| |MARCH 20229manufacturing organization to create a structured plan with defined objectives and milestones in place. This will help an organization to avoid unnecessary and unpredicted costs. Manufacturing industry also benefits from having an MSP in place, as it help in budgeting IT spends better, by creating a structured pattern to its IT spends without worrying about unpredicted events and related costs.4. DATA SECURITYOrganizations have to be wary of the security risks that come with growing digital footprint. Manufacturing industry is no different. With the use of platforms such as IoT and artificial intelligence, underlying data becomes a key target for cyber-bullies. Even a miniscule vulnerability in the underlying IT can cause a rupture that can lead to irreversible damage to an organization and its reputation. Prevention of such attacks require latest understanding of security vulnerabilities, latest OEM patches, regular production environment testing, and implementing a robust security layer on top. An MSP can not only fix such issues but can also prevent such attacks from happening in the first place. MSPs are constantly updated about latest security trends, vulnerabilities, cyber-attacks and, hence, can design a robust security layer to safeguard your data and make your IT infrastructure more resilient. This will help manufacturing organizations to focus on their core competencies rather than on data storage and security.CONCLUSIONManufacturing organizations have special technology needs that should only be accommodated by an IT solutions provider. With the perfect Managed IT Services Provider in place, manufacturing industry can automate and enhance processes as well as overall productivity of the internal IT teams. It can make the data and underlying IT much more resilient, reduce total cost of ownership, scale IT with new business requirements, generate better ROI, and be one step closer to being a part of the smart and lean `Industry 4.0'. Manufacturing organizations have special technology needs that should only be accommodated by an IT solutions provider
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