Cloud solutions
- 1. A personal approach. Dedicated resources. Companies looking to gear up for growth may find themselves saddled with costly legacy systems and a lack of integrated data. They may not have the technical investment, skills, and supporting processes to achieve their growth objectives. Companies may also be challenged by: Overextended IT resources that result in team members focused on keeping the lights on rather than on utilizing enabling capabilities to grow the business High costs and long-lead times that inhibit utilizing technology-driven capabilities Inability to mitigate operational risks, lacking the infrastructure or plans needed to effectively support business continuity in the event of a disaster Ineffective protections against cybersecurity threats and operational issues How we can help you PwC provides private companies with technology solutions that deliver the speed, capacity, elasticity and security needed to growat a fraction of the cost of an on-premise system. Our solutions are designed to help meet your needs by putting your business functions into the cloud, from invoicing and inventory, to supply chain management and manufacturing. These solutions: Provide agile technology that fulfills demand in an accelerated manner Enhance resilience to withstand and recover from a disruption in its technology infrastructure by implementing disaster recovery and business continuity measures and cybersecurity protections Optimize resource usage and costs for what is actually used, not for peak expectations Increase time-to-market for key business capabilities Private Company Services Cloud solutions - investing in a platform for growth Consistent, long-term growth is tough to pull off. To succeed, your company should be fast, nimble and efficient. Growth, in a word, requires a platform. More and more, companies are turning to cloud based solutions to create a platform for growth.
- 2. 息 2015 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership. All rights reserved. PwC refers to the United States member fi rm, and may sometimes refer to the PwC network. Each member fi rm is a separate legal entity. Please see www.pwc.com/structure for further details. This content is for general information purposes only, and should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional advisors. PwC United States helps organisations and individuals create the value theyre looking for. Were a member of the PwC network of fi rms in 157 countries with more than 195,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com/US Solicitation Fast-tracking a solution A U.S. online retailer providing products to corporate accounts across numerous industries was spun off from its public parent, and was subject to a year+ transition services agreement. A speedy fully integrated platform for growth was necessary. PwC was engaged to recommend a platform to support rapid growth. What we did We understood that a solution was required that was both flexible and capable of mastering the necessary stock-keeping units (SKUs) in order to handle variations. As such, we recommended a strategic architecture that could identify and document more than a thousand capabilities to support orders. Results The company is now on track to complete implementation of the recommended platform. It expects a major increase in efficiency and support for growth. Subsequently, our team identified additional opportunities to help the company grow, including implementing a customer relationship management solution. Driving performance improvement by creating a platform for growth An emerging market agricultural firm needed a new platform to extend budgeting and payroll applications to newly acquired plantations. But was enlarging its legacy system the best approach? New servers would be costly, scaling would be difficult, and accessing applications problematic, given poor network connections. Moving to the cloud was the solution. PwC was engaged help develop the operating model and build business processes and controls that overcame the lack of standardized processes, absence of inventory tracking controls and the inability to provide regulatory compliance. What we did Drawing on PwCs access to specialized experience in tea and rubber manufacturing, we built a solution that improved the enterprise resource planning performance and availability and streamlined processes. Results The company is now able to connect with employees at remote locations around the world and run its business productively and with certainty. The 5 interdepent digital behaviors that make a difference Source: PwC, 6th Annual Digital IQ Survey, 2014 For more information: Tyson Cornell Principal (312) 933-8976 tyson.cornell@pwc.com Dan Moses Director (734) 730-3832 dan.moses@pwc.com Abhijit (Jeet) Patankar Director (678) 907-9669 abhijit.patankar@pwc.com Mark D Albrecht Director (206) 398-3593 mark.d.albrecht@pwc.com CEO actively champions digital Strong CIO-CMO relationship View digital as an enterprise capability Significant New IT Platform investments Outside-in approach to digital innovation Digital IQ How we have helped others