The following is an excerpt from a new eBook published by Tech-Clarity, “Cloud Considerations for the PLM ISV.”

In my last post , I highlighted the business ramifications and high-level technical considerations for PLM vendors moving to a cloud model. In this post, I’ll talk about some of the deeper considerations - specifically around the database and

Customer satisfaction can be a science. That’s the opinion of University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, which developed an econometric model to study it. (Visit www.theacsi.org if you want more details.) The model is fairly simple. It considers customer satisfaction with a product or service to have the following aspects: customer expectations, perceived quality, perceived value, customer complaints, and customer loyalty.

Last week, NuoDB sponsored Red Hat Summit 2017, since it aligns well to our interests - innovative, technically advanced, and cloud-friendly. This was validated as we repeatedly encountered a recurring theme - in both the sessions as well as what was top of mind for attendees - of Application Modernization. As companies turn to the cloud to improve business and technical agility while containing costs, they’re evaluating their current application architectures to allow for greater flexibility to better respond to current

While the technical arguments for switching databases are often straightforward, they won’t be the primary consideration for those outside the IT department. How, for example, would you present the case to the legal department? They think differently over there.

There’s good news and bad news for the legal department. The bad news is that the Law is an Ass. Everyone familiar with corporate litigation almost certainly knew that already. But they don’t know the good news. Compliance with some regulations