During the last few days, I’ve been getting many questions about Autodesk and Upchain. Thanks to all my online and offline readers – I appreciate your comments and questions. In this article, I want to share some questions I’ve been asked and also my assessment of how Autodesk will be…
A very interesting PLM news came out yesterday. Autodesk signed an agreement to acquire Toronto-based Upchain. You can read some initial coverage of the event on TechCrunch and Forbes that covered the event. For Autodesk, it is a signal for activity in the manufacturing domain (remember for the last few…
The data is a new oil. This is a mantra of modern business, products, and technologies. Big tech companies built enormous businesses by developing technologies by acquiring information about what we do, what we like, where we go, and, by doing so, discovering what is our future behavioral intent –…
The file is a fundamental concept in any operating system. Files are one of the most popular mechanisms for data exchange. At the same time, files are insanely complex and contribute to many problems. Here is what Steve Jobs said about files. In every user interface study we’ve ever done…
3D EXPERIENCE WORLD 2021 was live earlier this week and I was watching a few sessions. Moving from products to experience – Bernard Charles, Vice Chairman and CEO of Dassault Systemes was telling it from the virtual stage of 3DX21. The grand vision of DS is to target the pain…
Connected is such a powerful word. We like it and it feels good. We like to be connected these days. There are many systems to help us to stay connected – web sites, social networks, messaging applications, video chat… you name it. However, when it comes to enterprise applications and…
The discussions around cloud SaaS PLM are heating up. Like a decade ago, when the engineering software industry just started to explore cloud software concepts, we had many skeptical voices about the feasibility of cloud software usage in the cloud, the performance of browsers. We’ve heard tons of concerns about…
Reviewing asset details for more informed operational decision making I want to come back to my conversations about the construction industry. If you’re long time readers of my blog you might remember my articles PLM and BIM – common roots or common future; PLM vs BIM – common or different?…
Earlier this week, I spent time online watching AU2020 tracks and presentations. The event this year was completely virtual, which unfortunately won’t allow us to meet live people and have great conversations. On the other hand, you can get a front-row on every session, rewind, and watch it again. And…
Autodesk University is one of my favorite events for many years. This year it is different. Usually, the event attended by around 10,000 people, it was converted into a fully digital event attended by 100,000 people virtually according to Autodesk. Over the course of last months, I attended many virtual…
