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Cloud Hosting for CAD in 2026: Performance, Security, and the AI-Readiness Factor



Cloud Hosting for CAD in 2026: Performance, Security, and the AI-Readiness Factor. For years, hosting…



The Great AI Debate: Will AI Take More Jobs Than It Creates?



The Great AI Debate: Will AI Take More Jobs Than It Creates? Ask a room…



Is SOLIDWORKS PDM Even Worth It in 2026?



SOLIDWORKS PDM has been the default way engineering teams manage CAD data for well over…



SOLIDWORKS 2026 SP3 Is Live. Here’s Why It’s the One We Recommend



SOLIDWORKS 2026 SP3 Is Live. Here’s Why It’s the One We Recommend. Dassault Systèmes has…



The Great AI Debate: Will AI Take More Jobs Than It Creates?



Ask a room full of engineers, IT leads, and operations managers what worries them most…



Join Us July 15: AI Is a Jigsaw Puzzle – A Live Introduction to Converge AI Leadership [Webinar]



Your Data Is the Puzzle. We’ll Show You Where the Edges Are. On July 15,…



AI Is a Jigsaw Puzzle: A New Way to Think About AI for Your Business



Most companies approach AI the way an impatient kid approaches a 1,000-piece puzzle: dump the…



Half-Year Check-In: Is Your Engineering Stack Ready for the Second Half of 2026?


Uncategorized / June 29, 2026

We are officially halfway through 2026. Therefore, it is the perfect time to pause and…



The Future of Engineering: The Managed Security Advantage (MCAS + EpiGrid)



Securing your proprietary engineering designs while maintaining strict regulatory compliance is a major challenge for…



AI Use Case — Converge Knowledge Base: The Brain for Everything We Do



 In mid-sized engineering and service firms, critical information is routinely trapped in siloes. To solve…



Hosting Multi-CAD with EpiGrid: Best Practices for Mixed-CAD Environments



Imagine a typical week at a fast-growing engineering firm. First, your primary team models a…



The Future of Engineering: Generative CAD and Automated Design Tasks



Picture a familiar engineering bottleneck: a tight deadline, an upcoming design review, and a critical…



Proactive Security: Why Cloud Hosting Protects Your IP from Hardware Failure and Ransomware

Cartoon-style illustration of a smiling blonde woman using a computer with EpiGrid security tools to protect engineering IP, CAD files, and cloud-hosted product data.


Uncategorized / May 25, 2026

 For many engineering firms, intellectual property does not live in a patent filing or a…



MCP Server or Native Connector? Choosing the Right AI Integration Path

MCP server vs native in-app connectors


Uncategorized / May 18, 2026

As AI becomes more practical inside engineering and business workflows, companies are facing a new…



Flatter Files: The Smartest Way to Distribute Engineering Documents Without Giving Everyone CAD or PDM Access

Engineer using Flatter Files to access CAD documents and released drawings from his computer, Flatter Files workflow connected to SOLIDWORKS PDM for automatic PDF, STEP, IGES, and DXF/DWG distribution


Uncategorized / May 11, 2026

For engineering teams, creating great designs is only part of the job. The real challenge…



Closing the BOM-to-ERP Loop: Solving Manufacturing Gaps with OpenBOM

Closing the BOM-to-ERP Loop: Solving Manufacturing Gaps with OpenBOM


Uncategorized / May 4, 2026

For many engineering teams, the challenge is not creating a bill of materials. It is…



Meet Leo and Aura: SOLIDWORKS’ New AI-Powered Virtual Twins

AI-Assisted CAD 3DEXPERIENCE - Leo and Aura Virtual Twins


Announcements,CAD / April 27, 2026

SOLIDWORKS is redefining the future of engineering with the introduction of two new AI-powered Virtual…



EpiGrid Cloud-Hosting for CAD: Performance, Security, and TCO Explained

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Announcements,CAD / April 20, 2026

Engineering teams often think CAD performance problems start with software or hardware. In reality, they…



The ROI of CAD Security: Calculating the Cost of a Data Breach


Announcements,CAD / April 13, 2026

The ROI of CAD Security: What a Data Breach Really Costs Many engineering teams still…



Recent SharePoint Breach Exposes Government and Industrial Targets


CAD,SOLIDWORKS,Tech Help / July 31, 2025

In the past month, a significant cyber breach involving Microsoft SharePoint servers has come to…



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