Why Cloud is the Future for Food & Beverage Manufacturers

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WHY CLOUD IS THE FUTURE FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS

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Cloud ERP – based on a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model – is fast becoming the preferred approach for industry leaders. Discover what's driving this move and how food and beverage manufacturers are using cloud ERP to achieve: constant visibility across day-to-day operations, exceptional levels of security and reliability, and increased productivity through smarter decision-making.

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WHY CLOUD IS THE FUTUREFOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS

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Software As A Service Has Passed the Tipping Point

SaaS adoption is poised to surpass the 50% mark within the next 12 months (end of 2014) according to Forrester Research.

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Greater Cost Savings in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Patchwork of SystemsExpensive and time-consuming IT upgrades

ConnectedSystemStreamlined system requiringno upgrades

Agility Leads to Cost Savings

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The Answer is Cloud ERP

The preferred approach for industry leaders has arrived.

12% of all ERP systems sold today are cloud-based, expected to increase to 17% by 2017, leading all manufacturing systems in enterprise adoption per Gartner Group.

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What’s Driving the Move?

• Accessibility anywhere

• Easy to maintain

• �Infinitely�scalable

• Robust and secure

IT is increasingly adopting cloud computing for enterprise-level tasks with 2.34% of on-premise IT computing being replaced by cloud computing in 2014 growing to 14.49% in 2020.

- Gartner Group

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Multiple Plant Floors, Single Complete View

Cloud technology gives users constant visibility across day-to-day operations and provides Food and Beverage manufacturers with vital production, and supply chain information availble.

Increasing Productivity

Speeding Problem Solution

Driving Smarter Decision-Making

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Cloud Security: Busting the Myth

Fact: A Plex Cloud ERP customer assigned an ex-CIA employee to spend a month trying to break into the Plex Manufacturing Cloud.

He could not do it.

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Ready For Anything

State-of-the-art data centers use the same construction techniques as a bank vault, and can withstand all types of natural disasters and physical attacks.

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Robust, Secure ERP Infrastructure for Better Profitability

Highest Possible Security LevelsFailure�Mode�&�Effects�Analysis�(FMEA) system closes security gaps and stays ahead of hackers.

Tried and Tested Crash Protection“Backups to backups” — built-in redundancies which ensure that customer data remains safe and accessible�by�multiple�fiber�cables.

Unrivalled ReliabilityUp to three separate Internet service providers for robust connectivity and fail-over, as well as backup for electrical power, ensures uninterrupted Internet service.

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The Answer...

THE MANUFACTURING CLOUD

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