{"id":6,"date":"2023-01-31T17:50:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T22:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/aws\/?p=6"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:54:35","slug":"the-growing-importance-of-cloud-based-computing-when-transitioning-to-a-digitalized-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/aws\/2023\/01\/31\/the-growing-importance-of-cloud-based-computing-when-transitioning-to-a-digitalized-enterprise\/","title":{"rendered":"The growing importance of cloud-based computing when transitioning to a digitalized enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As our customers around the world begin their digital transformation<\/a>, they quickly realize the role of cloud-based computing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It\u2019s becoming more apparent by the day. You can\u2019t have a successful digital transformation without certain aspects of your operation moving to the cloud. The cloud brings unlimited compute power to an individual\u2019s desktop. It also plays a key role in addressing IT\/OT convergence. When organizations combine informational technology with operational technology via the cloud, they are able to increase transparency and transform data across domains, benefiting individual workers as well as cross-functional departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, cloud computing saves organizations from having to invest in physical IT assets, where costs can easily spiral out of control \u2013 especially in today\u2019s competitive marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working in a more complex world<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While cloud-based computing makes a huge difference in IT\/OT operations, it also plays a pivotal role in addressing complexity and getting things done. Whether it\u2019s the product lifecycle (design, test and build), instituting industry-wide methodologies or introducing organizational change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For reasons like these, organizations are increasingly turning to Software as a Service (SaaS). The use of SaaS has grown over the years and will continue to gain momentum as more companies transform to digitalized enterprises in order to modernize operations, compete in the global marketplace or increase both product and manufacturing quality. Just a few of the many advantages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while we talk about how the digital transformation benefits product design and manufacturing and how processes become more connected, we rarely discuss how cloud-based solutions can impact the entire organization. Specifically, how moving to the cloud can improve all aspects of operational efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business leaders are waking up to a new reality<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a business survey* conducted in the spring of 2022, moving to the cloud was the clear choice among industrial organizations worldwide. The survey found that of the 2,221 respondents, 97 percent said that “cloud migration and adoption is a top or emerging priority for their organization<\/em>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The respondents mentioned the following primary reasons for adoption:<\/p>\n\n\n\n