Jul 16 3 min Why now is the time to fix your digital infrastructure (plus three steps before you seek help) Get your digital house in order sooner rather than later. No doubt about it, the pandemic substantially altered the way many companies...
Jun 22 2 min 15 Questions to ask your software integration partner before your sign Make sure you’re getting what you pay for – and what you need. If your various software platforms are not currently connected as a single...
Jun 8 3 min You can’t afford not to connect your software systems – here’s why. 5 Ways system integration can save you time and money. Systems engineer W. Edwards Deming is often attributed with saying, “Every system...
May 25 3 min 5 Reasons your “seamless” system integration could fail. Be wary of “plug and play” and other red flags. Here in the brave new world of 2021, most industrial businesses have a fairly hearty...
May 11 3 min What exactly is IIoT? Figure it out with the ABCs of Industry 4.0. Here’s what you need to know about smart manufacturing. Are you confused yet? Sort of an odd way to start this conversation, but we’re...
Apr 20 4 min 5 Tips for a goal-oriented approach to system integration Here’s how to get all of your software systems talking. Remember way back in 2009 when the iPhone was just a baby and Apple released its...
Apr 6 3 min How to choose an EAM vendor (plus tips for a smooth implementation!) It boils down to homework, homework and, yep, homework. So, you’ve decided that an EAM is what you need to organize your operation and...
Mar 23 3 min Spring cleaning time! Let’s talk data cleansing. What is data cleansing, do you need it and how does it work? Spring has sprung, friends! The calendar officially propelled us from winter...
Mar 10 4 min Maintenance management vs. asset management (and the software tools that help!) CMMS, EAM, APM – what’s what already! Digital transformation is everywhere. Banks, restaurants, hospitals, retail – we’re used to the...
Mar 5 3 min 5 Organizations you can donate to right now to support women in tech It’s time for the tech community to catch up. During Women’s History Month, we celebrate female contributions to our culture – activism,...
Feb 23 4 min Is maintenance management software improving industrial safety? (If not, you’re not doing it right!) 5 Ways investing in CMMS/EAM tools can help protect your people Industrial and commercial safety management is hard. With super specific...
Feb 9 3 min The ROI of maintenance management software (plus 5 questions to ask before you buy!) Is a CMMS/EAM solution worth it in terms of bottom line? If you’re considering a maintenance management software platform, you’re...
Jan 26 4 min What is a CMMS? Plus 7 airtight reasons you need one! If you work in maintenance and operations management, chances are that you’re either...
Jan 12 4 min Yum! The alphabet soup of lab data management. 6 Laboratory informatics systems – explained. Like many industries, the industrial laboratory testing market has taken a hit during the...
Dec 29, 2020 3 min 5 Digital transformation New Year’s resolutions for your business Good riddance, 2020! And hello, digital solutions. OK, we can all agree: 2020 was not a banner year for, you know, anyone. The wildfires...
Dec 15, 2020 2 min Are LIMS and LIS systems the same thing? So many lab informatics tools, so few acronyms… Testing laboratories, regardless of industry, produce mountains of complex data on the...
Nov 20, 2020 4 min 7 Ways your LIMS system could serve you better. Sure, your LIMS software works… but could it work better? It’s no secret that technology is evolving at a pretty wild pace, and...
Nov 17, 2020 3 min Turkey, gratitude and data-driven Black Friday shopping How retailers use big data to get the most out of the holidays. Happy early Thanksgiving, friends! T’is the season for overeating and...
Nov 4, 2020 3 min Here’s what Agile means in terms of software development. Understand the basics of Agile methodology. You know the expression, “It’s a marathon, not a sprint?” We say this a lot about long...
Oct 12, 2020 3 min What is condition-based monitoring and how do I start? Hint: it involves our favorite topic… data! Have you ever had a crappy day and a coworker asks, “Everything OK? You look tired.” You feel...
Oct 1, 2020 3 min No, a data warehouse is not the same thing as a database. Here’s why – plus how businesses use data warehouses. So, who’s seen the episode of Law & Order where the investigation was stalled...
Sep 14, 2020 3 min Why data visualization matters and how to do it well 3 Best practices for easy-to-read data. A quick Google search will tell you that there are 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created every...
Aug 28, 2020 3 min Is your customer portal data secure? 5 Tips for better lab data security. Sure, it’s easy to blame Mark Zuckerberg for making the nation feel afraid to share data online....
