I’ve been catching up on conferences and virtual events earlier today. One of them was a virtual Autodesk University 2021. The event that usually was happening live and gathering ~10 thousand people, for the second year was a complete online event. The event is completely free and you can check…
Everyone has a dream. What’s your dream? If you’re a user, you would like to have a system that will read your mind. If you’re a business owner, you would like the system to magically adapt to every single need you will have as you go and use the system….
There is no topic in engineering and manufacturing software that can raise more debates than Part Numbers. I remember discussing Part Number schemas with customers two decades ago when I was working at Dassault Systemes. I have an endless number of questions about what would be a recommended Part Number…
My attention was caught by Yoann Maingon’s article The Limits of All SaaS published in French in his blog – Open PLM. The article brings an interesting perspective of comparison between SaaS and Low-code PLM strategies by quoting Siemens Mendix CEO. Check this out and make your conclusion. Here are…
The market for large enterprise PLMs is very lucrative and complex. Practically every large OEM in this world already implemented one or two PLM solutions in the last 15-25 years. These companies are large, complex, and moving very slow. To sell to these accounts can take a few years of…
Differentiation is a big deal in business and every company wants to stand outside compared to their business counterparts by providing a set of unique features and strategies. When it comes to PLM engineering and software, the differentiators are hard. Manufacturing companies are looking to solve a set of typical…
The discussions around open source were around for more than a decade. You can check out my articles about PLM and open source. Aras was a major influencer in open-source discussions. It was heavily related to Aras own invented strategy of enterprise open source development, which can be classified differently…
Earlier this week, I attended the CIMdata PLM forum. You can find my first article with comments here – PLM Forcing Factors and Hot Topics. Today, I want to share some of my additional notes coming from the presentation done by Stan Przybylinski, VP of CIMdata speaking about the 2021…
Earlier today, I attended a traditional CIMdata PLM Industry and Market Forum, which CIMdata holds usually in multiple geographies. Today was the North American forum. Check the website for more details. Although the forum this year was still virtual-live, CIMdata preserves the geo-specific forums. The theme of the forum –…
Data is a centerpiece of any business today and there is a growing concern among companies about protecting their data assets. CAD/PLM business touches one of the most sensitive parts of the business IP – design, engineering data, manufacturing process, and related information. Back in the 2010s, the common grounds…
