A blog by Oleg Shilovitsky
Information & Comments about Engineering and Manufacturing Software

Dynamics AX Hybrid Cloud. Should PLM Vendors Care?

Dynamics AX Hybrid Cloud. Should PLM Vendors Care?
Oleg
Oleg
13 September, 2011 | 2 min for reading

I have a feeling “cloud” topic got some dominance for the last days and week. However, the following article about Dynamics AX 2012 and cloud was something I considered important enough to mention. Navigate your browser and read – Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Dips Its Toes In the Cloud, Carefully. Microsoft is pushing their Dynamics AX to the cloud and trying to keep it on the ground at the same time. Here is how it happens:

With this morning’s release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, the company’s long-standing enterprise resource planning suite, the company is rolling out a new set of Windows Azure-based services that are leveraged on top of local deployments. The newest of these services is a deployment assistance tool called RapidStart that gives new customers a wizard-like questionnaire system for configuring Dynamics AX.

Microsoft is trying to blend tools and introduce Azure services. Some of them already here. The choice of “Rapid Start” is interesting too. Deployment, configuration and service – these are most painful topics in every implementation. To have an assistant coming from the cloud is kinda cool…

Dynamics AX and PLM

What PLM vendors can learn from Dynamics AX? AX never been very focused on PLM and PDM options. However, Dynamics AX kept PLM/PDM in the scope of Manufacturing solutions. Take a look on the following chart representing Industrial Equipment solutions based on AX.

What is my conclusion? Microsoft is trying to push their new Azure development into existing business applications. AX is one of them. The idea of cloud services to leverage existing system is an important point. It is not unique to Microsoft, but probably can fit very well. This is something that can take care of existing investment made by a customer and prevent immediate “migration” development. Azure cloud can be a good technology option for such type of solution. PLM vendors need to notice how to re-use existing assets with the cloud option. This is can be an important strategy for coming years. Just my thoughts…
Best, Oleg

Recent Posts

Also on BeyondPLM

4 6
18 August, 2020

Cloud and SaaS are changing PLM software. The new technology makes SaaS PLM easily accessible and available instantly to customers....

27 August, 2010

I had a chance to read an article by ebizQ related to Cordys BPM. For those who is not aware...

2 July, 2014

One of the companies I’m following on regular basis is Aras Corp. and its Aras Innovator product. Aras represents an...

22 June, 2012

Transformation is coming to many places these days. Look how the internet, mobile, cloud (and not only…) transformed our world....

14 April, 2016

Manufacturing companies are owning large volumes of engineering data in CAD files, PDF and other formats derivatives from design. One...

22 March, 2020

We are in a huge crisis. This is how the situation that happens outside in the world feels now by...

11 June, 2013

Recently, I’ve been talking a lot of search paradigm and findability in PLM. In many aspects, web search changed our life....

25 March, 2023

As the manufacturing industry continues to be transformed by technology, new acronyms have emerged that often leave individuals feeling overwhelmed...

18 December, 2014

Few months ago, I posted about latest development of Kenesto cloud data management solutions – Kenesto revamp: does it change...

Blogroll

To the top