AEC Cloud: Comprehensive and Centralized Application Hosting

A high percentage of employees in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry are working on-site. Most of them are consistently on the move, to various construction locations, on a daily or weekly basis, with a need to access information from numerous devices. As a result, the organizations in the AEC industry have found strong reasons to adopt services, hosted on cloud. With server based cloud computing, firms seek to attain standardization in management, training, deployment, and support, and New York based AEC Cloud’s hosted solutions are the industry proven way to achieve that result.

AEC Cloud brings the general application of cloud-based hosting and software technology as a means to solve problems in the AEC space. With staff backgrounds in project controls, Critical Path Methodology (CPM) and field management from major ENR companies, the company’s hosted services were started to address the fundamental issue of distributed, collaborative, and migratory workforce found almost exclusively in the construction industry.

Throughout the years, clients have been benefitted by services such as application hosting, virtual desktops, and file storage, hosted on cloud. AEC Cloud’s office productivity applications and cloud-based software for portals have also increased the efficiencies of various firms using them. The company also assists in cloud-based advisory, integration, and software development as well. “We are a service provider with a clear, unique value proposition based on combining AEC industry knowledge with technical expertise,” remarks Wes Smith, Founder and CEO, AEC Cloud.

AEC Cloud’s solutions boils down to a fundamental strategy of staying focused on their core competencies. “Our core competency is technology management with an owner/operator and project management mindset,” explains Smith. AEC Cloud hosting delivers comprehensive multi or single application solutions for companies seeking to leverage the cloud. Clients have the option to scale up or down on a monthly basis in a manner that makes sense to project based, AEC companies. Transparency into assets as well as periodic insight and feedback on solution performance and architecture are available so the clients know what they are paying for.

We are a service provider with a clear, unique value proposition based on combining AEC industry knowledge with technical expertise

The AEC Cloud Portal is built for companies seeking a unified end user and application administrator experience, and serves more than 20,000 users. Business Users and Administrators have a seamless self-provisioning experience while IT Professionals can be relieved of routine tasks and focus more on productivity. AEC Cloud Portal includes a central company contact repository, secure launching, and provisioning, single sign on for various applications, and an activity based billing module. Based on the latest .NET technologies, the portal is integrated with Active Directory (AD) and has a web services layer that can be used to leverage certain features for other integrations.

AEC Cloud’s teams are vastly experienced in demonstrating turnkey value for customers like Turner Construction and The New York Times Real Estate Division. In one instance, one of AEC Cloud’s clients, Morley Builders, an employee-owned construction company, needed a way for its employees to maintain large amounts of drawing and specifications information and stay connected, while working at construction sites or in the office. Morley Builders began using AEC Cloud’s drawings and specification OBA application which allowed their employees to quickly add a large amount of data all at once, and saved time.

Similarly, AEC Cloud looks forward to work with customers who see cloud hosting as an integral part of their strategies, in the years ahead. Most importantly, the company will focus on growing their revenue, partners, and offerings. “Based on our vision, skill set, and quality, we will look to deliver comprehensive multi or single application solutions for companies seeking to leverage the Cloud,” concludes Smith.