The true value of Enterprise Asset Management
Written by Franklin Morris | April 26, 2017 | Asset Management
Organizations today are using IoT to boost operational performance, enhance customer experience, lead industry transformation, advance environmental sustainability and scale institutional expertise. Asset-intensive companies must constantly track, assess and manage the reliability of a wide range of physical, technological and human assets, but doing so at an enterprise level is a complex undertaking. Challenges include: ...read more
Fast, easy analytics for real estate and facility Managers
Written by Franklin Morris | March 16, 2017 | Buildings
In November 2016, we announced the launch of our TRIRIGA Connector for Watson Analytics – letting business professionals and facility managers easily integrate their TRIRIGA buildings data directly into Watson Analytics. To efficiently manage day-to-day operations, it’s becoming increasingly important that businesses find ways to make sense of an ever-growing volume of buildings data – ...read more
The road to the cognitive future runs through operations
Written by Franklin Morris | February 1, 2017 | Business
We are still in the early days of the cognitive era, but a new study by the IBM Institute for Business Value indicates that many COOs are already taking notice and reaping rewards. By adopting intelligent analytics, businesses are transforming their operations and reporting significant ROI as a result. The benefits of cognitive computing Our ...read more
Downton Abbey meets the IoT: A peek inside IBM’s Hursley House
Written by Franklin Morris | January 9, 2017 | Case Study
To the untrained eye, it appears the perfect picture of the old world — a stately mansion in the English countryside. But inside its 18th century walls, Hursley House has long been a hotbed of innovation for IBM and a source of some of our most cutting-edge software. Today, we are using our Hursley location ...read more
The top 3 trends impacting field workforce management in 2017
Written by Franklin Morris | December 9, 2016 | Business
Managing a workforce in the field is no easy task, but advances in technology are continuing to bring the discipline of field workforce management into the connected, mobile era. The ability to optimally plan and dispatch field workers to geographic locations in a timely manner is a core mission for many businesses. Getting this right, ...read more
How weather impacts field workforce management
Written by Franklin Morris | December 5, 2016 | Blog
The effect of weather on business can’t be overstated. Weather has a $500B impact on the U.S. economy alone – accounting for nearly 80% of all electric grid disruptions and 70% of all flight delays. According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, severe weather leads to production delays, higher operating costs and temporary ...read more
Incorporating weather data into IoT is a game changer
Written by Franklin Morris | November 16, 2016 | Environment
Weather has long been a source of headaches for businesses across all industries. Extreme conditions can cause power outages and supply shortages, leading to production delays. Changing resource availability, due to a blizzard or hurricane, will often raise operating costs. Severe storms shut down facilities, interrupt communications, transportation and power systems. And let’s not forget ...read more
Five ways IoT will change how you experience air travel
Written by Franklin Morris | October 13, 2016 | Automotive, Travel
Remember your last cross-country flight? Between the hassle of checking in, the security lines, the fear of missing luggage and the ever-diminishing legroom, the experience probably left plenty of room for improvement. But there is good news on the horizon for airline passengers. Your air travel experience — on the ground and in the air ...read more
The benefits of a field service management solution
Written by Franklin Morris | January 4, 2016 | Business
Field service management (FSM) — the ability of a business to plan and dispatch workers to a location in order to meet service commitments — is a complex discipline with a number of important, interlocking pieces: Managing demand: Forecasting the number of work orders to plan the staff that is needed Scheduling: Using predefined rules ...read more