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For product lifecycle management (PLM) executives, software architects, and engineering directors, navigating today’s industrial technology landscape feels less like executing a steady roadmap and more like managing constant disruption. Between the rise of Generative AI, cloud-native Product Innovation Platforms, closed-loop Digital Twins, and shifting business models like Products-as-a-Service (PaaS), separating…

In the rapidly evolving world of engineering software, a significant transformation is underway. The traditional role of simulation and analysis (S&A) as a pure validation tool is being redefined. According to CIMdata's newly released 2026 S&A Market Analysis report, simulation has officially become a core strategic driver of continuous enterprise…

In about three weeks members of the software and services providers in the PLM Economy will come together in a series of global meetings known as the PLM Market & Industry Forum. One of the key topics we will expand on are the trends we see relative to sustainability and…

In just over a month members of the software and services providers in the PLM Economy will come together in a series of global meetings known as the PLM Market & Industry Forum (Forum). Developing the Forum theme is one of my responsibilities at CIMdata. I look at key issues…

Les efforts des fournisseurs de solutions logicielles B2B pour rationaliser leurs stratégies commerciales s'avèrent souvent payants. Certaines de nos expériences montrent en effet que des fournisseurs de solutions ont pu générer des économies de 25 % tout en augmentant leurs ventes de 15 % sur trois ans, voir la contribution…

B2B software solution providers' efforts to streamline their Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies often pay off. Our experience shows that some solution providers have generated savings of 25% while increasing sales by 15% over three years; others have seen their partners' contributions triple, and others have increased the size of strategic deals…