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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How a CMMS can help you prepare for hurricane season
3 minutes According to the Office for Coastal Management, out of the 310 natural disasters since 1980 that cost more than $1 billion in damages, hurricanes...
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(Un)Smart: Why smart cities have failed and how data can fix them
4 minutes Five years ago, smart cities became the next big thing in sustainability. Trillions of dollars were spent. Moguls graced the covers of magazines...
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5 Data mistakes that lead to downtime
4 minutes Spoiler alert: Many M&O executives get asset health analytics wrong How well do you know the quality of your data? For many M&O executives, piecing...
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From SchoolDude to Brightly: Building Brighter Futures
6 minutes Back in 1999, Brightly began as SchoolDude, a company with a funny name but serious mission: to revolutionize maintenance and operations in...
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4 Ways a healthcare computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) can improve hospital operations & patient care
7 minutes Imagine if patients saw how many zeroes it takes to run a safe and compliant hospital. Better have a crash cart ready. A staggering number of...
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Introducing Illuminate: Bringing the Best Ideas to Light
3 minutes It’s official: You’re invited to our hometown, Raleigh, North Carolina, for the Brightly Illuminate conference. Our conference marks the first time we...
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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Maintenance: the heart of your profit center
4 minutes Many organizations operate their maintenance and operations departments as cost centers. They’re areas within an organization that need to stick to...
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US Manufacturing “Reshoring” Faster Than Ever: The good news and the bad (but fixable) news
4 minutes For decades the US (and other industrial nations) have sent manufacturing operations overseas where labor is cheap, environmental rules different, and...
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Evaluating EAM options? Pssst: we’re leading the way
2 minutes When global research firm Verdantix examined 14 enterprise asset management (EAM) vendors for the 2022 Verdantix Green Quadrant®: EAM Software report...
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EAM Solutions: Prioritizing Worker Safety for Maximum Benefits
3 minutes Across industries, business leaders are closely looking at two things: where they can drive efficiency and what they can do to save money. For...
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How maintenance impacts the bottom line
3 minutes The role of maintenance and operations managers has many moving parts and shifting priorities. Today, M&O managers are vital contributors to the...
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How to avoid delivery risks in your next capital works program
5 minutes Community members may not often think about it, but the everyday services their local government provides rely on the smooth workings of an extensive...
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