The Converge Brief
From the Team
Last month we asked whether your business is AI-ready. This month we're answering the question that always comes next: where does your data actually live?
AI only pays off when it sits on top of governed, reachable data — and for engineering teams, that data lives in the vault. So our October centerpiece is a crossover webinar on exactly that: how hosted, governed data on EpiGrid becomes the Organize phase of a real AI strategy, with a live demo on an EpiGrid environment. You don't need to be an EpiGrid customer to get value out of it.
The EpiGrid offer — 50% off PDM Pro Hosting Implementation fees OR 6-Months Free PDM Standard hosting with Implementation — carries through October, and there's a new SOLIDWORKS promotion landing next month. Dig in — and as always, hit reply if any of it sparks a conversation.
— Chad Garrish, Converge
This Month's Promotion
Completely hosted, completely managed PDM Standard or Professional. Take 50% off the implementation of a server for a PDM Pro vault. OR, 6-months free Cloud-hosting and implementation for PDM Standard. Clean, governed data that's also a head start on AI readiness.
Webinars & Events
Converge October Webinar – AI + EpiGrid: Your Data, Ready for AI
AI value depends on governed, hosted engineering data. We'll walk the Organize → Distill → Integrate framework, then run a live demo of the Organize phase on an EpiGrid hosted environment — and show how that foundation leads to AI ROI. Open to everyone, EpiGrid customer or not. Live Q&A.
September 16 — 3DEXPERIENCE in the Real World: Honest Lessons from the Field
A candid, practitioner-led look at how Converge actually uses the 3DEXPERIENCE platform day to day — real workflows, data management in practice, collaboration, and the honest lessons learned along the way.
Watch the replayOn the Blog
Recently on the blog — September
Is Your Business AI-Ready? An AI Readiness Assessment for IT Leaders
Join Us September 16: 3DEXPERIENCE Real-World Usage — Honest Lessons from the Field [Webinar]
Every Month We Run a Live SOLIDWORKS Webinar
Why Governed Data Is the Only Path to Real AI ROI
Solve the AI jigsaw — start with the edges.
Your data in the cloud is step one. AI ROI is step two. New models and platforms arrive faster than teams can absorb them, so we treat AI like a jigsaw puzzle: begin with the edges. Governed, hosted data — exactly what EpiGrid was built to keep — is the edge piece most businesses are missing. Control your systems, your data, and your processes, and the center falls into place. We build systems, not gimmicks.
A single, governed view of the information that matters — systems, CAD/PDM data, and the people who own them.
Turn raw documents, models, and history into a searchable, context-aware knowledge engine.
Connect that knowledge into the tools engineers already use — automating handoffs and unlocking measurable time savings.
"Not sure where your business stands? Start with an AI Readiness Assessment — we'll map the puzzle and show you where governed, hosted data gets you to ROI fastest."
Book a Free 30-Minute AI WorkshopWelcome Aboard
Welcome, Sorian Aerospace
We're excited to welcome Sorian Aerospace to the Converge family. Sorian is a new American aircraft company that designs, builds, and flies autonomous supersonic aircraft in-house — from the Sandman unmanned supersonic trainer to the Unforgiven fighter-class advanced trainer. [Confirm: what Converge is delivering for Sorian, e.g. SOLIDWORKS / PDM / EpiGrid — one-line win.]
Quote of the Month
Cloud hosting for CAD used to be a convenience conversation. Now it's the first line of your AI readiness checklist.
Employee Spotlight
Tanner Knight
Tanner is the voice behind a lot of what you read from Converge — this newsletter included. With more than a decade across technical sales, CAD workflow optimization, and marketing strategy for SOLIDWORKS, PDM, and cloud-hosted CAD, his specialty is turning complex engineering workflows into content engineers and executives actually want to read. He's also Converge's brand ambassador for EpiGrid. Off the clock, he's a multi-instrumentalist with a monetized YouTube channel and a Spotify artist profile.
"We've been having the 'organize your engineering data' conversation for years. AI just gave it a deadline."
