EAM
How UCSF Health is putting patients first with facilities management
Written by Bruce D Baron | November 6, 2018 | Asset Management, Buildings
If buildings are getting smarter, then medical facilities have to be brilliant. That’s why University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health is working with IBM Maximo to create cutting-edge health facilities that aim to keep the patient care environment safe. It started when UCSF Health and IBM partnered to optimize the management of existing health ...read more
The struggle for data quality is real for asset and facilities management leaders
Written by Joe Lonjin | October 30, 2018 | Asset Management
Today’s facilities are swiftly moving towards a smarter ecosystem, with thousands of physical asset attributes to maintain and manage. To support this complex infrastructure, data management is crucial, and has conventionally been a major issue for higher education facilities. Without quality data management, organizations will struggle to define mission-critical information and achieve supported decision making. ...read more
IBM named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Asset Management 2018
Written by Dr. Stephan Biller | October 15, 2018 | Asset Management
We are thrilled to share the results of this year’s Gartner Magic Quadrant (MQ) for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)! IBM positioned highest for ‘Ability to execute and furthest for ‘Completeness of Vision’. This is a win IBM is extremely proud of, as we have invested heavily in innovations and research around Maximo in the last ...read more
Top 6 Maxi(Mo)ments from day two of MaximoWorld
Written by Sarah Dudley | August 8, 2018 | Asset Management
We’re officially in the swing of things at MaximoWorld 2018. In case you missed day one, we have all the highlights from the keynote and full day. As we kicked off day two, attendees were already anticipating a jam-packed schedule. Sessions, game shows, expo activities, and the MaxStock party were all top of mind today. ...read more
Supercharging enterprise asset management with IoT and AI
Written by Dr. Stephan Biller | August 8, 2018 | Asset Management
MaximoWorld is here. From August 7-9, the 17th annual MaximoWorld is taking place at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in the heart of Orlando, FL. At this exciting event, we are uniting with over 1,000 IBM Maximo users and partners to explore the impact that this 30+ year-old product has made on the world ...read more
MaximoWorld – our industry’s best potluck dinner
Written by Ray Miciek | August 1, 2018 | Asset Management
Anyone with more than 15 years of Maximo experience – myself included – cannot help but be excited by MaximoWorld next week. It has a rich history in the industry and represents one of the greatest user communities to be connected to. In thinking about this year’s event, I am reminded that it represents two ...read more
Meet you at MaximoWorld?
Written by Bruce D Baron | June 26, 2018 | Asset Management, Events
In the past month or so, my team has been heads down planning IBM’s presence at MaximoWorld in Orlando, Florida. If you’ve experienced MaximoWorld before, you know it will be an epic event. If you haven’t, you’re in for a treat…and likely the chance to see your colleagues try their hand at karaoke. We will ...read more
CMMS, EAM, APM…..OMG! Making sense of the asset management spectrum
Written by Bruce D Baron | May 10, 2018 | Asset Management
One of the most important decisions that an asset-intensive industry has is how to manage and care for its assets (i.e. equipment, buildings, and machinery). This is a decision that affects everyone in the organization, from the operators, to the engineers and the C-suite. There are many theories – some dating as far back as ...read more
4 reasons you’ll love the new IBM Maximo Developer Center
Written by Karen Lewis | April 30, 2018 | Blog
Attention all Maximo Asset Management developers and business partners How do you make a world-leading EAM solution even better? Pump up the ecosystem’s volume, that’s how. IBM is on a mission to engage, inspire, educate and support the IBM® Maximo® app developer community. We’ve been busy talking to partners, clients and IBM technical staff. To ...read more
How to get started with AI-powered manufacturing
Written by Dr. Stephan Biller | April 24, 2018 | Manufacturing
In a recent post, I examined how AI-powered manufacturing solutions enable manufacturers to aggregate data from multiple sources and apply AI for better outcomes. Now, it’s time to talk about how. Below, I have some recommendations on how to begin your AI-powered manufacturing journey. Start small, start anywhere, start now Some manufacturers are put off ...read more
Thinking about Think 2018: Top 3 Maximo Takeaways
Written by Ray Miciek | April 5, 2018 | Asset Management, Conferences, Events
Anyone that has attended a big conference in Las Vegas knows that it takes at least a week to recover and get back into a normal work pattern. Between the sessions, customer/partner meetings, long flights, and all that is Vegas (the rich food gets me every time), you come home needing a vacation. If you were one ...read more
The complete guide to the benefits of CMMS
Written by Sarah Dudley | March 7, 2018 | Asset Management
In the first post of this series on computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), we did a deep dive into how CMMS came to be and what its core capabilities are. Now that you understand the fundamentals, we’re going to dig a little deeper into the benefits of CMMS and how exactly it can transform your ...read more