Archive for December, 2020

2021 PLM Selection Process For Dummies

2021 PLM Selection Process For Dummies

This is the last blog this year and I’d like to finish it by discussing what the PLM selection process will look like in 2021. It is the 3rd and final article in my end of the year series of articles I used to explain the evolution of PLM system…

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PLM Data Architecture Evolution For Dummies

PLM Data Architecture Evolution For Dummies

This time of the year is a great opportunity to reflect on multiple topics. My article last week – PLM System Architecture Evolution for Dummies generated a great number of comments and discussions online and offline. Thank you very much- you helped me to shape my next blog to talk…

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PLM System Architecture Evolution For Dummies

PLM System Architecture Evolution For Dummies

Technology always played a significant role in engineering and manufacturing software. Earlier CAD systems were very much dependent on specific graphic workstations and computing power. Earlier PDM was based on proprietary databases and later standardized on SQL databases. During the last decade of web and cloud development, we’ve seen a…

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PTC SaaS PLM Puzzle

PTC SaaS PLM Puzzle

PTC is full speed ahead to the future of SaaS and this is very encouraging confirmation of the industry moving towards cloud SaaS offering and online business. I capture the following slide showing the growth of AWS (Amazon Web Services), the leading IaaS platform from the CIMdata cloud PLM webinar…

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What is Missed To Connect Digital Thread?

What is Missed To Connect Digital Thread?

Last month I attended CIMdata virtual event 2020 PDT and PLM Roadmap. I’m still slowly skimming the slides and connecting the dots with the notes I took during the event. You can check the agenda of the event here. The topic of the event was one of my favorites and…

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What did I learn about PLM in 2020?

What did I learn about PLM in 2020?

As the year goes towards the end, it is a great time to make some conclusions and observations about what I learned about the PLM industry this year. It was a very unusual year – COVID and pandemic situations across the globe changed the life and habits of people. It…

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5 Dimensions to Compare Single Tenant vs Multi-Tenant Cloud PLM Models

5 Dimensions to Compare Single Tenant vs Multi-Tenant Cloud PLM Models

The discussion about single-tenant vs multi-tenant cloud PLM models is getting more interesting every day. And it is not only because it can create a major differentiator for systems that the PLM industry didn’t see since inventing parametric feature modelers and bringing PCs and Windows machines into the professional business….

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