Is there a cloud version? Can I run it in the cloud?

SOLIDWORKS PDM is built and intended to run as a client/server application and a Windows Server OS is required. We do have customers who run their PDM servers in Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Service environments. This can be a good solution when you have high latency between remote offices since Microsoft or Amazon can generally provide a better connection globally. Archive server(s) are still typically on-premise, as that’s where the physical files themselves are stored. If you’d like to discuss how to best put your PDM in the cloud, fill out the contact request form and put “cloud access” in the comment section and one of our experts will reach out to you right away.