Best Practices: Adoption and Professional Services Trends for Cloud Computing in Manufacturing

This IDC Manufacturing Insights report provides survey results regarding cloud adoption within U.S. manufacturers as well as plans for the future, business reasons to embrace cloud, barriers to adoption, and how professional services will support the transition to the cloud.

According to Kimberly Knickle, practice director, IT Priorities and Strategies, "While professional services provide manufacturers with a bank of expertise and faster deployment for cloud computing, we also note that professional services will be fundamental in creating structure in how cloud services are managed, with governance and cloud audit or assurance services."