What do you do when your customers revolt, publicly?
What do you do when your customers revolt, publicly? If you’re outside the world of AEC (or lucky enough to be on vacation) you might have missed it: Seventeen of Autodesk’s most influential AEC customers wrote an open letter to CEO Andrew Anagnost,...
Autodesk adds to AI-in-construction offering with the acquisition of Pype
Autodesk adds to AI-in-construction offering with the acquisition of Pype I’ve been talking and writing a lot about the perceived technology gaps in AEC and much depends on the size of the enterprise and type of project. But one thing is clear: the industry is...
Autodesk’s Q1 was decent, hints at stable employment at its customers
Autodesk’s Q1 was decent, hints at stable employment at its customers Autodesk announced its fiscal first quarter (ended April 30, 2020) last night –and, as others have reported, it was a rollercoaster ride. The details: Total revenue for FQ1 was $886...
European AEC software: surprisingly strong Q1
European AEC software: surprisingly strong Q1 Autodesk, the Big Daddy of AEC, reports Q1 results tomorrow so it’s time to play catchup on the earnings of its public competitors. Bentley, the #2 player in AEC, is not saying anything publicly right now because it...
Autodesk takes minority stake in Aurigo, for infrastructure project delivery
Autodesk takes minority stake in Aurigo, for infrastructure project delivery Here’s an interesting one that I didn’t see coming: rather than acquiring, Autodesk is taking a minority stake in the privately-held AEC-focused firm, Aurigo Software....
Quickie: Autodesk extends sale of multi-user subs to August, pushes back named user start date
Quickie: Autodesk extends sale of multi-user subs to August, pushes back named user start date I wrote last week that Autodesk was going to start transitioning customers to named user licenses in May. A couple of readers shared a change to that policy from...
Autodesk’s anti-piracy efforts finally pay off – oh, and the looming end of maintenance
Autodesk’s anti-piracy efforts finally pay off – oh, and the looming end of maintenance We’ve had a bit of an earnings bottleneck here at Schnitger Corp. HQ, but let’s see if we can get caught up before more news rocks our world. You are...
At AU 2019, AEC continued to rule
At AU 2019, AEC continued to rule Did I go to AU in 2019? Why, yes, I did. But I had the flu so only participated in a fraction of what was going on and only now have the time to share what I learned. 13,000 people, 13,000 stories and I only got a tiny bit, sigh....
