SaaS is growing and I can see every day how manufacturing companies are adopting SaaS solutions. What was a vision back in the 2010s, now coming as a reality in 2020? However, not everything is clear in this migration from the legacy PLM platforms to SaaS. As manufacturing companies are…
How do you envision the future of PLM data modeling? In my earlier posts, I was talking about some of the trends that are happening in PLM architecture and technologies these days. If you missed them, here are some of the links to them. A growing role of data in…
Manufacturing companies are always looking for ways to improve their operations and increase efficiency. One way to do this is by implementing a PLM system. For many years, PLM systems very promoted and sold the idea and value of a “Single Source of Truth” (SSOT), which established a single place…
Choosing the right software for your manufacturing company can be a daunting task. Do you go with a Software as a Service (SaaS) option, or hosted software? What is the practical difference? Since we’ve got an internet connection for computers, the idea of providing PLM system and associated data available…
In order to remain competitive in the manufacturing industry, it is important to continually explore ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs. One way to achieve this is through the implementation of data and process management strategies to streamline data handover and information flow between two major business functions –…
Data is at the heart of every PLM technology and system. Therefore from a very early stage of PLM development software vendors put significant attention on how to create the best data modeling capabilities for their PLM system and technologies. A few months ago, I published my article where I…
Data is one of the most valuable assets of the 21st century and businesses are desperately looking for how to organize it and unlock the value of data for businesses. The topic is super broad and covers tons of various topics from how to collect information, extract valuable pieces of…
Last week I attended VPE/PLM Swiss Symposium. The conference was unfortunately postponed from last year and transformed into an online event. I look forward to seeing the event coming back to a live event next year. Unlike many big vendor events, this event gathers a diverse group of people from…
The world is slowly but surely getting hooked on the data. Finding the right way to manage the data is not less important than figuring out the user experience or business model. But you can rarely find the conversation about different database technologies coming from PLM vendors. You can ask…
Earlier today, I attended the PI DX online meeting – Is Digital Thread Doomed WIthout Open Architecture. The virtual event was announced as follows: The digital thread is designed to track every process through a product’s life from initial development, manufacturing, servitization and is the ultimate communicative framework for collaboration….
