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Cloud Infrastructure for Metals Manufacturing

Your shop floor generates data every day. Inspection results, production runs, mill certificate scans, inventory movements. Most of it sits in spreadsheets, in email threads, or in a server room nobody updates.

Cloud platforms, primarily Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), change what you can do with that data. They are where the processing happens when GoSmarter reads your mill certificates, where GoSmarter stores your data securely, and where your team can access live production reports from any device.

For metals manufacturers, cloud technology is not about replacing your ERP. It is about connecting the systems you already have. Your ERP does not talk to your quality system. Your quality system does not talk to your inventory tool. Cloud-based middleware and application programming interfaces (APIs) can close those gaps. No custom development project costing six months and a small fortune.

Posts in this section cover:

  • Microsoft Azure and AWS fundamentals for manufacturers
  • Cloud storage and security for mill certificates and production records
  • Connecting ERP systems to cloud-based AI tools
  • Cost management: so you are not paying for compute you are not using

Cloud infrastructure is not glamorous. But it is what makes everything else work.

Microsoft podcast - A bit of AI

Steph Locke talks A bit of AI with Microsoft cloud advocates Henk & Amy.

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How AI can improve your logistics fast

Logistics businesses and logistics have a huge opportunity to unlock additional value in their business through the use of data and AI integration. Areas of improvement include streamlining operations, managing the supply chain, pricing dynamically, agile planning, and enhanced forecasting.

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Resilient supply chains: Microsoft technologies to assist with productivity and efficiency

Manufacturers can adapt to disruptions successfully, ensuring business continuity during distress, by building a resilient supply chain based on Microsoft tech. By modernising your supply chain you can optimise your workforce, build agile planning and distribution processes, enhance supply chain visibility, and maximise asset uptime and efficiency.

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6 board-level agenda items and how AI can help

Persistent COVID-19 uncertainty, disruptive technologies, and supply chain challenges are some of the big concerns facing manufacturing CEOs and corporate leaders right now. However, despite uncertainty, we are seeing some promising trends around automation and transforming processes from the back office to the factory floor. Here are the top six board-level agenda items and a look into how AI can help.

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Irish Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference

We’re attending the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference in Dublin, Ireland on the 23rd and 24th of November where our CEO will be giving two talks on how AI drives sustainable manufacturing and the power of no-code tools.

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Procurement best practice – what manufacturers can learn

The National Audit Office (NAO) report on ‘Managing the Commercial Lifecycle’ is a great guide to improving your own procurement processes. Here we share some interesting findings and the key areas to make changes in.

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Microsoft Emissions Impact Dashboard - what you need to know

The Emissions Impact Dashboard is a great way to track and reduce cloud carbon emissions. The tool has an accessible visual interface that gives users high quality data and key insights into their cloud carbon footprint. If you’re aiming for net zero this dashboard can be a step in the right direction.

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Why you should upskill your team with Azure AI fundamentals

As digital transformation and AI adoption become the norm in manufacturing it’s vital that management are all on the same page. A lack of understanding of AI and a fear of the unknown are some of the key barriers to successful implementation in most organisations. Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals could be your solution.

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Investing in digital technology lowers future operating costs for manufacturers

There are so many benefits to going digital with your business including cutting your future operating costs and becoming more sustainable. We’ve taken a look at the UKRI’s report on productivity opportunities and risks in a transformative, low-carbon and digital age which looks at this in more detail.

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Steph Locke at Impact Festival 2021

Take a look at what happened at last week’s Impact Festival, where Steph took part in the EIT Manufacturing panel on The Future of Sustainable Manufacturing.

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