HGST’s Global Director of Cloud and Data Center operations will show how the company was able to accelerate its Molecular Dynamics Simulation program in less than 12 months.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 28 May 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that David Hinz, HGST’s Global Director of Cloud and Data Center operations will present at PLM Road Map™ for the High Tech Electronics (HTE) Community. The event takes place on June 16^th at the Biltmore Hotel & Suites in Santa Clara, California.

The presentation, “Cost Effective High Performance Computing On Public Clouds,” will show how HGST,...

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Key takeaways:

• Products are becoming smarter and more connected and can often provide near- or real-time information about each product for analysis and better decision making
• The IoT and smart, connected products are providing companies new opportunities to add value to the their customers, expand and add new products, and to create new business models
• PTC continues to create and expand an ecosystem for defining and managing IoT solutions that can help their customers develop new products and business models

CIMdata recently attended the PTC LiveWorx event held at the Hynes Convention Center and the Westin Copley...

Presentation will chronicle how SunPower deployed PLM throughout the organization by adopting a lean methodology.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 12 May 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that SunPower’s Senior Operations Program Manager, Pascal Rassinoux, will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the High Tech Electronics (HTE) Community. The event will take place on June 16^th at the Biltmore Hotel & Suites in Santa Clara, California.

In his presentation, “How SunPower Deployed PLM Globally: Adopting PLM the Lean Way,” Pascal Rassinoux will share how his team responded to a challenge from SunPower’s leadership...

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Key takeaways:

• Leading global enterprises are rapidly expanding their strategic use of virtual prototyping and simulation in product development, requiring a re-assessment of their annual engineering software and IT investments and associated ROI
• Public cloud solutions such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) are rapidly maturing to meet the unique business needs of global engineering R&D/product development teams including requirements for on demand high-performance computing (HPC)
• ANSYS^® is leveraging the advances in cloud, high-performance computing and the associated IT infrastructure to provide highly flexible and secure solutions for global enterprises with geographically distributed engineering product...

Presentation will discuss why Inphi chose to adopt a company-wide PLM solution.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 7 May 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Inphi’s Director of Technology, Dr. Robb Johnson, will make a presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the High Tech Electronics (HTE) Community. The event will take place on June 16^th at the Biltmore Hotel & Suites in Santa Clara, California.

Inphi designs and manufactures high-speed, mixed signal semiconductor components for the optical, networking, and memory interconnect platforms. Inphi uses Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software to manage traditional PLM functions like new...

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Key takeaways:

• Effective Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) can generate significant revenue and improve customer satisfaction, but an effective implementation requires clear vision, roadmap, and execution processes
• SLM includes many complex processes such as marketing and planning, sales and distribution, service parts management, and after sales support that must operate holistically and harmoniously to optimize ROI and the customer experience
• TCS’ Service Lifecycle Management framework capabilities include Reliability Based Parts Management, Service Parts Catalog, and Configuration Management that can be leveraged using a maturity based methodology to organize and manage master data and improve service lifecycle processes
• TCS’...

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Key takeaways:

• Three transformational forces affect all industries—data (the what), cloud (the how), and engagement (the why)
• An important value of the Internet of Things is found in gaining insight that leads to action
• The Internet of Things generates a new scale of challenges—such as trusted devices and the need for security intelligence
• IT can no longer add value programmatically—the IT economy is being shaped by a cognitive era

CIMdata recently attended IBM Analytics Day on April 9^th, 2015 at the Museum of Natural History in New York City, where IBM issued its latest press release that continues...

Presentation will discuss how Qualcomm handled a recent corporate divestiture.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 30 April 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Qualcomm’s PLM Architect, Bob Wickens, will make a presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the High Tech Electronics (HTE) Community. The event will take place on June 16^th at the Biltmore Hotel & Suites in Santa Clara, California.

In his presentation, “Divestitures—a New Trend in Redefining Businesses, What about the Assets,” Wickens will look at the impact of divestitures in the high tech industry. Divestitures are something we are experiencing more often than...

Workshop will take place in Santa Clara, California on June 17.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 23 April 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that CIMdata’s Systems Engineering Knowledge Council will present a workshop on the topic of “Systems Engineering Supporting High-Tech Product Development.” The workshop will take place in Santa Clara, California the day after CIMdata’s PLM Road Map for the High Tech Electronics Community.

The workshop, now in its third year, will be facilitated by CIMdata’s practice manager for Systems Engineering, John MacKrell and will focus on the critical area of a systems-approach...

Free educational webinar, focused on how the Internet of Things impacts PLM, will take place on May 20, 2015

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 21 April 2015— CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “The Internet of Things – What Does It Mean for PLM?” The webinar will take place on May 20 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will consider the reality of the Internet of Things and the new challenges and new opportunities it is bringing to product development. Several use cases will be shared, along with a discussion on the...