Promoted content: The Cloud - A safe haven for Simulation Data

The recent survey into Attitudes to Cloud Based Simulation run by SIMUSERV, in partnership with The Engineer, highlighted that the security of data on the Cloud is a prime concern for the majority of Engineers.

85% of Engineers expressed some concern regarding Cloud Security

When Engineers are considering using the Cloud for Simulation they are right to be concerned about security. Simulation data is rich in intellectual property containing not only the design definition but also how the design behaves in service. Protecting this kind of information is core to any innovative company.

Over the last thirty years or so, companies have grown familiar with running simulations using their own hardware at their own premises, on dedicated High Performance Hardware and, more recently, the users own machines. This has worked well, but given the specialist nature of simulation, this work still often lies outside of the main PLM system and data management tools. This means that, despite its value, simulation data is often less protected than product definition data.