Cessnock Council leaps into the future, adopting cloud-based technology

MELBOURNE - 26 June 2024 

Brightly, a Siemens company and the global leader in enterprise asset management solutions, announces that long term customer Cessnock council is converting its operations to Brightly’s Assetic cloud offering and adopting a cloud first approach. 

The primary driver for the decision to convert to the cloud was the depth and breadth of functionality that's available in the Brightly solution. Particularly the ability to both maintain and value assets to ensure compliance within the one platform. 

Ageing infrastructure is a key concern for councils across Australia as increasing costs requires greater efficiencies throughout the operational chain, which is why adopting a technology and data led approach is becoming increasingly prioritised. Cessnock council looks after a growing community of 67,591. 

Protecting your future state 

As the world continues to digitise, councils don’t want to be left behind. By adopting a cloud-based program councils can protect its future state and ensure it continues to evolve as new technology is developed. Cloud based platforms have come a long way over the years and data security and protection is a key priority. Councils like Cessnock already on or transitioning to a cloud platform will be best placed to assess the health of assets, plan for upcoming costs and generally offer a more streamlined operation for workers leading to better outcomes for the broader community. 

Compliance critical 

Compliance is critical for all councils and a key decision for Cessnock council was the Accounting and Valuation features available within the Brightly offering. Accounting and Valuations are a challenge for most councils and trusting a process that is compliant, can be easily used and reliable is invaluable. 

Long term partnerships driven by people and expertise 

Cessnock council has been working with Brightly for 10 years and understands the level of service provided by the Brightly team. As an experienced organisation within the infrastructure asset management sector, Brightly has deep expertise that can support councils adopt an approach driven by technology and data. 

Brightly’s VP of Sales, Joe Wrightman says, “We are excited to continue our partnership with Cessnock and work with them as they continue to develop their processes to support greater efficiencies throughout their operations. Adopting a cloud-based approach is crucial for councils as ageing infrastructure becomes a real risk and as technology continues to develop. Being on platform is critical to better assess an assets whole lifecycle, this is the future, and we are pleased to help councils evolve.”

About Brightly Software 

Brightly Software, a Siemens company, enables organisations to successfully plan, maintain, and sustain the entire lifecycle of their assets, facilities and infrastructure. As the global leader in intelligent asset management solutions for more than 25 years, Brightly’s sophisticated cloud-based platform is expertly designed to improve capital planning through smarter, data-driven decision making, empower technicians to predict, prioritise and manage preventative maintenance activities, and support organisations to achieve sustainability, compliance and efficiency goals. Combined with award-winning training, legendary support and managed services, more than 12,000 clients worldwide depend on Brightly to optimise their teams, operations and strategic planning initiatives. For more information, visit brightlysoftware.com.