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Top 6 Maxi(Mo)ments from day one of MaximoWorld
Day one of MaximoWorld was everything we were hoping for. The energy was palpable as everyone converged on the Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin hotel in Orlando, FL. As attendees rolled in throughout Monday, everyone was greeted with hugs, smiles and invitations to drinks and dinner that evening to catch up. It truly felt like a […]
MaximoWorld – our industry’s best potluck dinner
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 […]
Service delivery is your lifeline
Welcome to the latest entry in my “Get Connected” series. Cars, washing machines, lawnmowers, fleets of trucks. No matter what assets you have, they are facing the same set of challenges: the quality of the actual asset and the quality of the service delivery of the asset have swapped places; they all break and need […]
Top three benefits of attending Maximo events
Don’t miss out on upcoming Maximo events and user groups! One of the benefits of a thriving IBM® Maximo® Asset Management ecosystem is the opportunity to make connections with other enterprise asset management (EAM) professionals. Many of our IBM Business Partners have made connections at Maximo events and other EAM activities that have led to […]
Nine “genius” moments with the oil and gas industry in Houston
“Everything’s bigger in Texas.” At least that’s those of us who live here like to say. Yet when it comes to the oil and gas, and the petrochemical industries, we’re pretty spot on. It started with the first oil gusher in 1901. And now, Texas produces more than one-third of the nation’s crude oil and […]
CMMS, EAM, APM…..OMG! Making sense of the asset management spectrum
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 […]
4 reasons you’ll love the new IBM Maximo Developer Center
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 […]
How to get started with AI-powered 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 […]
Watson and AI-powered manufacturing dominate 2018
As VP of Offering Management for IBM Watson IoT, I am often asked what Watson can do for manufacturing. As it happens, I had the chance to speak to Ralph Rio, of ARC Advisory Group about exactly this a few weeks ago at the ARC Industry Forum. The answer lies in artificial intelligence (AI). AI-powered solutions enable […]
Thinking about Think 2018: Top 3 Maximo Takeaways
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 […]
Think Wednesday: Seven “thoughtful” moments
Yesterday was amazing. But if anyone thought Think was slowing down … not at all! We are in the home stretch at our largest IBM event ever. Yes, it’s a bit crowded here, but it’s a crowd of people ready to be part of the new world of AI. Below are some of the highlights from our Wednesday. […]
How the gig economy will transform field service management
A use case for the future Imagine the scenario: a master electrician is responsible for fixing motors, transformers, generators and electronic controllers on industrial robots. He finishes the first shift at a manufacturing plant, gets an alert on his phone as he’s driving home. Something is wrong with a nearby photovoltaic system – aka a […]