THE PLM STATE

Stephen Porter

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The PLM State: How to Export the Agile PLM Database

We are asked quite a bit how to export and move the Agile PLM database. Knowing how to back up the database is a great way to provide fallback measures should any configuration changes have adverse...

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The PLM State: Trickle Down Theory-Virtualization is catching on with Small and Medium Enterprises

When I was starting my less than sparkling college career Ronald Reagan was president. He was touting a theory called "trickle down" economics that espoused the idea that if you give rich people more...

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Installing AutoVue as a Service

When installing AutoVue 20 for Agile PLM, I had a tough time finding the notes on how to install it as a Windows service. Even though it was clearly documented, I still find my self scanning for the...

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The PLM State: Know When to Say When on SaaS and Clouds for PLM

I find myself in more and more discussions about the viability of software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing for product lifecycle management. We have numerous alliances with companies that...

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PLM Perspective: How TripAdvisor, Yelp and Angie’s List Can Help Companies Make Better PLM Choices

I had mentioned in a previous bloghow much planning I like to do when I go on vacation. Unfortunately, when you're out on the road there are a lot of variables that can wreck even the best laid...

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PLM Perspective: Parlez-vous Francais? Reviewing the Dassault Site for PLM

Continuing on our world tour of PLM sites our next destination is the Dassault Systemes site which contains PLM information for Enovia. Much like the blog reviews for Oracle, PTC and Siemens we will...

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PLM Perspective: Why Virtualize? 7 Good Reasons to Consider Virtualizing your Enterprise Software Installation

As we bring the "Virtualizing Agile PLM" series to a close I thought it would be worthwhile to discuss the why's around virtualizing as opposed to the "hows" that Rodney covered quite capably in the...

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Agile PLM in the Cloud ... Dream or Reality?

I have certainly seen a lot of posts in LinkedIn about whether cloud computing is a viable solution for PDM and PLM and for all of the questions being asked, they just stop at the high level...

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Going Virtual with Agile PLM… Backup and Data Recovery (Part 4)

Data Recovery attempts to back up each virtual machine in a defined backup job once a day during its backup window. If the backup timeframe for the backup window passes while the backup is in...

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PLM Perspective: The Web Tour hits a Brick Wall- Siemen’s PLM Site

I must confess that I am not nearly as familiar with Siemens-UG as I am with Parametric Technology and Oracle. Teamcenter is a major player in the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) space...

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