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Business-BoostingBenefits ofCloud LabelingEmbrace a world wherelabeling is limitless
Moving your labelingto the cloud makes sense.IntroductionThe proof for cloud adoption is in the numbers: Global cloud spendingHere’s everything you need to know to be able tobegin your journey to the cloud today.prior year, according to Gartner, Inc. Software as a service (SaaS)—With its quick deployment times, lower upfront costs, easy access,cloud movement. By 2024, Gartner expects more than 45% of all infor-ability to scale and automatic updates, cloud technology has changedmation technology (IT) spending on system infrastructure, infrastructurelife as we know it over the last several years. The impact of cloudsoftware, application software and business process outsourcing totechnology is especially evident in the business world where companiesshift from traditional, on-premise solutions to the cloud**. In fact, thehave embraced a cloud-first strategy for many of their critical businessresearch firm calls cloud “one of the most continually disruptive forces insystems including enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer rela-IT markets since the early days of the digital age.”increased by 23.1% in 2021 to 332.3 billion, up from 270 billion thesimply, the delivery of software applications over the Internet—makesup the biggest chunk at 122.6 billion*. And there’s no end in sight to thetionship management (CRM), and inventory management among others.And companies that manage inventory, customer service and logistics inFurther spurred on by the global COVID-19 pandemic and related busi-the cloud are beginning to do the same with their labeling.ness shifts (e.g., remote employees and supply chain disruptions), thecloud has hands-down become the simplest way for companies of allReport7 Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud Labeling2
sizes to design, manage and print labelsacross their business and supply chainoperations. And it seems clear that labelingas a function has gained significant exposure during these times as business continues to recognize the role it plays in supplychain health.Global cloudspendingincreased by23.1% in 2021This report highlights seven key “wins” thatyou’ll realize when you move your labelingto the cloud. We’ll show you how cloud-firstlabeling can help you save time and money,address current business challenges andplan for the future.*Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Public Cloud End-User Spending to Grow 23% in 2021, Press Release, 021**Gartner, Cloud Shift Impacts All IT Markets, Article, cloud-shift-impacts-all-it-marketsReport7 Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud Labeling3
Get connectedanywhere, anytime
Get connectedanywhere, anytimeFrom accessing shared files to jumping on aA trend that was already gaining steamWhen it comes to labeling specifically -video call or gaining remote access throughpre-pandemic, we all know remote workcloud-based solutions had already beenyour mobile device, we all understand theis here to stay at least for the foreseeableplaced firmly on the radar of many organi-importance of keeping connected in thisfuture. This means that easy, flexible accesszations. Those companies understand thatdigital day and age. And the recent globalto essential business systems is critical.the cloud helps make it even easier to shiftpandemic has proven that we can communi-But to adapt, companies need to becomeproduction and ultimately labeling, accom-cate successfully with business and familymore fluid. Which is why companies usingmodate a remote workforce, provide devicewhen forced to do so creatively. What’son-premise, siloed business systemsand location independence, and extendmore, we now see that most businesswere hit hard when they needed to offerlabeling to new partners and suppliers. Thisactivities can be managed offsite by capa-remote team members “anywhere anytime”all works to ensure the continuous move-ble, skilled employees, many of whom wereconnectivity.ment of parts and products – upstream andforced to leave their offices, plants, and otherdownstream – without delays.physical business locations due to COVID-19shutdowns and health concerns.Report7 Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud Labeling5
Design and changelabels on the fly
Design and changelabels on the flyHow fast can you meet customer demands?to change and adjust on the fly to meetlabel data and dynamically address labelingIt’s not just about who can deliver anymorenew market demands. If it’s not handledvariability. With this type of centralizedbut who can deliver first. But, when you’reright, labeling can cause big delays andapproach, you leverage data from yourdealing with constant change, complexityeven bigger problems when you can’t getsystems of record and configure rules thatand ever evolving regulations, that can be athe right data on the right label. Withoutdynamically change label content based ontall order when it comes to labeling. Whetherthe right technology solutions that adjustthat data. This streamlines label formattingmoving into new markets or regions,and adapt, you could wind up losing money,and printing so you can easily manageattempting to meet new corporate brandproductivity, efficiency, and market share.regional, language, regulatory and customerstandards, or just trying to keep up withReportspecific requirements. It allows for quicksubtle product related changes, your labelingHowever, standardizing on a cloud-basedlabel template updates and streamlining ofsolution shouldn’t hold you back.solution offers you the opportunity tothe label changes and approval processesre-evaluate your labeling so you can take- changes and updates can be made byToday’s fast-paced business environmentadvantage of automating your labelingbusiness users in hours rather than days,doesn’t wait for lengthy label design andprocesses, while gaining flexibility, accuracy,weeks, or months so that requirements arechange cycles. Businesses can’t affordand consistency to avoid mislabeling andmet quickly.to slow production and risk competitorseasily support any requirements you maybeating them to market. In the currenthave. Moving to cloud-based labeling makesbusiness environment, you’re being askedit easier to draw from sources of truth for7 Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud Labeling7
