I’m on my way to Las Vegas to attend Autodesk University 2019. The event is an annual extravaganza of everything you can see and learn from Autodesk – product, technology, community, people. It is a perfect place to catch up and meet people. Because AU is such a big event,…
I’ve been busy earlier this week attending PI PLMx 2019 event in San-Diego. With my double duties following PLM presentations as well as presenting OpenBOM (openbom.com) at PLMx, it took all my time. I’ve been digesting what I’ve seen at PI PLMx 2019 in San-Diego. I have to start from…
Few years ago, I published an article about Solidworks PDM systems. Check it out here. Back in 2016, I counted six systems that were capable to manage Solidworks data coming from Dassault Systemes product portfolio. Time is moving fast. Some of these systems like XDrive morphed into a new Dassault…
The idiom I put in the title of the blog is a cliché of the startup community. It is rooted in the idea of “iterative” software development – ship and fix and then ship it again. Opposite the idea of a long development cycle, the idea is gaining interest in…
A single version of the truth is one of the most powerful PLM paradigm development for the last two decades. It is easy to explain – just think about all the information you need in a single place. But it is not very easy to implement. Data is siloed, companies…
PLM needs a paradigm shift. For the last two decades of PLM development, customers and vendors gathered tons of experience in developing, selling, implementing, maintaining and upgrading PLM systems. When I started my blog back in 2009, I was looking for a better name. This is how I came to…
Cloud technologies made huge progress in the last ten years in engineering and manufacturing companies. Back in 2010. You might remember the debates about how the cloud can potentially be used as technology, business model or applications. Check old CAD /PLM conference agendas like COFES 2010. I’m sure you will…
PTC acquired Onshape last week. Check this link for the PTC press release and more information. I’ve been following media, talked to many people and got tons of questions since last week online and offline. Some people were caught by surprise and some media and publications started debates about how…
I’m coming to Autodesk Forge DevCon – a pre-conference before Autodesk University. As in the last year, it will take place at AU2019 in Las Vegas just in a few weeks from now. I’ve been attending all DevCons starting from the very first one in San-Francisco in 2016. According to…
Earlier this week, PTC announced about the acquisition of Onshape, the company started by a group of CAD industry veterans including former Solidworks founders and employees in 2012. I attended a special briefing organized PTC where I was able to hear Jim Hepplemann, CEO of PTC and Jon Hirschtick, co-founder…
