Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 30 | Page 17

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TRENDING NUTANIX RELEASES ENTERPRISE CLOUD INDEX RESULTS FOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, has announced the findings of its Enterprise Cloud Index results for the manufacturing sector, measuring manufacturing companies’ plans for adopting private, public and hybrid clouds. N utanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, has announced the findings of its Enterprise Cloud Index results for the manufacturing sector, measuring manufacturing companies’ plans for adopting private, public and hybrid clouds. The report revealed that the manufacturing industry’s hybrid cloud usage and plans outpace the global average across industries. The deployment of hybrid clouds in manufacturing and production companies has currently reached 19% penetration, slightly ahead of the global average. www.intelligentcio.com Moreover, manufacturers plan to more than double their hybrid cloud deployments to 45% penetration in two years; outpacing the global average by 4%. The manufacturing industry is at an ‘innovation impasse’, meaning manufacturers have a desire to innovate and drive transformation but legacy IT systems have the potential to constrain their ability to do so. The opportunity for manufacturers to embrace digitisation efforts including ‘Industry 4.0’ initiatives can break the impasse, but executives must focus on new opportunities to create value and not only prioritise traditional business operations. “ MANUFACTURERS ARE INVESTING IN MODERNISING THEIR IT STACK AND ADOPTING INDUSTRY 4.0 SOLUTIONS TO KEEP UP WITH EVER-CHANGING BUSINESS DEMANDS. INTELLIGENTCIO 17