe, but superior to other data-storage methods when it comes to disaster recovery. Instituting a cloud backup solution, or Storage as a Service (STaaS), virtualizes all your enterprise’s data, making it easier to recover in lieu of a disaster that causes your company’s data to be lost. Most cloud providers invest heavily in a safe and resilient infrastructure, so that in the unlikely event your data is lost, it isn’t gone forever.  

The Cloud Can Change Your Business

With JEM Network Consulting’s Cloud Management solution, your business can improve and protect your day-to-day operations without the astronomical startup costs that come with changes to your IT infrastructure.

Contact us to schedule a free onsite assessment or learn more about moving your manufacturing business to the cloud.