I’d like you to get into a very shortvideo. The technology from James Cameron “Avatar” is coming to PLM. In the following video, you can see how Ford’s engineers are improving their virtual skills by getting into Avatar-like game What is my take? I think we will be experiencing a huge…
Thanks to David Isenhower for twittering a very interesting whitepaper from Siemens IT. The name of the paper is Software as a Service (SaaS) with Sample Applications. Yesterday, I was able to get this whitepaper without any registration using this link. One of the sample applications discussed in this paper…
If you think about the future of enterprise systems, this is a “must see” video presentation. Core Content and the Cloud with Geoffrey Moore, Best Selling Author and Managing Director, TCG Advisors about the future of Cloud IT and Architecture trends. What is my take and the main impacts on PLM? We…
The following request in LinkedIn On Demand Discussion Group – Can Someone Provide The List of PLM OnDemand/SaaS vendors? So I decided to answer publicly: Arena Solutions Agile Advantages Datastay Infor PLM Optiva (hosted) Plex Online (ERP, PLM…) Plmplus (product is still in early beta) PTC Windchill (IBM hosted) Some of…
The market of social is growing up. Social software is trying to get into enterprise space too. Engineering and Manufacturing companies are definitely in the spot. Today, communication is mostly Emial and data sharing is mostly Excel. What will come next? I found an interesting summary in the blog post written by Jeremiah Owyang (Customer…
An interesting research done by Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Siemens PLM Software and Microsoft. You can get this report via this link. The fundamental outcome of the report is as following is that despite general optimism, manufacturers are very concerned about the future of their business and the overall impact….
I found very interesting blog post by Active Knowledge blog about Data Management practices by Frank Lillehagen. It is worth reading. Data modeling is a challenging piece in Engineering and Manufacturing. Data modeling is a significant and complex piece of each PDM/PLM system. System capabilities and performance heavily depend on the quality of data…
PLM is very focused on what we call content. All aspects of product design, engineering, manufacturing are around the content. We create models, drawings, structures, bills, manufacturing parts and assemblies. So, content is everywhere. However, I think, the absolute power of content is going to change soon. We are moving…
What do you think about PLM standards? My take is that standards like toothbrushes – everybody wants it, but nobody wants somebody else standard. After STEP and PLCS, I haven’t heard about any new standard in PLM space. Few days ago, I had chance to see the paper called “The…
The following article Will Social Revive Interest In BPM… drove my attention yesterday. A very interesting quote made me think about how social can transform the PLM process planning – The proper use of social software in the business will eliminate the need for process designers. Everyone will be a…
