The forced march to the cloud triggered by Covid-19 and remote working has given way to an enthusiastic scramble among manufacturing organisations keen to build on the advantages they have found there.
Many made their start on this journey during the pandemic, when staff shortages, factory closures and remote-working orders obliged them to fast-track their digital transformation plans. Excited by the new opportunities for efficiency and agility that they’ve uncovered, they’re now voting with their wallets.
It’s a trend that is seen across all industries, of course, as companies respond to a new business and social dynamic. In 2022, traditional on-premises offerings will still constitute around 59 per cent of addressable revenue for technology companies, according to market research company Gartner, but growth here will be far outstripped by enterprise spend on cloud-based offerings.
The firm’s analysts estimate that by 2025, 51 per cent of IT spending...