Archive for June, 2020

What did I learn about Teamcenter X?

What did I learn about Teamcenter X?

I spent time over the weekend watching Siemens RealizeLIVE event recording and catching up on the news about the new Siemens SaaS PLM offering called Teamcenter X. A few weeks ago, I mentioned Siemens PLM announced in my article – Siemens Teamcenter X and PLM SaaS Rally. Now, it is…

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PLM SaaS Debates

PLM SaaS Debates

My yesterday post about Teamcenter X and SaaS PLM raised a significant number of comments online and offline. Many of you contacted me online and offline. To all my readers, the number of questions and opinions about SaaS caught me by surprise. I was happy to see Siemens joining SaaS…

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Siemens Teamcenter X and SaaS PLM Rally

Siemens Teamcenter X and SaaS PLM Rally

PLM industry has a new marketing darling – SaaS. It was just two weeks ago when I shared news about information about PTC Atlas platforms and the PTC SaaS PLM strategy shared during PTC LiveWorx 2020 and SaaS PLM. If you missed my articles, please check it out here. Last…

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CAD/PLM Trajectories Between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS

CAD/PLM Trajectories Between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS

Unless you lived under the rock, you’ve heard about SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. If you will try to figure out the details, you can find a lot of controversy and marketing materials using these names to explain strategies, technologies, and applications. I share my thoughts earlier about PaaS, SaaS, and…

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What is PTC Atlas Platform?

What is PTC Atlas Platform?

I’m continuing to digest PTC LiveWorx event keynotes and presentations. If you missed my earlier blog, please check it out The Race Towards SaaS Future. Today I want to talk about what is PTC Atlas Platform that PTC just announced. The keynote by Jon Hirschtick, President of PTC SaaS business…

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PTC LiveWorx 2020 – The Race Towards Cloud and SaaS Future

PTC LiveWorx 2020 – The Race Towards Cloud and SaaS Future

Yesterday, I attended the first-ever LiverWorx event delivered fully digitally online. The recent pandemic situation made many companies to switch their conference and events plans to live online events. Check my earlier blog – PLM Conferences go digital. What to expect from your next virtual event. LiveWorx delivered yesterday an…

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PLM Evolution Beyond SaaS

PLM Evolution Beyond SaaS

In my What is PLM Circa 2020s article, I talk about how I see the future of PLM development. The previous generation of PLM systems was designed on top of an SQL database, installed on company premises to control and manage company data. It was a single version of the…

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World Data-Driven PLM Computer

World Data-Driven PLM Computer

Happy Friday! It is a dream day and I want to continue the article I wrote a few months ago – PLM 2030 – the point of no return for the fax machine. PLM 2030 is a giant online environment connecting people, companies, and services together in a big network….

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How complex to choose a PDM system in 2020?

How complex to choose a PDM system in 2020?

My attention was caught by Jim Brown’s article – Product Data Management Buyer’s Guide (buyer’s guide). The article speaks about the selection of the PDM system. I tried to download the white paper but wasn’t able to do it, so I was only able to read a summary. It is…

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Digital Thread and Files?

Digital Thread and Files?

In my recent discussion about Rethinking PLM architectures for Digital Thread, I’ve got an interesting comment about why Files are the problem for Digital Thread organization. The problem with PLM systems for managing Digital Threads is that PLM systems store objects, as in files. The data necessary to maintain a…

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