In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, relying solely on restrictive, on-premise systems is no longer a sustainable option. Our goal at FDC is to provide our customers with unparalleled operational agility, which is why we have strategically partnered with LightEdge to take your distribution, logistics, or manufacturing operations beyond the box and into a seamless hybrid cloud environment.
We chose LightEdge because they eliminate the headaches associated with cloud adoption, ensuring our industry-tailored applications deliver faster implementation, quicker time-to-value, and a greatly simplified IT landscape for you, our customer.
Hybrid Cloud Flexibility
At FDC, we recognize that one size does not fit all. Our customers often have diverse IT environments—including highly reliable legacy systems and existing on-site equipment—that must be integrated. We need a partner that can support this complexity.
We chose LightEdge because they provide comprehensive infrastructure solutions spanning colocation, private cloud, bare metal, and public cloud. This unique flexibility is critical: it means you can deploy FDC’s advanced solutions, such as Warehouse Management or the advanced planning system (ICS), in the exact mix of on-premise and cloud that suits your business.
LightEdge’s tailored approach ensures seamless transitions, minimized risk, and solutions that align perfectly with your business goals. You gain all the benefits of cloud computing without being forced into a disruptive, wholesale technology move.
The Value of Managed Deployment
FDC brings decades of deep domain expertise in distribution and manufacturing software. We needed a cloud provider whose infrastructure expertise matched our own application knowledge.
We chose LightEdge so that our powerful applications—for inventory planning, warehouse management, and package tracking—can be deployed and managed by experts who understand both the software and the underlying infrastructure. This means we handle the heavy lifting for you.
Instead of your internal IT team struggling with complex cloud integrations, the FDC/LightEdge team eliminates typical roadblocks by integrating legacy data, ensuring compliance needs are met, and optimizing performance from day one. Our proven track record of successful delivery is now backed by a managed cloud foundation, ensuring that your supply chain systems are up and running faster, without the usual on-premise hardware procurement or complex installation delays.
Faster Time-to-Value, Simplified IT
The ultimate benefit of our relationship is acceleration. By moving to a LightEdge-managed cloud, you dramatically shorten the time between project kickoff and seeing real operational results.
We chose LightEdge because they simplify complexity and ensure our critical applications run optimally, regardless of location. With infrastructure-as-a-service, there’s no waiting for servers or dealing with software conflicts—everything is pre-validated and managed. This means you gain value from new FDC functionality in weeks rather than months.
Moreover, your IT overhead is significantly reduced. You no longer need to patch servers, fix integration issues, or juggle multiple vendors. LightEdge’s integrated platform eliminates the roadblocks to cloud adoption, allowing your team to focus entirely on using FDC’s best-in-class tools to improve operations, not on troubleshooting infrastructure.
With FDC and LightEdge, you get the best of both worlds: cutting-edge supply chain applications and a flexible cloud foundation, allowing your business to thrive beyond the box of traditional IT constraints.