Give your IT teama break
Give your IT teama breakWe all know there’s been increasingNow, imagine having the opportunity torunning cloud applications allow users todemand on IT teams and tech support,become the “hero” when you free up thosedesign, manage and print collaborativelyand we understand how essential thesescarce and costly IT resources to focus onwhile providing valuable business insight,resources are to our business. In additionother tasks. Because when it comes to cloudincluding the ability for trusted partners toto the day-to-day requests and of coursecomputing there’s no IT infrastructure tomonitor customers’ supplies and usage tothe panicked demands that come frompurchase or maintain. Overall, this shift fromhelp grow their business. Again, these activ-inevitable system breakdowns, there’s alsophysical to digital resources offers a muchities can all take place outside of the realmall the company-wide technology solutionssmoother, highly controlled, flexible option forof the traditional IT department. Because,and applications which must be maintained,application deployment, offering benefits forwhen you implement a cloud-based labelingupdated, and replaced regularly. Not toeveryone involved – especially your IT team.platform that integrates with sources ofmention the countless hours to implementtruth and leverages business logic, businessand deploy these technologies. Then, there’sUnlike other applications, cloud-based labelingusers can easily make changes and updatessecurity, availability, performance monitoringsolutions don’t require a large IT team orwithout requiring assistance from IT.and disaster recovery to consider.limitless budget. With cloud labeling there’sautomatic software updates and once up andReport7 Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud Labeling9
Save money andmanage costs
Save money andmanage costsEveryone wants to save money right? Well,you can save money across the board fromOther, less obvious cost advantages ofthere’s big opportunity for cost savingsstaff costs and overall manpower hours tocloud labeling include its smaller environ-and management when it comes to cloudcostly hardware and software updates andmental footprint (e.g., no big servers todeployment. First and foremost, the cloudexpenses involved in scaling your labeling.maintain onsite) and dramatic reduction inoffers financial predictability – eliminatingAdditionally, investing in cloud technol-errors. This, in turn, leads to less waste andthe need for you to make extensive upfrontogy solutions on an “as a service” basisfewer scrapped supplies, both of which caninvestments. It also reduces the need fortransforms traditional IT operations into ancontribute to a company’s carbon footprint.internal IT infrastructure and IT team involve-operational expense (OpEx) versus a capitalAs one of the most efficient ways to accessment, thus resulting in even more costexpense (CapEx). Where the latter requiresfully digitized quality assurance, the econ-savings, less hassle, and more resources tocompanies to make an upfront investmentomies of scale included in cloud labelingallocate elsewhere.that generally has to be depreciated overmean less infrastructure, less electricitytime (usually on an amortized basis over the(even for large-scale label development),Ultimately, the cloud removes barriers andlife of the asset), OpEx removes the need forand integration with cloud-connectedputs world-class solutions into the handsa large upfront investment. Simply put, youprinters and other tools to create a fullyof companies of all sizes making enterpriseonly pay for what you use when you use it.integrated infrastructure.applications affordable. With cloud labelingReport7 Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud Labeling11
Stay up and runningaround the clock
Stay up and runningaround the clockReportThe business world moves fast. ProductsWhen it comes to labeling, the best wayBut, when you deploy labeling in the cloudbecome obsolete, have shorter lifecyclesto make sure this happens is to haveyou can readily shift labeling activitiesand the number of product SKUs continuesa reliable cloud-based solution whichfrom one site to another in the case ofto increase with personalization andensures continuous uptime and availability.an outage, workforce shortage or anyproduct variability. Factor in cyclical swings,However, even with the pressures of aother reason – giving you the confidenceslowdowns, and the threat of future globalpandemic and the impact on our globalthat your labeling won’t go down in thesehealth crises, and the picture becomessupply chains, many companies still leavecircumstances. Ultimately, you caneven more complex and challenging. Withmission critical labeling up to chance,rest easy knowing that you’ll have highall this, companies are still under pressureusing homegrown and disparate softwareavailability, speedy disaster recovery andto operate more efficiently; keep costssolutions. Unfortunately, over time thesehigh levels of data security with trusteddown and quality up; improve their ability topatchwork systems only serve to causepartners like AWS and Microsoft Azure.respond quickly to customer requirements;confusion and delays while giving shippersYou’ll have the confidence that you’lland most importantly, to keep theirlittle visibility into their labeling activitiesalways stay up and running around theoperations running so that goods flowacross the supply chain. This leads to aclock, with full availability to meet all yourthroughout the supply chain in a fast andnumber of data errors, high maintenancebusiness demands across the globe.frictionless manner.costs, non-compliance, and lost business.7 Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud Labeling13
Manage growthacross your business
