Western European manufacturers ' cloud ' attitude becomes more open

>facturing Insights, IDC manuhttp://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/16557.html, found in a recent survey conducted in Europe, Western European manufacturers are aware of the importance of cloud architecture for increasing business sensitivity, improving service levels, and sharing information with trading partners.

In the past, manufacturers were sceptical when it came to the use of cloud technology, but now they are beginning to realize that the cloud architecture can be an important consolidation pillar in order to strengthen close collaboration with trading partners on the same value chain and improve decision-making capabilities. Research has shown that the factors that drive Western European manufacturers to adopt cloud technology include "setting up standard IT systems", "Facilitating End-User Deployment", "Improving business service Level" and "sharing information with trading partners". These four drivers determine the long-term cloud strategy of Western European manufacturers to build stronger business norms through the standardization of it.

This survey has the following important findings:

1. Almost 60% of Western European manufacturers have established dedicated spending budgets for cloud computing. In the next three years, no company is expected to reduce the cost of the cloud, more than half of the companies will increase their corresponding expenses.

2. Western European manufacturers are taking a cautious approach by gradually releasing sensitive business processes and information to run on the cloud.

3. Concerns about cloud technology remain, particularly with regard to security and usability concerns.

4. Collaborative applications and Customer relationship management (CRM) are the most enterprise-class applications that manufacturers invest in.

5. For business Unit (LOB) applications, cloud technology adoption and investment is relatively high if it is a solution that supports business-to-business processes, such as supply chain-sales and operations Planning (S&OP), Enterprise to Enterprise (business-to-business)/ Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and supply chain planning (SCP) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).

"Today's manufacturers are struggling to keep a place in a complex and competitive global market, but the leaders are the ones who value it," said Pierfrancesco Manenti, IDC manufacturing Insights Europe, Middle East and Africa. It has established an IT department that knows the business needs of the industry and a manufacturer that relies on business acumen for practical investment. For companies that have considered investing in cloud computing, their IT performance will be greatly enhanced by the use of cloud computing. Of course, concerns remain, especially in terms of security and usability, but these concerns are rapidly being offset by greater benefits, driving the wider use of cloud computing. ”

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