Transforming Businesses through Cloud Technology
Cloud based data solutions enable you to stay agile and relevant in an increasingly digital world.
By Thomas Scott
IT Manager
maxgeo has been where you are……….
We ran all of our systems and data management on servers from a room out the back of our offices. Back then it was manual back ups, offsite storage and maintaining expensive hardware. There were potential risks of the somewhat manual maintenance of hardware and infrastructure. All of this was duplicated across multiple locations globally.
Fast forward to now. Around 90% of our internal and client applications are in the cloud providing 24/7 access to data. There are so many advantages to moving to a cloud-based data management system, amongst them are:
- Increased, centralised access of data to our global branches
- Reduced hardware, software and data administration costs
- Increased security provided through the AWS servers
- Automated monitoring and backups
- High redundancy (you may not even notice if there is an outage!)
We still have an internal IT department; however their role is much more about interacting with our clients for installations and rapid resolution of tickets. The time they would have spent on manual IT administration tasks has been freed up for continual innovation and enhanced customer service.
Transitioning to a Cloud Based Management Solution
The transition from on-premise data management to a cloud based solution was, and continues to be, enabled by factors such as; high speed internet, smart devices, cloud providers, automation tools, rapid report and dashboard deployment and minimal installation.
When considering a cloud-based solution there is a lot of technical jargon used to describe the systems involved. The below table should help clear up the different terms used.
Cost Analysis of a Cloud Based System
You can see from the table below that maintaining a physical server carries the highest cost to your business. At maxgeo, we provide custom solutions tailored to your needs, so we offer 2 solutions at varying cost levels.
The Future is Now
The benefits of using a holistic cloud-based data management system are being realised throughout the mining and exploration industries worldwide as the digital transformation continues. If you haven’t already started on your digital roadmap to future proof your resource operations, our cloud-based solutions will definitely get you on your way.