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....
Aug 17, 2020 4 min Google Classroom and other remote learning tips Ready or not, it’s back-to-school time. Here we are, folks. Time to buy new backpacks, pencil cases, glue sticks, face masks and vats of...
Aug 7, 2020 3 min 7 Plain language data definitions just for you The first step to understanding data? Understanding data terms. Of course you know data is uber important to your business. You’re likely...
Jul 21, 2020 3 min 3 Qualities you want in a software vendor – and how to spot them Ask these 10 questions when you’re interviewing technology partners. If you spend more than, say, 15 minutes, in the B2B world, you’ll...
Jul 8, 2020 4 min What Netflix can teach you about big data Seriously, how do they know exactly what we like? Here we are – four months into various forms of COVID-19 shut-downs and restrictions....
Jul 1, 2020 3 min 7 Design tips for a clean, engaging customer portal Why be user-friendly when you can be the user-friendliest? Let’s be real – pretty much every digital company out there is touting that...
May 22, 2020 3 min What is CX technology? Spoiler alert: it’s not just a passing fad. In your B2B business, where KPIs and ROI are top concerns, but your ERP and your CRM and...
