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How cloud can increase PLM flexibility

How cloud can increase PLM flexibility

Despite hot weather and summer vacation time, I can see quite many cloud discussions trending around. I was following OSCON conference few weeks ago. The blog that caught my attention in the context of the conference, and cloud was CloudAve. If you have an interest in cloud software related business,…

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Cloud PLM and IT Basic Instinct

Cloud PLM and IT Basic Instinct

The amount of publications about PLM and cloud is growing. This is not surprising me. There are two reasons to that. Cloud is clearly hyping. Second – major player such as Autodesk is making their move towards the cloud. Carl Bass, Autodesk CEO announced that today’s technologies allow to Autodesk…

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PLM and Process Tools: Opportunity or Complication?

PLM and Process Tools: Opportunity or Complication?

I’d like to talk about BPM again. I was writing about BPM in the past. Navigate to this link to take a look on few pasts topics related to Business Process Management. Almost four years ago, I asked a question – Should PLM develop its own process tools? I think,…

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PLM and IT Consumerization: Top 3 Show Stoppers

PLM and IT Consumerization: Top 3 Show Stoppers

Have you heard about “Consumerization” in IT? I’m sure you had a chance to read about  this trend. If not, navigate to the following Wikipedia link. The idea, in a nutshell, is related to a growing usage of the application and devices originally available in the consumer space in enterprise and/or…

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PLM Cloud and Gartner Flip Flop

PLM Cloud and Gartner Flip Flop

Cloud conversation is taking a sharp turn. Private cloud vs. public cloud. This is actually can be a very interesting and quite a big game changer for PLM companies. In one of my previous blogs, I was talking about cloud trends and different cloud options -dedicated, private, public. It was…

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Cloud PLM and Small Manufacturers Survival Plan

Cloud PLM and Small Manufacturers Survival Plan

While big OEMs are very visible, the majority of manufacturers are represented by small companies. The numbers are different in US and Europe, but my guess is that the number is in the range of 65-75%. How to address the need of these companies in coming years? This is one…

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PLM, IT Transformation and Self-Organization

I was reading HBR Blog post by Andrew McAfee “IT’s Three Key Organizational Transformations“. The issue of IT spending made me think about the amount of software packages and IT services, a typical organization absorbed during the last 10-15 years for product development, engineering and manufacturing. The question, I wanted…

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IT, Architecture, Cloud and Impact on PLM

If you think about the future of enterprise systems, this is a “must see” video presentation. Core Content and the Cloud with Geoffrey Moore, Best Selling Author and Managing Director, TCG Advisors about the future of Cloud IT and Architecture trends. What is my take and the main impacts on PLM? We…

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PLM trends in the intersection of Business and IT

You can ask me – why would you like to talk about trends? Trends are something normally going toward an end of the calendar year? Something like “2009 trends” or “future 2010 trends”… What’s up now? I think, current turbulent time brings different time scale on everything we are doing….

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