Siemens PLM claims 10,000 concurrent user sessions on Teamcenter

The tests, conducted in conjunction with Microsoft and Intel, simulated 10,000 concurrent user sessions, indicating that the system could actually support many of the world's largest PLM implementations. Eric Sterling, senior vice president and general manager of lifecycle collaboration software at Siemens PLM Software, explains that the tests were conducted to prove Teamcenter's large-scale deployment capability. The tests validate that Teamcenter and SQL Server 2012 are ultimately scalable to support virtually any size implementation and provide a high performance PLM system with a low total cost of ownership, he says. "As a result of our strong collaboration with Microsoft, we have been able to work together to deliver a comprehensive, enterprise PLM system that maximises our customers' return on their PLM investment," states Sterling. "The ability of Teamcenter to cost effectively start small and scale to tens of thousands of users worldwide provides our customers [with] a future-proof architecture they will never outgrow," he continues. "This capability, combined with our respective IT and PLM leadership enables us to provide an integrated offering that helps our joint customers leverage PLM technology to make smarter decisions, which results in better products." Meanwhile, Sanjay Ravi, managing director for worldwide discrete manufacturing industry at Microsoft, comments: "Users can extend PLM to every desktop, eliminate collaboration barriers, simplify IT complexity and ultimately be more productive. "SQL Server 2012 and Siemens PLM Software's technologies give customers an interoperable, scalable and cost-efficient IT foundation for PLM."