• Transform with SaaS

    The need for speed The products we design, make, and operate continue to grow in terms of complexity and connectivity with many operating in a platform-as-a-service model; but this only part of the equation. Today, over half of a company’s revenue…
  • Cloud + PLM = Digital Transformation

    It is no secret that large companies have been slow to move their PLM systems to the cloud. While these same companies were aggressively adopting new cloud strategies for other enterprise systems, PLM systems remained on-premise—keeping their valuable…
  • Make the Move from Digital Trauma to Digital Nirvana: 5 Key Elements

    If you tried to perform a routine process with your product lifecycle management (PLM) software, made decisions without accurate data, or collaborated across departmental boundaries using meetings and spreadsheets you’ve likely experienced some level…
  • Digital Traumatization

    Whether it’s attempting to remember how to perform some routine function with your Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, making decisions without accurate data, your stalled digitalization efforts, or attempting to collaborate across departmental…
  • [Infographic] Creating the Resilient Enterprise

    If you’re looking for a new way to utilize product data so that it is available to all who need it, when they need it, take a look at our latest infographic, “Creating the Resilient Enterprise.” Learn how you can scale product data with the help of a…
  • Resistant or Resilient? Change Happens

    Looking to develop and strengthen your extended enterprise ecosystems? You’ll need to digitally transform. Industry ecosystems require a massive amount of change – meaning new ways of thinking, connecting, and collaborating – which require access to a…
  • Wrestling With Your PLM?

    Me: Freshman year in college. Requirements say you need a Physical Education class each semester. I was in the last group to pull classes. Yes, we pulled computer cards back in the “day” to select classes. Two choices left, some folk dancing class and…
  • The Time for Digital Transformation is Now! ACE 2021 will focus on how.

    The one unchangeable constant for today’s businesses is the increasing amount of change they must deal with. The acceleration of data in smart, connected products and unforeseen disruptions are causing businesses to rethink how they perform digital transformations…
  • Radical Simplification

    In this vlog I define "radical simplification," why it's so important, and outline the five key steps to achieving it. If you prefer to read my comments, here is a full transcript: Radical Simplification is the act of simplifying your IT architecture…
  • [INFOGRAPHIC] Is Your Technology Resilient Enough for Digital Transformation?

    Is your organization prepared for digital transformation? This infographic provides insight on why you need to be thinking of digital transformation and how to prepare for a quickly changing business environment.
  • Achieving Sustainable Digital Transformation

    While vacationing in Maine, I learned a saying of theirs: “You can’t get there from here.” This is their way of relaying the impossibility of traveling from point A to point B in a direct path due to various ponds (you might call them lakes), mountains…