Data is quickly becoming a core element of every business these days. In my opinion, manufacturing is clearly a big underdog when it comes to the question of data management. The data in manufacturing companies is heavily siloed between multiple systems, departments, companies, suppliers, contractors.. you name it. At the…
Microsoft Azure blog brings the story about how PTC and Azure partnership empowers industrial organizations. Check out the article – it gives some interesting data points. The main message is a combination of Cloud infrastructure from Azure and Industrial experience from PTC. Combining PTC’s platform with the speed, scalability, and…
Here the theme that bothers PLM salespeople for years. How to get a corner suites people (CEO, COO, CIO, and other CxOs) attention to PLM projects. PLM salespeople are always looking up to ERP projects that getting so much attention from C-level executives and wonder why PLM cannot get the…
Cloud is making big waves these days. A typical cloud value proposition suggests the absence of IT involvement (no installations, no hardware), subscription models (no upfront cost) and improved collaboration. The last one is very interesting and often confusing. Unless the cloud system is multi-tenant, the value of collaboration is…
Do you know what’s Conway’s Law? I didn’t… Until last week. I was learning how organizational structure can impact the outcome of engineering activity and found a few interesting references to Conway’s law. Any complex activity outcome can be presented as a system these days. A car is a system,…
Sunday quarantine time is the best moment to reflect on the history of PLM and future trends. Lionel Grealou gave me a perfect reason to do so with his article – Towards PLM 4.0: Hyperconnected Asset Performance Management Framework. The article is available on LinkedIn here as well as via…
Earlier this week, another virtual session of CIMdata PLM Market and Industry Forum provided a bunch of interesting ideas and reports. While I’m digesting what I’ve seen and waited for slide decks to be share, I want to share a few interesting snippets and my thoughts. Craig Brown, Executive Consultant…
Yesterday was the Passover evening. This is a usual time for family and friends to get together around the table. This year it was different. The computer was an important citizen at the table and video conference was a way to connect to friends and families. Tomorrow’s Easter dinner will…
It is time for roller-coaster emotions. I feel like I’m toggling all the time between several states of mind – as a father in my early 50s, I’m concerned about my children if I will get sick, as a startup founder (openbom.com), I’m concerned how to take our team and…
The last month of social distancing and remote work demonstrated the unprecedented change force on everyone to work online and to use digital tools. Systems like Zoom, Microsoft Team, Slack and some others demonstrated a surge in usage. Here is just one example – Microsoft Teams hits 44M daily active…
