IndustryWeek Manufacturing eBook: Avoiding Manufacturing Application Downtime
Manufacturers are increasing automation and implementing virtualization to boost efficiency, optimize resources, and improve margins in production environments. As a result, high availability of critical applications is rapidly becoming a top priority. What steps can your organization take to prevent costly application downtime?
The IndustryWeek Manufacturing eBook, Avoiding Manufacturing Application Downtime, provides valuable insight into the far-reaching effects of unplanned downtime on manufacturing operations and proven strategies you can take to avoid system interruptions.
This collection of articles addresses:
- How IT system downtime derails Lean initiatives by re-introducing waste
- How automated production environments increase the need for high application availability
- Why calculating the total cost of downtime is necessary to determine which applications require the highest availability protection
- How virtualization helps you build an infrastructure that better leverages manufacturing resources
