A blog by Oleg Shilovitsky
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26 July, 2026

Doug Macdonald published a report in July 2026 called “The Future of Product Lifecycle Management: After 40 Years, Where Are...

19 July, 2026

After my keynote at the IFIP PLM 2026 conference in Lecce earlier this month, someone in the audience asked me...

14 July, 2026

I continue my article series about IFIP PLM 2026 in Lecce, Italy. If you missed my previous articles, check them...

12 July, 2026

This is the second article in my series about the IFIP PLM 2026 conference in Lecce, Italy. Today I want...

12 July, 2026

Last week I attended the IFIP 23rd International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM26) in Lecce, Italy, hosted by the...

29 June, 2026

On Monday, a group of us will sit down for Part 2 of the Future of PLM BOM debate. Michael...

17 June, 2026

Fourth and final article in my PTC Next 2026 series. The first asked whether “intelligent” PLM is a rename or...

17 June, 2026

Part 3 of my PTC Next 2026 series. In Part 1, I asked whether “intelligent” PLM is new architecture or...

15 June, 2026

Part 2 of my PTC Next 2026 series. In Part 1 I asked whether “intelligent” PLM is a new architecture...

14 June, 2026

Last week, I attended the first PTC Next 2026 event in Chicago. The event is part of a new  PTC...

13 June, 2026

A government order took Fable 5 offline overnight. The CAD and database eras already taught engineering software the answer: build...

7 June, 2026

Why AI won’t fix the HOW problem of PLM implementation without a missing truth layer. Three recent conversations pushed me...

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