Windchill in the Cloud
In almost every Windchill implementation we will be asked – do you have a cloud solution? Whilst the answer is most definitely ‘yes!’, it is important to understand what is meant by ‘cloud’ as it often has different meaning in different contexts.
Windchill+
As a solution, Windchill can be deployed on premise, cloud-based, SaaS based or in a hybrid manner. You may have seen that PTC has very recently released a SaaS (software-as-a-service) PLM platform, called Windchill+, it is the first of its kind: a feature rich PLM solution delivered entirely as a service for improved multi-enterprise collaboration and a fully connected digital thread. Whilst Windchill+ is very much the future, not all functionality is currently available.
Windchill may be deployed in private cloud, essentially the client’s cloud managed by the client’s IT staff – not dissimilar from an on-premises deployment.
Learn more about Windchill+ here.
Allow us to save you time, with my°ÄÃÅÅܹ·Í¼Cloud
There is also a fourth option available our customers, ‘my°ÄÃÅÅܹ·Í¼Cloud’. On the my°ÄÃÅÅܹ·Í¼Cloud, our in-house team of PLM consultants take complete responsibility for your Windchill PLM system. A simple annual cost encompasses everything required to get started with PLM, or if you already have a Windchill environment our team will migrate your data. my°ÄÃÅÅܹ·Í¼removes the burden from your IT team, and with all the reassurances that your data is secure, easily accessible, and system up to date and well maintained.
A key part of the service is that all upgrades, patches, security fixes and extended support (monthly health checks & remedial actions) are included in the cost. The service also includes: standard technical support, PDM base package and a training package.
Summary
In conclusion, we believe that Windchill+ is most definitely the future for the cloud-based deployment of PLM. There are still some features missing and the scale of deployment does not currently fit all our customers. Windchill may deploy on-premise or in a private cloud but for many of customers our recommendation is to utilise my°ÄÃÅÅܹ·Í¼Cloud – it gives you all the benefits of SaaS today without waiting for features to become available.
Interested in my°ÄÃÅÅܹ·Í¼Cloud? Get in touch with our team of experts.
