In this episode of the Anti-Pattern Podcast, Christian and Michael take you Back to AI: Lessons from the Future — reflecting on three key insights from the prostep ivip symposium. First, they explore why “SaaS is dead” is more than just a provocative statement. It’s not about how software is Read more
What happens when enterprise software stops being configured in code and starts being shaped by prompts? In this episode, we explore how AI is fundamentally changing the economics of customization. If tools can be configured through prompting, the cost of tailoring enterprise IT could drop dramatically—Michael estimates by as much Read more
In this episode, we’re sharing a few important milestones from behind the scenes at Elevating Patterns. For the first time, we are in the process of closing an external financing round — and we’re excited to welcome our first business angel on board. We talk about what this step means Read more
In this episode of the AntiPattern Podcast, we explore the shift from a passive to an active Digital Thread — and why this distinction makes all the difference in modern product development. We discuss the two fundamental integration challenges that continue to block real progress: horizontal integration in a joint Read more
Mannheim, August 29th 2025 – Today Elevating Patterns announced the first release of its Digital Thread Platform. Release 2508 marks the official start of the beta phase. EP is now launching its first implementation projects, which will allow customers to introduce the platform. The Digital Thread Platform maps the continuous Read more
Elevating Patterns GmbH has joined the OPEN Community, an initiative to promote open standards and interfaces in the engineering and manufacturing environment. By joining, Elevating Patterns aims to consistently open up its own digital thread platform for integration with the ecosystem of leading tool and component manufacturers. By using and Read more
Mannheim/Darmstadt, May 26, 2025 – Elevating Patterns GmbH has won this year’s prostep ivip Start-up Pitch Award. The young company impressed at the international symposium of the prostep ivip association with its visionary Digital Thread Platform. In front of around 650 international trade visitors, EP prevailed against three other finalists Read more
Mannheim, Germany – Elevating Patterns GmbH (EP for short) is starting business at the turn of the year. The company was founded in November 2024 by former employees of SAP, Contact Software and the Fraunhofer IESE Institute and now aims to revolutionize the industrial software market with its Digital Thread Read more