Engineering News-Record invites you to explore IFS Cloud for Engineering & Construction.

In his 1997 book The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton Christensen details the notion of “disruptive innovation” as a fresh technology or idea that creates a new market and displaces an existing one.

A common misconception in the IT industry is that traditional on-premise systems are inherently more secure than those hosted in the cloud.

Within the Construction and Engineering (C&E) sector, a connected supply chain is more than just an efficiency driver—it’s a significant competitive advantage.

In the construction and engineering industry having effective financial control is much more than producing a set of monthly accounts.

As more firms store their project data in the cloud, it offers the chance to dig through that data for new insights. Oracle has already offered some limited business intelligence dashboards for its cloud service, but the technology giant is now bringing machine-learning advice to company's scheduling and project data. 

Software provider told Year in Infrastructure conference attendees Oct. 20 that strategic link will better integrate the tech giant’s Azure cloud system into its existing software to ease data logjam.

Embracing new tech-based strategies is seen as key for companies and owners to keep project bids and schedules on track

Some design and engineering firms that have shifted to cloud-based IT infrastructure are finding they can maintain their workloads even as many employees are forced out of their offices due to the pandemic.