BM Aluminium has confirmed the capability of a cloud solution for its LogiKal aluminium processing software, which means users can now access the software from anywhere at any time, and with even greater data security.
Daniel Hodges, BM Aluminium’s technical manager, explained the benefits: “A cloud based option obviously means that users can log into LogiKal from wherever they are working and share files and documents more easily. It also makes it much easier and more cost effective for businesses to scale their LogiKal set up because they don’t need to invest in new IT infrastructure.
“It was an obvious next step for LogiKal and, in our view, helps to keep it firmly ahead of the competition.”
According to BM Aluminium, the system has been ‘exhaustively prepared and tested’ prior to launch and it is providing a comprehensive guide on its website to walk customers through the recommended settings and system specification.
The guide starts with pre-tested server specifications and includes recommendations on using SSD and NVMe storage to provide faster read and write speeds and better overall efficiency compared with traditional HDDs. It also covers firewall settings, configuring the necessary exceptions in anti-virus software, enabling back-ups and connecting to local network folders.
BM Aluminium adds that there will be ‘plenty of help’ available to ensure that customers can switch to the cloud without any disruption to their businesses.
It has also teamed up with a specialist cloud IT company to integrate LogiKal within a robust Terminal Server Cloud environment via secure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and provide implementation and ongoing support to customers.
Daniel added: “There are so many compelling benefits to working within a cloud environment that we’re expecting large numbers of customers to want to make the switch. They can be reassured that we’ve invested a huge amount of work before the launch to ensure that every business or user that switches to LogiKal in the cloud has a hassle free experience.”
