{"id":4028,"date":"2013-09-18T06:09:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T14:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=4028"},"modified":"2013-09-18T06:09:18","modified_gmt":"2013-09-18T14:09:18","slug":"manufacturing-and-cloud-computing-greater-flexibility-and-better-collaboration-are-key-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/manufacturing-and-cloud-computing-greater-flexibility-and-better-collaboration-are-key-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturing and Cloud Computing: Greater Flexibility and Better Collaboration are Key Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

22 percent of manufacturing and distribution software in 2012 was cloud based, based on a report by Mintjutras<\/a>. \u00a0By 2023 that number is expected to grow to 45 percent. \u00a0The report also noted that the larger the company the more likely the company will be using cloud-based applications. \u00a0By many accounts that estimate actually seems very low.<\/p>\n

Louis Columbus<\/a>, product marketing manager for Plex Systems, said that<\/a> “Cloud-based strategies give companies the chance to bring their own innate intelligence and knowledge into sales situation. \u00a0While on-premise systems could also do this, cloud-based systems are quicker to roll out, easier to customize and show potential to increase adoption rates across resellers.”<\/p>\n

Columbus identified<\/a> a few of the reasons why manufacturers find the cloud attractive:<\/p>\n