Once upon a time companies didn’t use SaaS (cloud) software. I remember first time I said “cloud” world more than a decade ago during one of the meetings. It sounded completely crazy and nobody really understood what does it mean. And then changes started to happen. Gradually and then suddenly,…
The discussion about digital transformation is trending. I found it is very timely and important. Digital sounds like a buzzword. Therefore, I think, it is very important to share perspective on different aspects of digital transformation to take it down to the earth from high level marketing articles and discuss how…
Manufacturing companies are preparing to move into digital future. Digital transformation is one of the most hot trends. And as I’ve been thinking about this transformation one thing came to my mind – what digital transformation means for data in manufacturing companies? The reality of manufacturing companies is complex set…
“Digital” was a big word last year and I think it will become even bigger trend in 2018. While some companies are in full speed adopting digital strategies and methods, other companies are still learning. Today I want to talk about PLM vendors and how their business might be negatively…
There are not so many pure PLM events in this world. Product Innovation (PI) formerly known as PLM innovation is one of them. PI is CIO-led community for manufacturers. The objective is to learn. The event is not huge, but cherry-picked a well balanced set of customers and vendors to…
The picture above shows 100 years old machining planning in Taber Manufacturing company. 100 years we have computers everywhere, including smart phone in our pocket. But the question – does it make manufacturing processes digital? Let’s talk about manufacturing shop floor, which is very much connected to engineering and manufacturing…
I want to continue my dialog with Jos Voskuil, PLM business consultant and PLM coach. If you’re just catching up the conversation, check the following articles: Why traditional PLM ranking is dead. PLM ranking 2.0? How to democratize PLM knowledge and disrupt traditional consulting. Some interesting thoughts came over the weekend…
In technology world, there is a perception that the company that wins is the one that enters first into the game. It called “first mover” advantage. To be first mover is risky and costly experience. Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal, investor and entrepreneur believes differently. “First mover isn’t what’s…
The topic of PLM ranking is getting some traction recently in the conversation with my readers and industry peers. Check my article – Why traditional PLM ranking is dead. PLM ranking 2.0. I also shared some ideas about how to democratize PLM knowledge to help manufacturing customers to make an…
Consumer technologies made a huge impact on enterprise software for the last decade. Think about many aspects of what data management, collaboration, web applications, mobile and many others. You will see traces of consumer technologies everywhere. Unless you live under the rock, you’ve heard about CES. Giant consumer electronic annual…
