I panicked.  I could not find my popcorn.  You know...the best popcorn in the whole wide world.  Salty, sweet, full of crunch and at only 29.15 calories a cup...well...it just begs you to eat the whole bag all at once.   As my stress levels rose in aisle 4 of my local supermarket, I lunged at the nearest stock boy and begged him to help me find the soul food of my existence.  He casually rolled his eyes behind his head...and nonchalantly pointed to the center of the aisle.... directly in front of me.     My... [More]

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  Did you find the instructions?  To build the castle?  Or the  instructions to integrate Maximo with Watson Analytics Similar to a castle (yes....really!...although some may argue its abit of a stretch) exporting your Maximo data to Watson Analytics provides endless capabilities of exploration! And the ease of exporting Maximo data to Watson is significantly enhanced in the latest  Maximo 7605 fix pack release !  In Maximo 7605, new Work Centers are introduced enabling users innovative,... [More]

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We’re busting with exciting news!    Starting with Maximo 7.6.0.5, new innovative work centers provide a central location for users to view, act on and analyze a variety of Maximo actions and information!!!   Three work centers are provided focusing on individual Maximo personas including a Technician, Supervisor and Business Analyst.   Yes!   A Business Analyst called Abby. And PS – one of Abby’s best friends is Watson !   Abby’s role as a business analyst requires her to explore... [More]

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  I have a story to tell.  About Maximo and Watson.  And Reactive Work.   Reactive work in a global manufacturing company.  Reactive work which is causing the manufacturer to miss production schedules as his assets are down.   Reactive work is unplanned.  It includes Emergency and Corrective Maintenance.   Reactive work quickly leads to increases in work order backlog, along with unplanned labor costs and expedited material fees.   But I'm not going to tell this story.   I'm going to... [More]

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  I'm madly in love with both Watson and Wilson!       Wilson's name is continuously on my mind as I have entered his name a bZillion times when logging into maximo.  Soooo many times...that I unconsciously enter wilson/wilson to authenticate to the IBM network.  Hmmmm...will IBM one day recognize Wilson as an employee?   While you may also know Wilson very well....there may be some new BI features in Maximo 76  that you may not initially recognize.   Some of the new features include the... [More]

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  I've fallen madly in love...with our fabulous friend Watson   Watson is everything I could wish for... Insightful.  Visual.  Engaging.  Exciting.   And so easy to use! Liz also loves Watson.  As shown here ,  Liz can explore Maximo downtime data in Watson.  Watson enables her to identify key influencers of Asset Downtime.  Wow.  Knowing this - proactive measures to minimize downtime in the future can be taken.       You can join us and get started in exploring... [More]

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There is a new button in 7.6.0.4.  Result Set Export.  Let's call him RSE .  (We like acronyms.  Remember Balderdash?) RSE is similar to his friend, QBE .  QBE (Query By Example.  We really do like acronyms.) enables you to download an application's list tab results to Microsoft Excel. RSE enables you to download your result set contents to CSV format.  (Yup.  Comma Separated Values)      QBE -> Application List Tab Results -> Microsoft Excel      RSE ->... [More]

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Are you ready for a life-changing, breath-taking, mind blowing  data analysis experience??? We are and it is FABULOUS!  The perfect combination of IBM's Maximo Asset Management and Watson Analytics! Watson provides user-friendly, advanced, collaborative tools to analyze exported Maximo .csv files.   As a cloud-based offering, no complex installations or integrations are required.  Additionally, you can utilize it in ANY Maximo or Industry Solution offering.   Find out more about Watson thru..... 1.   Demo... [More]

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Let's Chat.  Catch Up.  See.  And learn the latest on Maximo Analytics at Interconnect 2016 !   We're bursting with news to share with you.  Best Practices, Performance Enablers, Detailed labs on developing reports, and more.  Tons more!   On Monday at Noon, Maximo Analytics will be kicked off with Session 1719  at Mandalay Bay South Seas E.  Unsure of which Maximo Analytics tool to use?  Join this session as we review, compare and demo the latest Maximo Analytics tools including... [More]

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 In 2015, there were yardsticks ,  spreadsheets ,  toast  and donuts .   In 2016, even more excitement is in the work in #WatsonIoT with  new , new , new stuff! Can't wait?   Let's Preview 2016 with the new Ad Hoc Report Preview limits introduced in Maximo 7.6!     Ad hoc preview limits can be set for users creating ad hoc reports.  These limits can prevent users from executing ad hoc reports against very large records sets as they build their report content.      This is... [More]

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  What wood you do?  Faced with the task of moving and stacking two cords of wood -  weighing over 4 tons - wood you      (1) Book a flight to Honolulu?     (2)Take a nap?     (3) Grab a wheelbarrow, a few Ibuprofen and get to work?       What wood you do if you wanted to create an ad hoc report in Maximo 76    - but couldn't get a value like 'Number of Days Overdue' to display?  Wood you     (1) Knock your head against... [More]

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I stopped doing math in the morning .   No more addition,subtraction or complex algorithms to trick my mind into thinking it was 6am when it is truly 4:23am.   No.  I've come clean and simplified.   Our clocks now tell the true time...except for maybe...just the one...in my car...so I'm never late... Reporting in Maximo 76 is simplified also with        New Ad Hoc Reporting features      New Report Performance enablers      New Cognos entitlement... [More]

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I can't wait....       At the Department of Motor Vehicles (Three hours to swap a license plate?)     At the Dentist  (The thought of impending agony and drool)     At the Coffee Shop  (For those  beignets!) Can you wait...for your Maximo Start Center to load?     If you or your users follow the three second rule   having a Start Center packed full of KPIs can impact the load time of that page.   Starting in  Maximo 76 ,  the... [More]

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  I couldn't stop.   They were warm, fluffy, delectable and perfect with a steaming hot cup of black coffee.   But you can stop...comparing Purchase Order to Invoice Cost Variances manually.  Starting with the Maximo 7.6.0.2 release , , a new Invoice Cost Variance report for LIFO/FIFO items is available! .This new report details the cost variances for LIFO/FIFO Items, which occur when there is a difference in the cost between the received PO Line cost and the Invoiced Line cost.  This can be used when... [More]

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