Archive for July, 2020

Dassault Systemes and Bill of Materials of Humans?

Dassault Systemes and Bill of Materials of Humans?

PLM events go digital. If you missed my earlier blog about transformations of events, please check it here – PLM conferences go digital: what to expect from your next virtual event? Earlier, I already participated in PTC LiveWorx 2020, Siemens RealizeLive 2020, and few other events. I attended Dassault Systemes…

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How to Get Ready for Four Letter SaaS Acronyms (4LAaaS) in PLM

How to Get Ready for Four Letter SaaS Acronyms (4LAaaS) in PLM

For those of your long time with PLM and Enterprise Software, I bet you’ve heard about TLA, which stands for a three-letter acronym. Check out any publications about PLM, and you will find tons of them – CAD, PDM, PLM, MES, SCM, ERP, CAE…  You can continue the list and…

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Are We Facing the End of PLM Sales as We Knew It?

Are We Facing the End of PLM Sales as We Knew It?

PLM Sales is one of the topics, I have a special passion for blogging about. Some of my previous articles about PLM sales, in case you missed that: PLM Sales Cheat Sheet How to not suck in PLM Sales The art of PLM sales In the last four months in…

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3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS and Cloud PDM Competition

3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS and Cloud PDM Competition

PDM is one of the topics I’m following for many years. CAD files created tons of challenges and to develop technology and solutions to manage them, share them with the team, provide correct access, and manage revisions was a high priority. The need to provide a standard PDM solution became…

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PLM (SAP + Siemens) = Winners, Losers and Questions

PLM (SAP + Siemens) = Winners, Losers and Questions

The big news came yesterday – Siemens and SAP announced a new partnership. Here is the link to SAP announcement – Siemens and SAP accelerate Industrial Transformation. The same press release was published on both SAP and Siemens website. Both companies will deliver an integrated end to end software across…

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Will Siemens Bridge Solid Edge and SaaS?

Will Siemens Bridge Solid Edge and SaaS?

I’m learning more about Siemens’s plans to expand their portfolio and capabilities in the cloud and SaaS directions. My previous learning was mostly related to Teamcenter X and low code development platform Mendix. If you missed my earlier blogs, please check it here. What did I learn about Teamcenter X…

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Aras Digital Twin Core – A PLM Database for Physical Parts?

Aras Digital Twin Core – A PLM Database for Physical Parts?

A new name caught my attention earlier this week- Digital Twin Core (DTC). The name belongs to Aras Corp announcing new applications enabling the creation of Digital Twins. Check out the press release here. Current digital twin initiatives focus on maintenance effectiveness, recalls, closed-loop quality, product innovation, and production throughput….

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How to compare SaaS PLM systems?

How to compare SaaS PLM systems?

SaaS PLM is trending and we’re going to see more SaaS PLMs marketing and sales coming from vendors very soon. PTC is focusing on the SaaS industry following the acquisition of Onshape last year. Siemens just jumped in SaaS PLM bandwagon – check my earlier blog articles about Teamcenter X…

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How to Learn New PLM SaaS Industry Buzzwords

How to Learn New PLM SaaS Industry Buzzwords

SaaS is finally coming to PLM. After years of debates about cloud adoption and different flavors of the cloud architecture and systems, the strategy is shifting towards SaaS. Two major CAD and PLM vendors PTC and Siemens are moving towards SaaS. If you missed my blogs about it, check it…

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Teamcenter X: Flexibility and Customization?

Teamcenter X: Flexibility and Customization?

I’m catching up more on Siemens RealizeLIVE and today I want to talk about flexibility and customization. I learned about Teamcenter X, integration infrastructure, low-code, and Mendix earlier today and I want to share some of my thoughts and also some questions with hope to find the answers. Flexibility is…

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