Cisco outlines strategy to tap manuf vertical

CHENNAI: Cisco Systems has launched intelligent networked manufacturing (INM)

strategy for the manufacturing vertical, which according to the company will be

third biggest enterprise vertical to use IT solutions following BFSI and public

sector.

According to Cisco Systems (HK) Ltd. Business Development Manager

(manufacturing & emerging verticals APAC enterprise marketing), Eric Floyd,

INM consists of an intelligent information network that will provide resiliency

and responsiveness to help ensure data visibility and flexibility across all

functional areas of a manufacturing company with the ultimate goal of maximizing

customer value and increasing profitability.

“In India our vision is to provide intelligent network infrastructure to

the manufacturing vertical that is highly scalable, available, secure and easily

manageable. Where India is today being looked upon as the global outsourcing hub

for manufacturing, companies over here have to build a robust infrastructure to

meet the quality demand of its customers.

Cisco has been an important component of India’s ITeS, in a similar fashion

we will tap in the potentials available in the manufacturing segment by

providing the INM strategy for them to compete with the global players. We are

bullish on replicating the success in ITeS,” remarked Cisco Systems (India) Business

Development Manager, Anil Bhasin.

Cisco is identifying partners focused on the manufacturing vertical who can

provide integrated services. This is in addition to the existing channel

partners who will help in implementing INM. Auto & auto ancillary segment,

pharmaceutical, consumer durable, power & energy, oil & gas, healthcare,

hospitality are some of the sub-verticals that Cisco has identified for its INM.

According to a Frost & Sullivan report, the manufacturing sector is

expected to emerge as the top spender on network equipment among all the

verticals considered which include healthcare, government, professional

services, banking and finance, retail and wholesale & distribution.

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