Archive for February, 2015

Cloud CAD will have to solve PDM problems at first place

Cloud CAD will have to solve PDM problems at first place

The race towards CAD in the cloud is getting more interesting every day. I’ve been watching SOLIDWORKS World 2015 live streaming this morning. Overall SOLIDWORKS show was very impressive, as usual. I look forward to keep watching it following days. However, what caught my special attention today is a presentation of…

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A message to my readers about Beyond PLM in 2015

A message to my readers about Beyond PLM in 2015

Dear friends! I wanted to share some personal news with you. I decided to make a next change in my professional career in 2015. As you might noticed on my LinkedIn page, I will focus on PLM consulting, writing and social media. PLM consulting  Technology is changing fast these days….

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Carl Bass and Jon Hirschtick are in agreement about future of CAD

Carl Bass and Jon Hirschtick are in agreement about future of CAD

Cloud computing is changing a world around us. CAD and engineering applications are not exception. It has been already five years since SolidWorks team at SolidWorks World 2010 announced about developing of CAD and mobile applications. I found Cadalyst articles – SolidWorks World 2010: Clouds, Macs, Movie Making, and More which…

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The complexity of PLM business models

The complexity of PLM business models

I’ve been blogging about future of PLM licensing earlier this month. It sparked few interesting discussions online and offline. One of the topic I captured out of these discussion was related to relationships between different players in a business model. In some situations, relationships are simple and easy. You have suppliers…

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3D printing of electronics can change product data management

3D printing of electronics can change product data management

3D printing is changing the way we can manufacturing products. Which potentially means changes in how companies are going to manage product development processes. While it is still unclear how it may happen, I wonder if 3D printing can also change the way we manage data about product. Forget about…

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What I learned about PLM from six years of daily blogging

What I learned about PLM from six years of daily blogging

Here is my personal story about blogging. I started to blog more than six years ago. The idea of blogging came to me from intensive meetings with customers that I had as Dassault SmarTeam CTO. I spent time discussing implementations and problems customers are experiencing with PLM solutions. These discussions…

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How to prevent cloud PLM integration mistakes

How to prevent cloud PLM integration mistakes

Cloud is huge enabler for collaboration between people. It makes your data and processes accessible everywhere from a browser. It can help you to collaborate between engineers and suppliers. It can help you to integrate systems and people across enterprise. Let me speak about the last one. The integration topic…

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