Archive for March, 2015

CIMdata PLM forum: platformization and obsolescence

CIMdata PLM forum: platformization and obsolescence

I’m returning  home from CIMdata PLM market forum in Ann Arbor. For those of you who are not familiar with CIMdata and this event, take a moment of time and look here. Today’s event is the first in a row of  “CIMdata world tour” to review 2014 PLM market analysis. You…

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Do we need super cloud PDM? But wait, we already have PLM…

Do we need super cloud PDM? But wait, we already have PLM…

Cloud is transforming businesses and technologies. CAD and PDM are going to be transformed too. If you had a chance to follow my blog last week, you probably read my thoughts from Develop3D LIVE conference in Warwick, England. If you missed, navigate to my previous post – Develop3D LIVE set…

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Develop3D LIVE: The stage for “cloud CAD” competition

Develop3D LIVE: The stage for “cloud CAD” competition

I attended Develop 3D Live yesterday in Warwick UK. It is probably the only vendor independent event focusing on CAD, 3D, design and engineering. It was my first time at Develop 3D Live. I think number of attendees was about 1’500 – 2’000 people at its peak time. All major CAD…

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Develop3D Live agenda: Cloud CAD, 3D printing and more

Develop3D Live agenda: Cloud CAD, 3D printing and more

I’m in Warwick today getting prepared for Develop3D Live conference, which will be tomorrow. The full conference agenda is here. Develop3D will be live streaming main stage of the event to US – there registration link is here and information about scheduling. The number of the bags and main stage session…

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PI Congress video: Things to consider when considering PLM

PI Congress video: Things to consider when considering PLM

I attended PI Congress in Dusseldorf last month. During the conference I had a chance to share my thoughts about PLM selection process. PLM landscape is changing these days. There are multiple opportunities to get PLM differently these days. Even some of my colleagues in PLM analytic community can call…

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PLM has a weak point in cloud-based supply chain

PLM has a weak point in cloud-based supply chain

My attention was caught by Manufacturing Trends to watch in 2015 article written by Jeff Moad at Manufacturing Leadership Community. I missed that writing few months ago when it was published. I found one of them very interesting – The Rise of Cloud-based Supply Chain. Here is a passage from the…

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How CAD vendors “murdered” PDM business

How CAD vendors “murdered” PDM business

Here is the passage I captured during my weekend reading – We only sleep at night because Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Elon Musk don’t want our businesses. Yet. It came from the Warren Ellis’ article The New Tech Disruption: Murdering Businesses and Haunting Their Corpses. The article is…

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PLM and VC firms are facing the same problem – differentiation

PLM and VC firms are facing the same problem – differentiation

Platform is such a sweet word. We love platforms. In the past, the ultimate dream of every software developer was to build a platform. Today, word “platform” is applying to so many things.  Uber is a platform for transportation and Airbnb is a platform for hospitality. You can bring some of…

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Autodesk and Onshape disagree about cloud technology and focus

Autodesk and Onshape disagree about cloud technology and focus

For the last few years cloud became such a fuzzy buzzword, that to say about some software “cloud application” is basically means nothing. All companies are shifting towards cloud. So, to understand “how” actual product is leveraging cloud technology is absolutely important to make a comparison. I’ve been discussing the…

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