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Web Services( AWS), to really be focused on delivering all the benefits of that one provider. Storm Reply now designs and implements a range of innovative cloud-based solutions and services and has extensive experience in building and managing cloud Infrastructure as a Service( IaaS) solutions, Software as a Service( SaaS) and Platform as a Service( PaaS).
“ AWS has built what we call native services that are extremely powerful and very cheap to run,” added Rachel.“ Storm Reply, using AWS native IOT services, allows us( Storm Reply) to offer one solution for all Smart Factory use cases, as opposed to five or six off the shelf solutions that all require license fees and only perform one task each. AWS, combined with the edge, has become a very attractive proposition for the industry, which in my opinion has got limited options otherwise, in this space. It makes a very persuasive option for manufacturers to explore.”
As the Storm Reply lab was set up to help manufacturers solve problems and create solutions, Rachel identified a specific example of its capabilities in action.“ This issue actually starts with a human problem,” she revealed.“ We’ re finding that getting talent into manufacturing is problematic. The folks operating the production line have been there a long time and all the vital information about the process is stored in their heads or on a piece of paper in an old file.
“ As those staff get older and move into retirement, who on earth is going to have that knowledge, if it’ s not stored somewhere accessible? This is then exacerbated when roles are advertised to Gen Z’ s, who are not
inclined to work with old pen and paper processes, and are looking for something more technically advanced.
“ Our solution is both attractive to those younger people, because it’ s very exciting tech that’ s easy to use, but you do not have to be a technologist to use it. It should also help the older people who have been there for a long time, because when we drill down into the paper-based processes, we find actually they are a bit onerous, with multiple logins, across different systems. Creating a report for an exec or auditor can be a painful process. Using the lab and AWS services cuts through all of that.”
Rachel used Kingspan as an example of this theory in action.“ They’ ve managed to use the digital solution to attract new young talent, and it has worked,” she confirmed.“ We’ ve seen them taken on a whole handful of younger people who are now using the solution. I do believe that technology can be the unlocking move to help get
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