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The Brightly blog offers trends, tips and good news to make your future bright - from "how to" articles to get the most out of our software from product experts, to in-depth analysis of today's top news in asset management by the industry's top thought leaders, looking behind-the-scenes at the Brightly brand and culture, and deep dives with leaders from across the organization.
Maintenance & Operations
Q&A Series: What Is Preventive Maintenance?
What is preventive maintenance (or PM)? Preventative maintenance (or preventative maintenance) is scheduled maintenance performed on assets or equipment to improve performance, extend asset life and prevent breakdowns. How does preventive maintenance work? Just like oil changes and repairs you...
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3 Steps to Creating a Data-Driven Culture in Operations
3 minutesTips from a CMMS Data Quality Specialist We had the chance to sit down with Travis Tracey from Frederick County...
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Black History Month Feature: 15 African Americans Making History
11 minutesLearn more about the accomplishments of these trailblazers in their fields Brightly's Diversity & Inclusion Committee set out to celebrate...
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You've heard of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) or in the manufacturing/industrial sectors, “Industrial Internet of Things”. But do you really know what it means?
1 minuteInstitutional needs and circumstances can vary drastically from campus to campus, but if there’s one thing all of Higher Education...
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Managing Events in Higher Education
4 minutesInstitutional needs and circumstances can vary drastically from campus to campus, but if there’s one thing all of Higher Education...
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Important Trends You Should Know in Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
4 minutesWhat You Need to Know About PM & PdM Imagine you hate going to the dentist. Ok, that’s probably not...
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Inventory Management Tips to Always Have What You Need
6 minutesThe Ins & Outs of Inventory Managing inventory can be tricky... but how you do it is important. After all...
Cybersecurity and CMMS
We have seen plenty of headline-grabbing computer hacks over the past few years from a variety of nefarious actors. Small or large, it's time to take cybersecurity seriously.
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4 Additional Skills Essential for Every Facility Manager
3 minutesAre these tools in your toolbox? When you think of a competent and successful facility manager, there are likely a...
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Q&A Series: What Is Work Order Software
9 minutesWhat is a work order? A work order is a standardized task that results from a request for service that...
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Maintenance Lessons Learned from 4 Movies
4 minutesFavorite Maintenance Moments in Popular Films We’re all movie buffs in our own way, whether you’re into comedies, dramas, chick-flicks...
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6 Critical Areas of Response Within Emergency Management
3 minutesPreparing for an emergency and documenting everything after the fact are both important bookends to the emergency management process for...
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The 6 Steps to Plastic Injection Molding
3 minutesInjection molding gives manufacturers the freedom to create all of their products over and over again with just one mold...
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Why Efficient Reporting Is One of Your Most Important Tools
3 minutesMaintenance Reporting that Matters As a facility manager, you use a huge variety of tools and systems every day. From...