ProSTEP article caught my attention by the very interesting title – How do you efficiently implement the digital integration of PLM, ALM, MES, ERP, and other legacy systems? In the overall hype about moving existing technologies to “digital” technologies, I was curious to learn what is so special in digital integrations between PLM, ALM, MES,…
COFES (Congress on The Future of Engineering Software) is changing its location and transforming with a new leadership team. If you never heard about COFES, check it out. Founded 20 years ago with a vision of having one-on-one interaction and building a community. Read more here about COFES story: COFES was…
During the last decade, we’ve seen the establishment of new business models in software. I checked my blog about future PLM business models from 2010 and I can say that the future is here – subscriptions, services, maintenance included in subscriptions. These are elements of new business models used by CAD and PLM…
I’m coming to Aras PLM event (ACE2019). It has been a long time since I visited ACE event in person. Eight years ago I visited ACE2011 and my conclusion was this article – Aras lines up against Windchill, Enovia, and Teamcenter. Community-oriented approach, openness and Aras technology took Aras to a very interesting position in PLM industry…
TGIF. It is a time to think about an everlasting topic – debates about PLM complexity. I was happy to see that my PLM complex vs simple sparring blogging partner Jos Voksuil, put next portion of thoughts about why PLM will never be simple. Read the article and draw your…
I’m coming to SuiteWorlds 2019 in a few weeks. I visited it last year and I liked it. If you missed my last year blog articles here are links to catch up – SuiteWorld 2018 and Manufacturing Progression and Oracle NetSuite and Cloud Bridge between PLM and ERP. One of the topics I’m…
PLM can be anything from business strategy to product and technology. To get companies to adopt PLM takes time and this is where I can see a lot of discussions and debates about complexity PLM. I will talk about complex vs simple PLM next time. Today I want to focus…
CNCCookbook published 2018 CAD survey results. Check them here. I found a few interesting data points: (1) Significant growth of Autodesk Fusion360 and Solidworks; (2) A relatively flat position of others. Check the following picture of 15 CAD products representing 82% of the market. The picture is also including a comparison of 2017 and…
I had an opportunity to visit PTC yesterday at their new headquarters location in Boston Seaport District. If you’re following my blog, you probably had a chance to read my earlier article – Boston PLM Innovation – Highway vs Seaport. Check this out if you missed that earlier. PTC organized a series of meetups….
It is 2019 outside and cloud computing is a reality in business software. During the last 10 years, the trajectory of CAD and PLM products was changing bouncing between ignorance and curiosity, finally moving from blatant marketing and technological bravado to pragramatic delivery of solutions and products capable to run in a…
