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PLM real implementations: too long to be on-time?

PLM real implementations: too long to be on-time?

One of the looongest US weekends I remember  is going to end. This is a time to get back from relaxing holiday atmosphere  to business reality. I’ve been skimming social channels and stumbled on PLM statistics posts published by my good friend and PLM blogging buddy Jos Voskuil. Navigate to…

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PLM Graph Alert

PLM Graph Alert

Graphs are fascinating. I think, we like graphs more and more these days. I like graphs a lot because in my view graphs are reflecting a variety of relationships we have in real life and computer applications. Design and manufacturing software has a lot of dependencies on graph data models….

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How to select PDM system in 5 simple steps?

How to select PDM system in 5 simple steps?

Are you in the market for enterprise system? Traditionally, the process of enterprise software selection is long, complicated and expensive. The variety of requirements, combined with the complexity of systems, specific characteristics of company, vendors, implementation, support, licenses, etc. Whoever tried to do it at least once from any side…

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Old PLM Ideas and Google Reader Death

Old PLM Ideas and Google Reader Death

Google Reader will stop today. It is official. Huffington post placed an article Google Reader is officially dead this morning with smiling photo of Larry Page. The coverage of this event was huge for the last few month. The shutdown of Google Reader energized RSS aggregation business – few companies…

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PLM App Store. Not a dream. Reality…

PLM App Store. Not a dream. Reality…

App Store. These two words changed our life for the last few years. You have a problem? We have an app for this. Apple and other companies came to that space and we have millions of apps solving our everyday problems. The situation is different in engineering, manufacturing and enterprise….

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What Autodesk Fusion 360 means for PLM?

What Autodesk Fusion 360 means for PLM?

It is officially happened yesterday. Autodesk announced Fusion 360 – cloud based CAD software. Fusion leverages cloud tech to provide the ability for design team to work anywhere. It shines by the ability to support multiple platforms including OS X. It is available for $25/ month and you can try…

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PLM Cloud or Virtualization Alternative?

PLM Cloud or Virtualization Alternative?

The two terms “cloud computing” and “virtualization” have many things in common. From a specific technological standpoint, we can even call both of these terms identical. The ability to virtualize computing power and provide them with easy and painless way was one of the roots behind what is known today…

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Amazon, CIA and Future of PLM Private Clouds

Amazon, CIA and Future of PLM Private Clouds

Cloud. Public. Private. Dedicated. Secured. Security topic can detonate and destabilize any discussion about cloud deployment. Tell people about security and discussion will be derailed for the next 30 min… I’ve been discussing cloud security on my blog many times. You probably can skim few notable discussions by reading –…

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Total PLMification and Paper vs. Software Thoughts

Total PLMification and Paper vs. Software Thoughts

“Hardware is what it is. Software is what it does”. I’ve got this brilliant quote from Dick Morley at COFES Russia last month. It made me think about frustration people have sometimes working with Product Lifecycle Management systems. From my personal experience, the biggest lesson PLM industry must learn is…

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Excel Kingdom and Thoughts about PLM Data Openness

Excel Kingdom and Thoughts about PLM Data Openness

Data is a fascinating topic these days. The amount of data is growing and it raises lots of concerns on both – consumers and business sides of the world. Last week I’ve been blogging about web data common project. Openness is another interesting issue that debates by many people today….

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