Apr 9, 2021 | News, TRM Blog
It has been a long time coming but for those of us involved in the Maintenance industry, we finally have a set of tools to gain insight into the Operations side of our equipment. Now, with just a little learning, we can connect to the vast amount of operational data...
Apr 8, 2021 | News, TRM Blog
Everything you need to know about OpenShift, AppPoints, and Maximo vs MAS Manage Take full advantage of Maximo and learn the steps you’ll need to take to prepare for a new implementation or upgrade to IBM Maximo Application Suite 8 (IBM MAS 8). Each session of...
Mar 22, 2021 | News, TRM Blog
Last updated 4.13.21 Is Rules Manager considered a customization? ANSWER: Yes. Do the MAS upgrades have to be done in a new image? ANSWER: Yes. Is the Lockout Tagout Module from TRM considered a customization? ANSWER: Yes. Is it possible to upgrade to MAS and still...
Mar 16, 2021 | News, TRM Blog
What’s All the Buzz About? There is a lot of buzz surrounding the release of IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) version 8. This integrated suite of applications includes Manage (EAM) which most of us know as Maximo, plus Monitor, Health, Predict, Mobile, and a...
Feb 23, 2021 | News, TRM Blog
IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) Architecture No matter the size of your business, software application technology has an impact on the scope of what you deliver to your workforce and of course the costs to do so. Application containerization is making inroads...
Feb 1, 2021 | News, TRM Blog
…and what do they mean for Maximo Developers, Operations, and End Users? Let’s start with a disclaimer: This article is not going to be an exhaustive dissertation on Kubernetes and application containerization. There is so much available on the internet...
Jan 22, 2021 | News, TRM Blog
Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) is the act of performing and making decisions about asset maintenance based upon the condition (current and possibly future) of the assets. It may also include the monitoring of the assets via technology or manual data collection...
Jan 20, 2021 | News, TRM Blog
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Abraham Lincoln IBM has released the latest update to its Maximo Enterprise Asset Management Solution, now known as the IBM Maximo Application Suite v8.0, or MAS...
Jan 14, 2021 | News, TRM Blog
John Q. Todd, PMP, Asset Management Consultant at Total Resource Management Assuming you have a careful plan or method in place for your preventive maintenance activities, below are a few tips to foster success. Tip #1: Be Goal Oriented Given that the...
Nov 19, 2020 | News, TRM Blog
In light of ongoing safety concerns, TRM’s annual DCMUG event has been postponed until 2021. We look forward to networking with Maximo professionals in the mid-Atlantic area, in safety and...
Oct 21, 2020 | News, TRM Blog
Why is it so Difficult to Get IoT Data Into Your CMMS/EAM to Aide with Performance/Reliability Improvement and Condition-based Maintenance? Scott Stukel, CMRP, Director of Asset Management and Reliability at Total Resource Management When I was a Mechanical...
Oct 8, 2020 | News, TRM Blog
Scott Stukel, CMRP, Director of Asset Management and Reliability at Total Resource Management Times have certainly changed. It seems like soooo long ago that we could walk out into the plant and physically have a look at a piece of equipment. Nowadays many...