GE has moved to introduce a new cloud platform to host data focused on industrial tasks, the new cloud based platform is designed to facilitate the maintenance of equipment and industrial processes through cloud data management and specialist recruitment.

The transition of cloud platforms to the industrial sector represents the expanding employment of cloud services, with the platform now being employed in industrial operations, having in the past been regulated to being used predominately within the financial and consumer arenas.

To faiclaite the transition of industrial services to a cloud based platform, GE has moved to expand relationships with cloud specialists, including the development of the company’s relationship with Accenture and the creation of partnerships with Amazon Web Services and PaaS providers Pivotal.

The new cloud services are being promoted by GE as a way of increasing the quality of predicative responses and solutions to equipment failure. The new services will also allow buyer to view data in real-time.

GE has forecasted the generation of $1.3 trillion in value for the industrial industry by 2020.

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