AUTHOR: Ravi Vallem, CEO

While cloud computing has been around for almost two decades, executives continue to have concerns – rightly or otherwise – about the “maturity” of different models and implementations. This is especially true for leaders of companies in healthcare, finance and other highly-regulated industries with significant data privacy stakes in play. Many organizations in these industries have been waiting[…]

As manufacturers continue their transformation into digital enterprises, one question that arises during the process is what form of cloud solution should be used to meet strategic goals and objectives. Thanks to the increasingly mature state of cloud computing technology, the proper answer for manufacturers is virtually always to avoid limiting themselves to just one model and rather to embrace[…]

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) was introduced in the 1990s as a resource management system to solve critical operations issues for manufacturers. Over the years, ERP has improved and expanded outside of its traditional box through digitalization, to help manufacturers integrate modern cloud ERP solutions and expand results throughout the organization.

The role of manufacturers has grown due to the efficiency and proficiency they can offer through hyper-connected technologies, new insights and perspectives as part of their transition to Industry 4.0. This is making the sector richer by further increasing efficiencies and renewing the industry’s approach to innovation.

The manufacturing industry is often stereotyped as being populated by old-economy dinosaurs that trail the “knowledge economy” in terms of the tools they use. In reality, many manufacturers have been early and enthusiastic adopters of digital technologies that improve productivity, reduce costs and benefit their bottom lines. However, a new challenge facing manufacturers who have embraced a[…]