https://www.openforum.com/articles/10-cloud-solutions-for-common-business-challenges/?extlink=of-syndication-sb-p
The cloud is becoming a pervasive delivery mechanism for software. It offers cost-effective, easy to use, on-demand capabilities for scalability and usability. The industrial automation industry has been slowly introduced to the cloud (Invensys was a leader in bringing cloud-based apps to market, partnering with Microsoft for their Azure platform) and after two years we are seeing not only interest, but demand, in solutions hosted on the cloud.
Why the cloud? Firstly, because it's scalable. You can start with one user, or a plant, and then scale on a cost-per-use basis. Secondly, it's portable. You bring your application with you, so productivity and uptime are enhanced. Thirdly, it's light. A browser is all you need. And lastly, it's adaptable--it adjusts to your needs, you pay for only what you use, so access and performance are ensured.
Invensys now offers multiple cloud-based apps. Some are client-based, such as the Wonderware Workflow Mobile Client, others are fully cloud-enabled, such as the smart-device enabled reporting capabilities of SmartGlance. Both offer as-you-need-it capabilities to bring either work tasks (Workflow) or reporting (SmartGlance) to users in an easy-to-use format. Historian in the cloud and other applications will follow, as will services capabilities for application monitoring.
The cloud is now "real" and offers value to both the office worker, as well as the industrial worker. More applications will leverage the cloud's "elasticity" and scalability, and it's the users that are the beneficiaries of this technology, as well as it should be.
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