Manage growthacross your businessYour company is growing - adding newallow companies to maintain existingMaximizing regional flexibility is also keyfacilities and expanding into new regions.systems and user interactions to improvein enabling your businesses to adjustBut is your labeling ready to scale alongsideefficiencies and scale labeling across theirrapidly, up or down to meet the challengesyour business? You need a labeling solutionentire business ecosystem. Also, cloud-of global expansion or redeployingthat you can control centrally, one that canbased labeling increases the elasticityresources. Deploying labeling throughflex with your business as you need it to.of your overall labeling system, givingthe cloud enables all your locations toWhether you need to add more locations,users’ more flexibility with re-provisioning,solve their unique labeling needs whileincrease print volumes, manufacture newadding, or expanding technologicalensuring that a common set of labels,products, or comply with regulations, youinfrastructure resources. Most importantly,centralized applications and data sourcesmust give all your stakeholders access toyou can onboard new sites quickly, provideare used across your supply chain. Thismeet corporate labeling standards.simplified, consistent, and standardizedcentralized approach helps companiestraining via a user-friendly platform andensure business continuity and achieveIn today’s business environment, manualextend labeling to suppliers and partnersconsistency and accuracy whileprocesses represent barriers to growthso you can avoid any potential disruptions.empowering them to enable mass labeland scale. However, once digitized inAnd when you provide controlled access tochanges to meet complex, global anda cloud based labeling solution, theselabeling you eliminate errors which result inhigh-volume labeling demands.manual processes quickly give way tocostly and time consuming relabeling.the seamless exchange of data andReport7 Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud Labeling15
Enable next levelsecurity andinstill confidence
Enable next level securityand instill confidenceYou probably have enough to worryYou’ll want commitment and suretyon AWS or Microsoft Azure which areabout without wondering if your datathat your deployment was built witharchitected to be the most flexible andis secure. However, many companiessecurity and stability in mind, providingsecure cloud computing environmentsare still concerned about security - theythe confidence that your entrusted dataavailable today.understand the urgency in keeping datais protected. You also want a providersafe online whether it’s hosted in theirthat can implement security measuresRemember that at the end of the day,servers or through a provider. This is why,to protect your data in the cloud withthe partner behind the technology is justwhen it comes to protecting your cloudthe resources needed and the expertiseas important—if not more critical—thanenvironment, you need a trusted partnerdedicated to security. Fortunately, with thethe technology itself. Look for one thatwith a dedicated team of certified securitycloud, security is often better than otherprovides deployment options that putprofessionals that understand besttraditional systems, in part because servicesecurity and stability front and center, thatpractices across policies, processes andproviders devote resources to solvingensures entrusted data is protected andcontrols involved in securing data and yoursecurity issues that many customerscan verify security measures to protectoverall cloud infrastructure.cannot afford to tackle or which they lackyour data in the cloud.the technical skills to address. Of course,the ideal cloud-based solution will be builtReport7 Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud Labeling17
Moving to the cloudmakes senseIt’s clear cloud adoption is on the rise forwant to start considering the cloud forwhy wait? Shouldn’t today be the day youmany business systems and your labelingyour labeling. In an era where supply chainget started on your journey to the cloud?shouldn’t be any different. Because at thedisruption, shipping delays andDon’t be left behind – get in touch withend of the day, cloud-based labeling allowslabor shortages have become the “newLoftware today and we’ll get you started onyou to speed deployment and take fast,normal,” these advantages all help supportyour digital journey and your path to cloudcorrective actions to eliminate bottlenecks,growth across your enterprise in anylabeling success.improve time to market, and ensurebusiness condition.compliance while future-proofing yourlabeling operations.So, if any of the business-booting benefitsoutlined above make sense and you thinkIf you’re looking to get connected with anyany of them can help you boost yourdevice at anytime and anywhere, while alsoperformance, and make you job easier, thensaving time and money, along with gettingrid of headaches for your IT team, you’llReport7 Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud Labeling18
Loftware is the world’s largest cloud-based Enterprise Labeling and Artwork Management provider, offering an end-to-end labelingsolution platform for companies of all sizes. Maintaining a global presence with offices in US, UK, Germany, Slovenia, China, andSingapore, Loftware boasts over 35 years of expertise in solving labeling challenges. We help companies improve accuracy,traceability and compliance while improving the quality, speed, and efficiency of their labeling. As the leading global provider ofEnterprise Labeling and Artwork Management solutions, Loftware enables supply chain agility, supports evolving regulations, andoptimizes business operations for a wide range of industries including automotive, chemicals, consumer products, electronics, food& beverage, manufacturing, medical device, pharmaceuticals, retail and apparel.For more information, please visit www. loftware. com and www. nicelabel. com.
Business-Boosting Benefits of Cloud abeling. 9. Now, imagine having the opportunity to become the "hero" when you free up those scarce and costly IT resources to focus on other tasks. Because when it comes to cloud computing there's no IT infrastructure to purchase or maintain. Overall, this shift from physical to digital resources offers .
