Transform the Way You
Manage SolidWorks PDM
Axcelyon is building OverWatch — a web-based analytics platform that turns your SolidWorks PDM data into clear, actionable insights. Eliminate clunky reporting, diagnose issues faster, and manage your vault with confidence.
PDM Administration Doesn't Have to Be This Difficult
PDM is the backbone of engineering data management, but gaining operational insight can be a time consuming challenge. Whether you're managing a small vault or a global enterprise deployment, administrators need fast access to accurate information to make informed decisions and resolve issues quickly.
No Visibility Into Vault Health
Corrupt data and replication failures are invisible until they cause an outage. There is no built-in system for proactive integrity checking.
Clunky, Manual Reporting
Answering straightforward questions — who has access to this folder, what files are on an archive server, what was deleted last week — requires time-consuming database queries or guesswork.
Compliance and Audit Gaps
When files are deleted, renamed or moved there is no readily available reporting for who did it and when — leaving organizations exposed in audits and regulatory reviews.
A Web-Based Analytics Platform Built for PDM Administrators
OverWatch transforms SolidWorks PDM data into clear, actionable insights — so administrators can stop wrestling with complex queries and start making decisions based on real information.
Know the True Health of Your Vault
OverWatch performs a deep, system-wide assessment of vault integrity — validating metadata, database consistency, and file access across all archive servers. Surface access issues, corrupt files, replication synchronization problems, and duplicate items before they cause data loss or unexpected downtime.
Complete Visibility Into Who Did What and When
Track private-state files, checked-out items, delete history, rename and move activity, and high-risk actions like rollback — including activity in restricted areas. Surface behavioral trends that impact system stability before they become problems.
Optimize Storage Without Sacrificing Availability
Understand exactly how active and inactive data is distributed and accessed across archive server locations. Reduce storage footprint, consolidate backups to the master archive, and enable near-instant uptime recovery after catastrophic loss — based on real usage patterns, not static rules.
Enforce Least-Privilege Access Across the Vault
Consolidate and summarize permission data for every user and group across projects, folders, workflow states, and transitions. Identify excessive access to high-risk actions like delete and destroy, and maintain audit readiness for regulatory requirements.
Also included in OverWatch:
- Manufacturing CAD Availability
- Workflow Activity Analysis
- Active Directory User Validation
- Rename & Move History
- Archive File History
Built by People Who Have Lived the Problem
Axcelyon is a software and consulting company founded by professionals with deep roots in engineering data management. We are not applying generic tooling to a new domain — we are building from the ground up with SolidWorks PDM at the center of every decision.
Our founding team has direct, hands-on experience with the exact challenges OverWatch is designed to solve. We also offer PDM coaching and diagnostic tools that extend beyond OverWatch — giving organizations a complete path from understanding their current state to optimizing and ultimately transforming how they operate.
Discover hidden issues and opportunities in your PDM environment with analytics that surface what manual methods cannot.
Eliminate inefficiencies in replication, storage, and user governance. Turn reactive administration into proactive, data-driven management.
Move beyond manual reporting and ad hoc diagnostics. OverWatch gives your team the visibility and intelligence to operate PDM at a new level.
Founded by Engineers Who Understand Your World
The Axcelyon founding team brings together decades of hands-on expertise in PDM administration, engineering systems leadership, and enterprise technology — uniquely positioned to build the tooling PDM administrators have needed for years.
Bill Briggs
Co-FounderEngineering data specialist with 25 years of expertise in PDM administration, data integrity, performance optimization, and vault security.
Joe Dahlke
Co-FounderEngineering Systems Leader with over two decades of experience shaping how engineering teams collaborate, innovate, and deliver results.
Jeremy Krocak
Founding PartnerAI and machine learning specialist with 27 years of software development experience across aerospace, defense, automotive, and healthcare industries.
Be Among the First to See OverWatch
We are selectively onboarding early access partners — organizations managing SolidWorks PDM at scale who want to help shape what OverWatch becomes.
Whether you are a CAD administrator, PDM manager, or a technology leader at an engineering organization, we would like to hear from you.
- Priority access to the private beta program
- Direct line to the founding team
- Influence on product direction and feature prioritization
Request Received
Thank you for your interest in OverWatch. A member of our team will be in touch within 2 business days.