Automotive Design and Production

MAY 2017

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www.ADandP.media 1. Public clouds are owned and operated by third-party cloud vendors, which also manage the hardware, software and supporting infrastructure. Public clouds excel at providing flexible access to more or less computing resources as needed. Amazon Web Services, IBM Bluemix, and Microsoft Azure are examples of public clouds. 2. Private clouds are basically computing environments dedicated to a specific business. These datacenters can be hosted on or off premises, and can be managed internally or by a third-party. Private clouds give companies cloud efficien- cies—and cloud security—without the risk of sharing computer resources with other companies. 3. Hybrid clouds are combination of the other two. According to IBM, hybrid clouds let "companies keep the critical applica- tions and sensitive data in a traditional datacenter environment or private cloud" while taking "advantage of public cloud resources like SaaS, for the latest applications, and IaaS, for elastic virtual resources." Cloud computing is not without some cautions. Without electricity, cloud computing doesn't work. A router (wired or WiFi) without power puts the kibosh on accessing the Internet. The same is true with a downed tree that wipes out the cable line. That's on the users' side of the cloud. On the providers' side, a power outage can knock out a business's cloud-based computing capabil- ity, which might involve that business's partners. The good news: Outages typically last for only a few hours. Then there's intellectual property; specifically, who owns and protects the data? No centralized governing body exists for the Internet; the governing body for cloud service providers operating in multiple geographic locations worldwide is often the corporation providing the cloud service itself. Doing the due diligence to vet a corporation's business health, integrity, technical knowledge and support, security practices, user interface, and service level agreements, among other selection criteria, is all well and good, yet remote cloud computing operations are still answerable to local national regulations (think China versus the United States). Look Before You iLeap 314.692.8388 f 314.692.5152 www.edgetechnologies.com 11600 ADIE ROAD MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043 call or click: 314.692.8388 www.edgetechnologies.com FMB Minimag 20 Edge V-65 Servo Edge Rebel 80 Servo FMB Turbo 3-38 Edge Patriot 338 FMB Turbo 5-65 Edge Minuteman 320 SE FMB Turbo 2-20 Bar Feeding. It's What We Do. Edge Technologies Offers Economical Excellence, Superior Design, and The Heaviest Built Bar Feeders, All Backed by a Team Second To None. What's Not To Love? E dge Technologies is a leading productivity solutions provider to the precision metal working industry. We offer the full lines of FMB and Edge bar feeders for Swiss Turning and Fixed Headstock lathes. Edge Technologies is made up of a group of dedicated professionals, a team with nearly 25 years of experience, who stand ready to pounce on any problem and resolve it immediately. The Edge line of "Economical Excellence" magazine bar feeders and short loaders are the new industry standard for quality at affordable prices. The Scout 320 is the newest and most economically priced magazine bar feeder in this line. If you are considering an economical 12' magazine barfeeder, you should discuss this product with your Edge Technologies Regional Sales Manager or your local dealer before you buy any brand. FMB magazine bar feeders are smartly designed, robust in construction, built in Germany to the highest quality specifications, and all of them are a bit on the hefty side. As a matter of fact, some of them outweigh the competition as much as two to one. That's "Heavy Metal." Visit us at EASTEC 2017 in Booth 1348 and get more information on how your Productivity Partner can help your bottom line. 51 AD&P; ∕ MAY 2017 CLOUD COMPUTING

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