A blog by Oleg Shilovitsky
Information & Comments about Engineering and Manufacturing Software

Graph technologies will empower future model of enterprise platforms

Graph technologies will empower future model of enterprise platforms
Oleg
Oleg
23 June, 2016 | 2 min for reading

graph-technologies-plm-platforms

Unless you live under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard about one of the largest acquisitions in tech world – Microsoft + LinkedIn. Microsoft’s June 13th announcement to acquire LinkedIn focused on the transformation this $26 billion acquisition would bring to Microsoft.

Microsoft decision to buy LinkedIn site reflects a growing interest to integrate between social and enterprise software. This is one of the most interesting sweet spots that was developed by many PLM and ERP companies.

The overlap between social networks and software companies is becoming more indistinguishable. The lines are blurring across all products, social data and the impact on enterprise platforms.

My special attention was caught by the article – LinkedIn + Microsoft: Changing the Way the World Works. The idea of intertwine between social data into enterprise products is interesting. Here is the passage that speaks about it

… the two of us realized we had virtually identical mission statements. For LinkedIn, it was to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful, and for Microsoft it was to empower every individual and organization in the world to achieve more. Essentially, we’re both trying to do the same thing but coming at it from two different places: For LinkedIn, it’s the professional network, and for Microsoft, the professional cloud.

Both of us recognized that combining these assets would be unique and had the potential to unlock some enormous opportunities. For example: Massively scaling the reach and engagement of LinkedIn by using the network to power the social and identity layers of Microsoft’s ecosystem of over one billion customers. Think about things like LinkedIn’s graph interwoven throughout Outlook, Calendar, Active Directory, Office, Windows, Skype, Dynamics, Cortana, Bing and more.

So, LinkedIn graph technologies can empower enterprise products such as Outlook, Dynamics and others for enterprise organization. It means to improve processes and enterprise data management by introducing new type of data processing and graph capabilities.

What is my conclusion? The blurring boundaries of social networks and enterprise software is an opportunity of future platforms.  CAD and PLM companies are coming with a strong “platform play” these days. This is a note for enterprise and PLM architects thinking how to improve the future of engineering and manufacturing workflows. Just my thoughts…

Best, Oleg

Want to learn more about PLM? Check out my new PLM Book website.

Disclaimer: I’m co-founder and CEO of openBoM developing cloud based bill of materials and inventory management tool for manufacturing companies, hardware startups and supply chain.

Picture credit (c) Can Stock Photo

Recent Posts

Also on BeyondPLM

4 6
27 July, 2013

Web as a platform. You can hear many conversations about that nowadays. Started as cloud talks, it comes more to...

25 October, 2013

Boston is one of the rare places where you meet many CAD and PLM people at the same time at...

27 June, 2016

Two years ago I posted my Top PLM Vendors. Let’s face it – every vendor has its strength… sharing my thoughts...

11 April, 2014

One of the most popular topics in engineering (but not only) software ecosystem. Open vs. Close. I’ve been discussing it...

7 February, 2011

Cost is important. Period. About 70% of product cost is defined during the design phase. So, to have PLM helping...

25 August, 2010

Have you had a chance to see any PLM strategic presentation? I’m sure you did. You can find easy few...

18 March, 2013

Disruptive technologies and solutions. This is beloved topic by bloggers, analysts and vendors. We like to talk about how disruption...

8 January, 2011

Bertrand Sicot appointed CEO of SolidWorks. In my view, it becomes a corporate news of this week. I think, almost...

11 August, 2011

Finally, my vacation over and Beyond PLM is back to normal. While screening materials, the following title caught my attention:...

Blogroll

To the top