Fleets large or small, in the industrial market, maximum uptime is essential, safety is a must, and minimizing costs is celebrated. In our fast-paced world, manual operations are no longer enough. Today, more and more industrial facilities like manufacturing and distribution centers are adopting cloud-based analytics solutions to help their operations run smoother. In fact, now that we have entered the fourth industrial revolution (industry 4.0), it is essential for businesses to leverage intelligent cloud-based systems to keep up with the demand and remain competitive in their offering. Cloud-based analytics platforms deliver a series of benefits for fast-paced industrial operations and combine two essential pillars of industry 4.0; data analytics and cloud computing.

What Are Cloud-Based Analytics Platforms?

Empowering industrial organizations to increase their actionable insights, cloud-based analytics platforms are software systems that store and analyze data in a cloud environment. Cloud-based analytics platforms are essential tools for companies like manufacturing facilities that are generating large amounts of big data. According to Forrester, 60-73% of all data generated by organizations goes unused. Processing data through the cloud ensures that accumulated data across an organization is optimized and allocated as an accessible resource.  

Advantages of Cloud-Based Analytics Platforms

OpsRamp reports that cost optimization is the reason 47% of companies choose to integrate cloud-based analytics within their organization. Cloud-based analytics platforms eliminate the need for manual logistics, and therefore free uptime and resources. Labor and maintenance costs are also dramatically reduced through cloud integration as real-time, remote monitoring provides companies with preventative maintenance insights. Fleet managers are able to address maintenance before it becomes an issue–all through a simple SMS or email notification.  

Businesses are also benefiting from the safety and compliance advantages that preventative analytics provide. According to OSHA, 75 to 100 workers are killed annually from forklift accidents. Through the utilization of cloud-based safety checklists, manufacturing and distribution facilities can maintain access control and ensure that workers are in compliance with required workplace ordinances like OSHA standards before operating machinery. Bolstering a culture of safety in the workplace–the utilization of cloud-based safety checklists helps prevent costly injuries and equipment damages.

Increased productivity and logistics optimization is also major benefit of utilizing cloud-based analytics platforms. Fleet managers can improve processes and maximize uptime by addressing usage, idle times, and more through cloud analytics. Touted as a “loss-proof” data engineering solution, the comprehensive analytics intelligence that the cloud provides also helps to mitigate inventory loss and theft.

Finally, cloud-based analytics platforms are compatible with existing infrastructure and systems. Migrating data into the cloud is simple, as its open API allows for easy integration with other industrial operations systems. The opportunity to integrate cloud-based analytics into existing infrastructure allows for an average IT savings of approximately 15%.

Increase Business Intelligence With Cloud-Based Fleet Management Systems

Cloud-based analytics platforms are critical components for companies looking to optimize their fleet performance and overall operations. Successful fleet management and monitoring require flexible data exchange, adequate data storage, comprehensive information tracking, real-time communication, and more. A cloud-based fleet management system provides improved data utilization, scalability, and decision-making for the use case(s) surrounding telematics.

As a leading fleet management provider, Access Control Group (ACG) is at the forefront of telematics solutions. Our AssetPro 360 platform is an innovative industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) business intelligence program that translates operational data from equipment fleets into actionable insights. At ACG, we know which data points need tracking in the industrial sector, and that is why we have developed a comprehensive and flexible cloud-based system be able to monitor the following anytime, anywhere:

• Safety and regulatory compliance
• Abuse, load, and temperature levels
• Battery and charger usage, water levels, and lifecycle data
• Equipment usage and idle time
• Maintenance data

Interested in learning how AssetPro 360 can improve your operations? Contact Access, today.