Maintenance & Operations
Thought Leadership
CMMS and Cybersecurity: Strengthening Your Defense in Industry
The Case for Security Would you be comfortable knowing that complete strangers were wandering around your yard and inside your house? Most of us would say, “No way!”, even if we trust that most people don’t have malicious intent. We...
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Virtual Inspections: Creating Efficiency Through COVID-19 & Beyond
4 minutes Budget constraints, lack of IT knowledge and resources, security concerns, or maybe even metathesiophobia (the fear of change) are all reasons why...
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How 2020 Affected Energy: 3 Quotes on the Future of Energy Management Post-COVID
3 minutes 2020 was a year unlike any other. That is why we at Dude Solutions spent time analyzing our clients' utility data to unpack how COVID, data management...
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How a CMMS Is Key to Eco-Friendly, Green Maintenance (That Saves You Money)
7 minutes All of us understand (or should!) that there is a negative impact of unplanned downtime of our assets and neglected maintenance of our facilities –...
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How Strategic Asset Management Can Help With School Facilities Capital Planning
4 minutes You’ve watched backlogs grow, and you know a little something about “living into your budget.” According to the 2021 ASCE School Infrastructure Report...
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5 Steps to Strengthen Your Facility Risk Management Plan
7 minutes Not every emergency is a crisis, but as an employer you have a duty to do your best to address everything that you can with the right tools and...
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Tips on How to Start a Preventive Maintenance Program
4 minutes Preparation and planning often prove to be the toughest parts of someone's proactive work journey. With that, these may be some of the questions...
How to protect your operations budget during inflation
In times of inflation, smart technology can help maximize budgets (including help with grant or funding requests) through more effective utility management, smart asset management, and reduced long-term or emergency costs from preventive maintenance.
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Making Reporting Easy with Brightly: Top 5 Energy Reports
3 minutes We're back with another top 5 reports in our Making Reporting Easy series, focusing on the reports our clients use to gain insight and save time and...
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7 Benefits of Using a Single Operations Software Vendor
4 minutes Managing and running your operations in the most effective way requires managing many types of tasks, requests and data. As your organization turned...
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Improving Operations & Controlling Costs with CMMS – How to Get Executive & Team Buy-In
4 minutes In my many years helping yet-to-be clients understand the importance of CMMS (computerized maintenance management system), one of the most common...
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Efficiency Tips for a Better Maintenance & Operations Workflow
2 minutes Operations professionals like you are stretched thin with resources, and that’s why there is a trend to optimize maintenance processes to find...
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Efficiency Video Tips for a Better Maintenance & Operations Workflow
2 minutes Operations professionals like you are stretched thin with resources, and that’s why there is a trend to optimize maintenance processes to find...
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Q&A Series: What Is Strategic Asset Management?
3 minutes What is strategic asset management? Strategic asset management (SAM) is an established approach to asset management for long-term planning for...