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Who needs PLM? And will it help my business?

Who needs PLM? And will it help my business? by: Rob Kennedy, President A simple question with a simple answer. If your company designs and manufactures a product, then yes you absolutely need a PLM. I am sure I am going [...]

Globalization in a PLM World

Globalization in a PLM World by: Rob Kennedy, President Managing and controlling the entire Product Development Process (PDP), or the process that takes a product from concept to market, can be quite a task. There are a few questions we ask [...]

How do you ‘PLM’?

How do you 'PLM'? According to Wikipedia, PLM came from American Motors Corporation (AMC) as a way to speed up its product development process and to compete with larger competitors in 1985. So, is PLM speeding up your product development process? Is [...]

“Recently Accessed” for speed and efficiency

"Recently Accessed" for Speed and Efficiency Here’s a great tip for working with Windchill: when you’re in a time crunch or you want to avoid navigating through Windchill to find your current work, the Recently Accessed drop-down menu is your best friend. [...]

The Costs of Empty Software Support Seats

The Costs of Empty Software Support Seats Windchill System Administration is critical.  But finding candidates…? It’s a Jungle out there! Filling an empty Windchill System Administration seat is no easy trick. Less than 3.1% unemployment means good help is hard to find. When you do [...]

Cool Windchill Reporting

Cool Windchill Reporting Windchill Reporting is about to get a whole lot easier! Eccellent Solutions understands the problems with Windchill reporting.  Therefore, we’re bridging the gaps between hammering out reports, and leveraging business intelligence. As a result of our efforts, [...]

System Clean-up – Wait! Before you hit that button…

System Clean-up - Wait! Before you hit that button... Let’s just review where you are and what got you here… It’s the morning routine: you swipe your badge, grab a cup of coffee, pick up the paper, assume the position on the [...]

System Administration – 7 Investments

System Administration - 7 Investments What's happening to System Administration?! 7 Reasons you should invest in Sys Admin (and some you don't…) Enterprise System Administration capabilities and responsibilities are fragmenting at a rapid rate.  As a result, they're literally growing apart. With advances [...]

System Administrator Fact 1: You run on IT

System Administrator Fact 1: You run on IT System Administrator Fact 1: “Your Business Runs on IT.” When you manage your company’s own information super highway you carry the cost of infrastructure support. If the pavement is fresh and new it’s all about [...]

System Administration Fact 2: It’s the Data, Stupid.

System Administration Fact 2: It's the Data, Stupid. System Administration is important. Data and Information Security, System Uptime, Throughput, Configuration, and Processing Capability, all are the primary responsibilities of the System Administrator. They have a huge impact on corporate productivity and the bottom [...]

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