http://www.razorleaf.com Innovative Process Solutions. Bottom-Line Results. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:36:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/soa-enovia-v6/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/soa-enovia-v6/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:51:52 +0000 Vik Paranjpe http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7377 We at Razorleaf have been going through the ENOVIA V6R2010x documentation to figure out the “real” meaning behind the much publicized SOA readiness of V6. Before we dive in, let’s get familiar with the definition of SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture). Out of the hundreds of definitions out there on the web, I will list two that [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/soa-enovia-v6/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/cloud-y-with-a-chance-of-plm/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/cloud-y-with-a-chance-of-plm/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:50:27 +0000 Jonathan Scott http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7290 There is a lot of buzz around cloud computing today, and not all of it is positive.  If you don’t know much about cloud computing, the simplest description is to think about a bank of remote computers whose resources you can harness on an as-needed basis.  Note that this description omits any discussion of where [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/cloud-y-with-a-chance-of-plm/feed/ 4 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/02/solidworks-data-in-shape/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/02/solidworks-data-in-shape/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:45 +0000 Daniel Rohats http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=5565 Razorleaf has just released the new CADFIT tool for public consumption.  I don’t recommend actually eating or consuming the tool, but I do recommend that you use it.  “Well of course you do, you work for Razorleaf.”  Okay, that factor not withstanding, CADFIT is a really great tool to help you determine the health of your [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/02/solidworks-data-in-shape/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/12/prod-test-dev-environments/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/12/prod-test-dev-environments/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:00:35 +0000 Derek Neiding http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=5889 Many of the systems our clients work with could rightly be considered business critical systems.  Whether its Design Automation (DA) tools, a PLM/PDM system, a custom application, or a tool for electronic process automation Razorleaf’s clients would be hard-pressed to efficiently complete their day’s activities if the system was down or not operating as it should.  There [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/12/prod-test-dev-environments/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/09/how-long-to-migrate-my-data/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/09/how-long-to-migrate-my-data/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:45:47 +0000 Michael Craffey http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=4626 I am often asked “How long will it take to migrate our data?” My response is almost always, “That depends on the data.” I am not being intentionally vague, I’m just sharing a truth which many do not understand or want to believe. For sake of argument, I have a client who has a PDM system [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/09/how-long-to-migrate-my-data/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/08/saas-plm/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/08/saas-plm/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:30:07 +0000 Michael Craffey http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=3664 Recently, Razorleaf was asked to develop a proposal that would deliver PLM as a managed service, kind of like SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). One way to offer PLM as a managed service is pure SaaS (like Arena Solutions). If you’re not familiar with Arena, think of SalesForce.com or Gmail. Another way to offer PLM as a managed service is [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/08/saas-plm/feed/ 2 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/open-source-plm-option/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/open-source-plm-option/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:14 +0000 Michael Craffey http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=3152 Gone are the days when people simply accept conventional wisdom that mandated companies use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, because those companies couldn’t risk an open source solution.  Excuses such as available resources, regular releases, stable software, etc., just don’t cut it any longer. An open source vendor I happen to fancy, Aras Corporation, once had to [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/open-source-plm-option/feed/ 25 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/pdm-system/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/pdm-system/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:22:18 +0000 Jonathan Scott http://www.razorleafcorp.com/?p=2023 Let’s dig a little deeper in this final post on PDM engines (look here for the previous post). I think there are two reasons why it is helpful to have an engine-centric perspective on Product Data Management: to understand when you should/shouldn’t use PDM, and to fuel creative uses of PDM. Those may seem a [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/06/pdm-system/feed/ 2 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/05/advanced-product-data-management-engines/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/05/advanced-product-data-management-engines/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 04:18:53 +0000 Jonathan Scott http://www.razorleafcorp.com/?p=2019 From the last post on this topic, we’ve collected five basic “engines” at work in even the simplest Product Data Management (PDM) systems that manage CAD files: File vaulting CAD relationship interpretation Multi-document file vaulting Lifecycle Security Most PDM on the market today offer capabilities beyond these basics, though. What other engines are commonly found in enterprise PDM? I’ll suggest these [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/05/advanced-product-data-management-engines/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/05/recognizing-engines-product-data-management/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/05/recognizing-engines-product-data-management/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 04:02:22 +0000 Jonathan Scott http://www.razorleafcorp.com/?p=2010 Most look at Product Data Management (PDM) systems and see software for managing/controlling documents, and maybe for performing other useful design/engineering housekeeping functions. When I look at PDM systems, I see collections of intertwined logic engines, connected to each other in meaningful ways to support configuration management practices. I like to break it down like [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/05/recognizing-engines-product-data-management/feed/ 0