Cloud & On-Demand Systems

3D Printing goes Mainstream as Staples Debuts Online Printing Platform

September 21, 2015

In a sign that 3D printing is entering the mainstream, Staples will go live with an online 3D printing platform, allowing consumers and small businesses to upload 3D designs or choose from preselected models.

Landesk Acquires Data Aggregator Xtraction Solutions

September 16, 2015

LANDesk Software

Landesk Software, a provider of applications for information-technology systems management, has acquired Xtraction Solutions, a vendor of business-intelligence tools.

PhoenixNAP Releases Disaster Recovery as a Service

September 16, 2015

PhoenixNAP

PhoenixNAP, a provider of cloud, dedicated server, co-location and infrastructure-as-a-service technology, has released its new Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offering.

Parcel Freight's Role in Enterprise Transportation Management

September 9, 2015

MercuryGate

Pharmaceutical Companies Can Play Major Role in Digital Revolution of Healthcare

September 3, 2015

McKinsey

Pharmaceutical companies are running hard to keep pace with changes brought about by digital technology. Mobile communications, the cloud, advanced analytics, and the Internet of Things are among the innovations that are starting to transform the healthcare industry in the ways they have already transformed the media, retail and banking industries. Pharma executives are well aware of the disruptive potential and are experimenting with a wide range of digital initiatives.

Post-Katrina, New Orleans Sees Benefit of Using Cloud to Enable Disaster Recover

September 2, 2015

CIO

The City of New Orleans and private businesses that struggled to survive the devastation of Hurricane Katrina learned some valuable lessons. One of the primary caveats when it comes to business continuity is to mitigate risk by embracing the cloud.

Stuck With Cloud Provider That May Not Be Your Long-term Choice?

September 2, 2015

Business Week

In 2010, when Netflix was still early into its shift from DVD rentals to online movies and shows, it started using Amazon Web Services, the retailer's cloud computing division. Now that Netflix streams 100 million-plus hours of video every day, it's sticking with Amazon partly because of Amazon's scale and features, and partly because switching vendors "would be a significant multi-year effort," says Yury Izrailevsky, Netflix's vice president for cloud and platform engineering.

Are Makers of IoT Devices, Systems Obligated to Build in Anti-hacking Security?

August 31, 2015

ChainLink Research

With the current state of IoT security, we might call it the Internet-of-Vulnerable-Things. It's all the more alarming because of the types of physical machines/systems that are increasingly network-connected - traffic lights, airplanes, nuclear power plants, and other critical or potentially lethal systems.

Cardinal Health Launches Modules for Hospital Inventory Management

August 27, 2015

Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health Inventory Management Solutions has launched a series of automated, cloud-based workflow modules for biological implants, sutures, and trauma and spine implants.

Arena Solutions Teams With GoodData to Form Arena Analytics

August 27, 2015

Arena Solutions

Arena Solutions, a vendor of cloud-based software for product lifecycle management (PLM), has partnered with GoodData to create Arena Analytics.

Cloud & On-Demand Systems

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions for cloud, software as a service (SaaS) and on-demand systems and their impact on supply chain management. New technologies in cloud computing are transforming the way companies do business — and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving operations through their strategic use of cloud computing and on-demand systems for supply chain management.