I’ve been following the story of Frame (also known as Fra.me or Mainframe2) company and their virtualization technology. Frame provided virtualization infrastructure to run application in the cloud desktop and made few splashes in CAD and PLM eco-system by partnering with large CAD software behemoths with the offering to run…
Who will win cloud war? BOLD business article brings an interesting comparison between vendors and the funny picture I reference above. A war is on. The competitive world of cloud computing is not for faint-hearted companies. These top providers have made the impossible things become possible and easier for a lot of people,…
One of PLM projects I’ve been following for long time is Siemens PLM Active Workspace. It was first introduced 6 years ago as part of TC 9 and it was presented as a search driven tool to reduce complexity of PLM data and user experience. The idea of search technologies…
Cloud PLM debates are over. Every single PLM vendor can do it today. Even, Siemens, which is a very conservative company, can do it. If you read the following article from Siemens PLM Teamcenter blog, you will learn that you can get up and running with Teamcenter in the cloud…
Better, faster cheaper. This simple formula defines everything we demand from manufacturing until now. In the past century, the realization of such demand came from the ideas of mass production. To build a production line, tune it once, switch it once and keep continues manufacturing going. Later, the challenge to…
Long time awaited(at least for me) cloud PLM research made by CIMdata and sponsored by multiple PLM vendors was finally published last week. If you want to get a report, navigate to the following link and use free CIMdata registration. CIMdata research was made in partnership with top PLM vendors –…
In a lexicon of CAD and PLM marketing “intuitive” talk is cheap. You can find it everywhere. Google “intuitive PLM” and you will find long list of websites, brochures, videos and other materials claiming one or another PLM product or technology “intuitive”. Here are few examples from vendors, customers and…
Recent Forrester Wave report made some turbulence in PLM world. I shared my thoughts in my earlier blog –What I learned about PLM leaders from Forrester Wave report. Aras $100 millions revenues based on the Forrester research criteria was an interesting surprise. While Dassault Systemes, Siemens PLM and PTC are…
Siemens PLM made some waves in PLM and IoT world last week by announcing availability of Siemens MindSphere platform for Amazon Web Services. Navigate you browser to the following link – Siemens’ MindSphere with industry-driven solutions now on Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Siemens USA Newsroom. The following passage by…
The days when design was mostly about mechanical assemblies is over. It is hard to imagine a product today that doesn’t include any electronic components. Most of modern high-tech products can be easily called “software and PCB wrapped in plastic”. In such context, the trajectory of companies providing solutions to…
