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Accelerating your Business & Reducing Complexity with the Cloud (panel discussion)

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Tech-Clarity’s Jim Brown hosted a panel discussion at the recent Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Forum in Florida. The participants shared their perspectives on the cloud and their experience moving PLM to the cloud using the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. Participants include: Kavi Parupally, Senior Director of Business Apps, Rockwell Collins Javier Glatt, CEO, CADMakers, Inc. Jeff Walters, VP

Cloud Deployment Options for Product Innovation and Development (video)

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This episode of Tech-Clarity TV discusses developing a cloud strategy for product innovation, product development, and engineering software. It reviews the benefits applicable to any cloud software but then highlights some areas where cloud software characteristics can fundamentally improve the way a job is done. The discussion also covers how to decide between options such as

Tech-Clarity TV – Practical Advice on Creating the IoT Platform (video)

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This episode of Tech-Clarity TV reviews the inherent complexity involved in supporting IoT initiatives and reviews key considerations for a successful IoT program. The video blog shares real-world perspectives from several manufacturers on building versus buying IoT and IIoT infrastructure. For more information, please see a summary of the related Ten Build Buy Factors for IoT Platforms

Swivl’s Mike Pierce Explains why Startups Need PLM (PLM411 video)

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In this episode of PLM411, Tech-Clarity’s Jim Brown interviews Mike Pierce to understand how PLM helps Swivl save tens of thousands of dollars by eliminating mistakes. Mike shares his experience that most companies have to “experience something awful” before they realize they need PLM, and then find out how fast PLM makes life easier for them. Mike tells

PLM411 PLM Flexibility and Supporting Corporate Strategy Interview with Suretank

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In this episode of PLM411, Tech-Clarity’s Jim Brown discusses the PLM evolution at Suretank with Barry Woods, Systems Project Manager. Barry shares that Suretank had very traditional goals for PLM, primarily revision management and getting data under control. That was a success, but new management arrived and shifted company focus to World Class Customer Care.

SaaS-O-Matic Spoof and Interview on True Cloud PLM with Excellims

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How do you tell true cloud PLM software versus other SaaS options and why is it important? We start this episode by poking some fun at old software disguised as cloud. Then, Jim Brown interviews Excellims Corporation’s VP of Engineering Mark Osgood who shares his experience outgrowing spreadsheets for managing product lifecycles, finding PLM systems cost