The Food Industry's Digital Transformation
Technology is changing every aspect of how the food
industry operates. Not surprisingly, food manufacturers
are embracing the value of cloud computing—and global
leaders are leveraging Aviatrix to achieve success.
In this case study, we look at the real-world use cases of a
Global 500 enterprise in the food industry. We explore the
enterprise's technical and business challenges, the compa-
ny's original cloud network architecture, simple improve-
ments that resulted in quick wins, and a recommended
future state for building out the enterprise's cloud network.
While the examples here are specific to a global leader in
the food industry, the technical and business challenges
discussed apply to all enterprises.
First, is the food industry really undergoing a digital trans-
formation? According to Andrew Hillman, data journalist at
GlobalData Media, the number of times food manufactur-
ing companies mentioned cloud technology in their public
filings increased 62% from the third quarter of 2020 to the
third quarter of 2021. "Companies that excel and invest
in these areas are thought to be better prepared for
the future business landscape and better equipped to
survive unforeseen challenges,"
says Hillman
1
.
Rob Dongoski, Food and Agriculture Leader at EY
2
, says,
"New technology gives the agricultural industry an
opportunity to improve productivity. But only if it can
share and use the data."
While the global population is
expected to grow by almost 40% to 9.6 billion by 2050,
food producers are expected to have access to only 5%
more land. In other words, technology will be key and will
"fundamentally transform every part of the agri-busi-
ness value chain,"
according to Dongoski. Everything from
precision farming supported by GPS and IoT devices to big
data and analytics will play a role in supporting demand
measurement and distribution, shipment tracking, and
ecommerce.
Global Food Industry Giant Simplifies
and Speeds Migration of Critical
Applications to the Cloud
How a leading enterprise overcame its multi-cloud technical
and business challenges with Aviatrix
FOOD INDUSTRY
CASE STUDY
