Ryan Spurr

Ryan Spurr is the Director of Manufacturing Strategy at Connection with 20+ years of experience in manufacturing, information technology, and portfolio leadership. He leads the Connection Manufacturing Practice, go-to-market strategy, client engagement, and advisory services focusing on operational technology (OT) and information technology that make manufacturers more digitally excellent.

Drive Manufacturing Productivity and Outperform with Cloud

January 5, 2021 | Ryan Spurr

Cloud has a lot to offer manufacturing companies, including migrating from legacy and outdated information technology. With 45% of manufacturers planning or acting on lift-and-shift to the cloud, there exists proven…

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Why Manufacturers Need to Adopt Cloud or Risk Being Left Behind

December 22, 2020 | Ryan Spurr

Recent studies have found that 60% of manufacturing employees prefer cloud solutions over on-premises and 74% of CFOs indicate cloud computing will have the most measurable impact on their businesses….

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Why Isn’t Operational Technology Security Keeping You Up at Night?

November 6, 2020 | Ryan Spurr

Manufacturing tech estates are wildly complex with a high mix of unmanaged equipment that can put the entire business as risk. In fact, according to an independent study from Fortinet, “9…

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Mobility Jump Starts Manufacturing Business Transformation

June 28, 2019 | Ryan Spurr

Follow Ryan Spurr over the coming weeks as we introduce specific use cases empowered by mobility solutions and discuss the associated business outcomes contributing to transformation in engineering, production, warehousing,…

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Manufacturing: Getting Technology “Right” with Factory Expansion

November 1, 2018 | Ryan Spurr

Demand for manufacturing in the United States is at its highest point in fourteen years, and with strong demand comes a need for top-line business growth. For manufacturers, meeting that…

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