Archive for May, 2012

GrabCAD: From Facebook for Engineers to PLM?

GrabCAD: From Facebook for Engineers to PLM?

I hope I’ve got your attention with this blog title. So far, GrabCAD was known, until now, as a company that focusing on creation of community of engineers and crowdsourcing in engineering. If you still thinking so, make a refresh – not any more. GrabCAD is focusing now on how…

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PLM Competition Toolbox

PLM Competition Toolbox

Normally, I’m trying to avoid the topic of PLM competition. Not very often, readers or attendees at conference are approaching me with the blunt question – what is better? TeamCenter vs. Enovia? Aras or Windchill? My typical answer – there are no “absolute advantages” for a specific PLM system. Enterprise…

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Why social PLM needs search?

Why social PLM needs search?

Social creates a lot of buzzes nowadays. Believe it or not, but more than 72% of people in U.S. are now on Facebook. It is impossible to ignore, and I can see companies that trying to apply the idea of social networking to other places. PLM is one of them….

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PLM Smack Stories or How much PLM do you really need

PLM Smack Stories or How much PLM do you really need

Big. Bold. Boom! The one and the only SolidSmack is writing about PLM. Do you remember first SolidSmack mission statement? Unfortunately, I didn’t make a snapshot of that page. It was something like “to supply a daily portion of coolness to engineers and everybody around”. Here is what happens. SolidSmack…

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Venture Capital and the future of Cloud

Venture Capital and the future of Cloud

Cloud is hyping. One of the indicators is to watch if VC money is following in the direction of the cloud computing and cloud software. I’m not pretending to analyze trends of venture capital – this is clearly “beyond beyond PLM” capacity. At the same time, the following article caught…

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PLM Implementations and Open APIs

PLM Implementations and Open APIs

Let’s talk nuts and bolts today. APIs.. If you think about any PDM / PLM implementation, the question about API is one of the most important. Why so? Because you know – it is near to impossible to get all done out of the box and via configuration. Even if…

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Aras PLM, Microsoft Azure and cloud competition

Aras PLM, Microsoft Azure and cloud competition

BAM…BAM…BAM… My cloud is better than your cloud. Aras PLM made a step into cloud game with a new product called – Aras Spectrum. PLM cloud ecosystem was  boring place until last week. Autodesk PLM 360 was practically playing solo “PLM Cloud” game with some additional voices coming from DS…

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Why PLM and BIM fail in the same way?

Why PLM and BIM fail in the same way?

I want to come back to the topic that drives more of my interest lately – BIM and PLM. In my view, PLM and BIM have some future potential. It will come from “post-interoperability” world – the word when vendors stop fighting data and will start a fight for openness….

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A moment before CAD files cloud mess…

A moment before CAD files cloud mess…

It is hard to find a day without new announcement or breaking news related to the cloud these days. Companies are running fast to catch “a place under a cloud”. The debates about the cloud are growing. Those of your reading my blog regularly, already had a chance to read…

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ACE 2012: Aras PLM and don’t be evil

ACE 2012: Aras PLM and don’t be evil

The first day of ACE 2012 was quite energetic. This is my 3rd year at Aras Community Event. The first one in Chicago was quite small – less than 100 attendees. Aras claims 300 registered attendees this year. I can easily say that I counted ~250 attendees during Peter Schroer’s…

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