Service is part of an $18 billion massive global industry where technology is the spark and people are the glue. We are the customer experience economy with data the next currency, but it is what people spend on services that drive our economies. And it is the consumers who are increasingly demanding more – and…
Last night my Tesla upgraded itself to a new software version. Apparently, it can now warn you if you’re going to run a stop sign and the automatic lane change is more “aggressive”. It got me thinking about software upgrades in general. We all experience upgrades on our computers and our phones. It’s pretty cool…
Every year, Santa embarks on an impossible mission! There’s nothing more challenging than delivering presents to all the children of the world in a single night, and even Santa could use a little technological backup. Fortunately for Santa, IFS is built for the challengers! IFS offers industry-leading planning and scheduling optimization, so charting the most…
Process Manufacturing, Product Estimate Management and Project Deliverables are examples of major investment areas in IFS Applications 10. Hundreds of customers have already decided to upgrade to ‘Apps 10’ to benefit from technical and functional advancements. This blog will cover reasons to upgrade to IFS Applications 10. First, it’s important to highlight the benefits of…
It won’t surprise you if I confess that I’m no technologist. Human Resources (HR) is definitely my passion. But when my colleagues took to the stage at our World Conference in Boston in October to share their honest stories about moving our company over to the latest version of our own software – I just…
As field service technicians are asked to fix increasingly complex problems, they have to draw much more frequently on external resources in order to successfully resolve those issues. IFS Labs, the innovation arm of IFS R&D, and Zebra Technologies, a leader in solutions that intelligently connect people, assets and data, are engaging in a strategic…
Companies in our industry right now are working very hard to prove that they have successfully integrated technologies like the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) into their enterprise software products. As I described during this interview with Silicon Angle’s TheCube at our World Conference in October, what actually makes these transformational technologies valuable is the simple application program interface (API). While there’s…
ARC Advisory Group again reveals IFS as the top Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software vendor in the aerospace and defense sector by market share for the 11th year. In a highly competitive marketplace, just why has IFS maintained this dominance? In the complex A&D setting, the requirement for companies to maximize visibility to effectively manage…
IFS is uniquely positioned in our ability to support a wide range of use cases across the telecommunications industry. Our expertise in manufacturing, asset management and service enables us to solve a number of challenges companies in this industry are facing. In this blog, I will highlight some of our customers operating within this industry. Manufacturing and Servicing state of the…
What is the true value of ERP for Manufacturers? If you’re familiar with IFS, you’ll hopefully know that we are deeply driven by the goal of bringing our customers significant and measurable business value with our enterprise solutions. To validate and express this value, we recently engaged with IDC and asked them to carry out…
