Asset Management
Calling all thought leaders: are you ready to tell your story at IoT Exchange?
Written by Amber Armstrong | October 14, 2019 | Asset Management, Business, Conferences...
IBM IoT Exchange 2020 is an intensive two-day conference that attracts the best and the brightest in key industries, including automotive, utilities, industrial, defense, government, and the Fortune 500. That’s why speaking at IoT Exchange is a win-win for everyone. ...read more
A critical inflection point for asset transformation: Are you ready?
Written by Joel Pinto | September 25, 2019 | Asset Management, Conferences, Manufacturing
Companies that deploy suitable asset management equipment software, such as IBM Maximo®, can achieve savings of over 15-20% in operating efficiencies. They’re better able to service impacted customers on time, and can typically fix the problem on the first visit. That’s because the software helps deploy the right personnel quickly, and can provide on-site technicians with the right knowledge and tools to remedy the issue. ...read more
Ensuring worker safety for the technician of the future
Written by Ryan Boyles | September 20, 2019 | Asset Management, Conferences, Safety
The National Safety Council hosted their annual NSC Congress and Expo event in San Diego, California from September 9 to 11. This event is the world’s largest safety, health and environmental confab, serving the billion-dollar occupational safety and health market. The IBM Maximo® team was there to talk about the technician of the future. We ...read more
Maximo attains FedRAMP authorization for software as a service
Written by Matthew Mikell | September 17, 2019 | Asset Management, Government, News / Press release
We are pleased to announce that Maximo® enterprise asset management (EAM) software has attained Level 2 (Moderate) of FedRAMP Authorization. This standardization program contains 325 different “controls” for government agencies. ...read more
Reflections from the Asian Utility Week, Malaysia
Written by Joel Pinto | September 10, 2019 | Asset Management, Energy and Utilities, Events
Companies in the energy and utilities space geared up for interaction, knowledge sharing and client meetings across the ecosystem at the Asian Utility Week. It was held on 3-4 September 2019. In its 20th year, this leading digital utility exhibition and conference put its entire focus on digital utility transformation and customer centricity. ...read more
What is the value of a human?
Written by Ryan Boyles | September 10, 2019 | Asset Management, Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing
Recently at MaximoWorld, I spoke with Ray Miciek of Aquitas Solutions about connected technology and how it’s helping employers relieve their staff of low value tasks. ...read more
Don’t make vegetation management decisions in the dark
Written by Mahesh Sudhakaran | September 9, 2019 | Asset Management, Energy and Utilities
On August 14, 2003, customers in Northeastern US and Canada experienced one of the worst blackouts on record affecting nearly 50 million people. In the U.S. alone, cost estimates ranged between $4 billion and $10 billion dollars. When the U.S.–Canada Power System Outage Task Force came back with the Final Blackout Report three years later, ...read more
Do you know what business you’re really in?
Written by Ryan Boyles | August 27, 2019 | Asset Management, Business, Video
Watson IoT provides cognitive capabilities for smarter performance. With the addition of AI (artificial intelligence), KONE can help predict and suggest resolutions to potential equipment problems. Sensors have been installed in elevators and escalators, to send a constant stream of reliable, timely information using IoT (Internet of Things). ...read more
MaximoWorld participants take their EAM program to the next level
Written by Joe Berti | August 14, 2019 | Asset Management
IBM is always proud to be a sponsor of MaximoWorld. We think it’s an important event that allows EAM professionals the opportunity to learn, network, and become inspired to help their organizations improve performance. ...read more
Your ready-made ecosystem for predictive maintenance
Written by Rebecca Sendel | August 8, 2019 | Asset Management, Factories, News / Press release
To address these problems of complexity, Arrow is teaming up with IBM® to develop IoT solutions. Arrow brings the hardware and connectivity to the table, as well as our ecosystem of SI and OT Business Partners. IBM brings the software to the table, and together we reduce the complexity of IoT. ...read more
A difficult road lies ahead for civil engineers
Written by Graeme Noseworthy | August 6, 2019 | Asset Management, Engineering, Government
IBM® Maximo® has been used by many different industries for decades. Recently, IBM introduced a specialized version to help protect critical civil infrastructure through preventive and targeted maintenance. ...read more
How to make work healthier: IoT for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
Written by Brian Massey | July 31, 2019 | Asset Management, Manufacturing, Worker Insights
IBM® Maximo® Worker Insights is integrated with Maximo Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Manager. Maximo HSE Manager supports many safety related processes including incident management and investigation. This solution includes a comprehensive set of applications that help govern the complete lifecycle for worker related incidents or near-miss events—from first detection to corrective action and statutory reporting. ...read more