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The company has said it will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to modernise its infrastructure and drive operational efficiencies across its global operations.

AWS has announced that manufacturing company 3M (NYSE: MMM)is moving its enterprise IT infrastructure to AWS.

3M is migrating its enterprise resource planning (ERP)system, including accounting, supply chain management, manufacturing, productlifecycle management, and e-commerce, along with business-critical enterpriseIT applications, to AWS.

AWS is integral to our enterprise IT transformation as we look for better ways to serve our customers, streamline the way we work, and compete globally, said John Turner, Vice President, IT Systems and Chief Information Officer at 3M.

AWS, with its proven experience and highly performantglobal infrastructure, will deliver the agility, speed, and scalability 3Mneeds to launch new business processes and service models.

We look forward to expanding our use of AWSs portfolio ofservices, including analytics and machine learning, to gain greater insightsand become an even more agile company in the cloud.

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3M has 96,000 employees globally that use its 51 technologyplatforms and 117,000 patents to drive innovation and serve customers aroundthe world.

The company added that it plans to leverage AWSs portfolioof services, including machine learning, analytics, storage, security, anddatabases to optimize and automate operational, manufacturing, and businessprocesses, as well as product solutions.

3M is leveraging AWS to drive change within its ITorganisation, and it will transform those improvements into delivery of newapplications and services to meet 3M business needs, said Mike Clayville,Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Sales at AWS.

For more than 100 years, 3M has had a relentless focuson innovation, making scientific discoveries that advance, enhance and improveevery company, home, and life.

AWSs breadth and depth of services will help 3M continue to launch new business processes, bring increased customer focus, and keep its position as one of the worlds most successful diversified companies.

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