PaaS Newest Fad in PLM Solutions
June 15, 2012
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has been a popular option for many companies unable to afford PLM platform solutions because it runs on cloud technology lowering costs. Now, according to the Software Advice article, “Three Manufacturing Apps Taking Advantage of Platform as a Service (PaaS)”, a new service is taking the manufacturing industry by storm despite the small number of providers, namely SAP, Salesforce and Net
According to the article,
“For now, the target audience for PaaS applications are smaller manufacturers because there are still computing and integration limitations that make it difficult to run complex manufacturing operations in the Cloud. However, large and complex manufacturers can still find value from point Cloud solutions or running Cloud ERP in subsidiary locations.”
PaaS and SaaS are great alternatives to entire PLM platforms for smaller companies because they keep costs low while still delivering results. Providers such as Inforbix rely on cloud technology to simplify PLM for their clients and thanks to such technologies “cloud based applications that need or can benefit from access to data from many different file types and disparate sources now have a means of increasing the value of their solution to their users.” As the article mentioned cloud technologies might just be the best thing to come along in a long time for the small and midsized manufacturing enterprise.
Catherine Lamsfuss, June 15, 2012
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