The automotive industry is very competitive, leaving manufacturers scrambling to innovate, meet regulatory demands, and quickly deliver higher-quality products. In this fast-paced environment, investing in digital transformation is essential. The best way to ensure...
Deciding when to use Confluence and when to use SharePoint can be challenging. Both tools offer a wide range of similar features that help organizations store information. Whether your team uses Atlassian products, Microsoft products, or both can play a large...
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) represent a major growth strategy for many companies, particularly in the technology, manufacturing, and engineering sectors. However, integrating two (or more) companies is never a simple task. The challenge is not only in...
Utilizing management software from multiple companies may be a necessity for your team, but there can also be challenges that come with this type of development process. Miscommunication is a common issue as it can be difficult to get information from one software to...
This week we want to have a look at a useful website that enables us to quickly and accurately install any of a large number of useful software packages. The website, www.ninite.com, presents a large number of current freeware packages, along with trial versions of a...
Two years ago, Google announced a new product: Wave. Their (and I use the term loosely, since all new Google products seem to come from the same giant, faceless Googleplex) original goal was to unify messaging – have you thought about how many tools you use to...
We recently obtained the necessary licenses required to enable one of our clients' FAS2050 filers for deduplication. Currently, deduplication is offered by Netapp for free. You simply need to get in touch with your reseller and request both ASIS licenses...
Project management applications are important tools that help us track and manage our current and future projects. Many organizations utilize them to keep issues organized. They are extremely useful all on their own, but what happens when they are integrated with...
Everyone loves a one-click installer, but setting this up can be a headache, especially when a company changes the way this is done. You can setup your installation script to install both PADS9.3 and PADS9.3_update1 with a double-click of the mouse! Here are the first...
Many companies are managing their BOMs in ERP rather than a PLM system due to the desire for better data reporting in the ERP. Although this is understandable, there are plenty of use cases for managing a BOM in a PLM system such as Windchill. Many businesses...
In my initial blog post, I explained a little bit about Nagios, and how it can be configured to monitor any networking device or server. Nagios' basic operation is this: Define a check Execute the check at a specified interval Take the result of the check and...
Atlassian’s Jira and Confluence are amazing project management and collaboration tools. Users can manage tasks, content, and documents within the systems. While they each have their own extensive capabilities, there are many add-ons on the market to expand upon...
