Will the enterprise costs of servers, software installation, etc., one day disappear? Will companies that make stuff one day do it “from the cloud”?

This morning I was reading Oleg’s post on Should PLM think about Google Aps?, and I have to tell you it got me almost NCAA Final Four-excited. Maybe I was helped into the sports feeling given the reference article’s title: Google Cloud: 1, MS Office: 0.

As TechCrunch IT journalist Leena Rao reports, automotive supplier Valeo is now in the cloud.

While I’d like to encourage you to join the already-launched chat about PLM and cloud computing on PLM Twine, before you head there please answer my two simple poll questions and see what others think.

Question 1:

Here’s the last question:

Thanks for your perspective, and happy weekend!

Kate

Hi, I’ll get right to the point. If you’re interested in knowing the answer to at least one of the following questions, please watch the short video below.

1. What’s a LIVES?
2. Why does Kate sometimes wear slippers at Dassault Systèmes Campus?

Hoot if you like VR caves too!

Best,

Kate

In photo: Nicolas Serikoff TVnima manager; Benoit Marini (his avatar) 3D avatar engine lead; Kate fm 3D Perspectives; Mehdi Tayoubi interactive media director

It’s time to add a third dimension to 3D Perspectives. Instead of reading this blog article, I thought you’d enjoy watching it in 3D on TVnima. See how many famous people you can find in the 3D show:

My take is that online 3D machinima applications, like TVnima, give you more professional-quality communications Powah. And in some ways you get more than real-life professional options, if you look at cameras for example. In TVnima there are 24 (yes, 24). How many in real life?

As Buzz Lightyear would say,

To infinity and beyond!

Best,

Kate

P.S. If you like this topic, you may also enjoy reading:

3D Merry Melody and Say it in 3D!