| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Energy, Utilities & Resources, Mobility, Research, Service, Strategy
The 4 trends lighting up the energy & utilities industry in 2017
2017 energy & utilities industry predictions

Changes in consumer demand and new opportunities in renewable energy production are leading energy companies to invest in alternative sources,…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Strategy
Bridging the skills gap and creating new services – key success factors for manufacturers 2017
manufacturing industry predictions

Bridging the skills gap and boosting services will be top priorities for manufacturers in 2017. And IoT? Today, 50% of…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Strategy
An industry in flux: 3 key trends hitting the defense industry in 2017
2017 defense industry trends

A new wave of technologies and an increase in cyber-based attacks are forcing the defense industry to adapt. While defense…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Automotive, Business Agility, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
Less weight, more power—the race for lighter materials
new automotive manufacturing processes

Now that the 2016 season is over, it’s time to talk a little bit about Formula 1® . Formula One…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Energy, Utilities & Resources, Finance, Mobility, Supply Chain
Delivering efficiency improvements through GIS integration – The story continues.
Delivering efficiency improvements through GIS integration – The story continues.

Earlier, I had blogged about how the investments and efforts we’d made into our GIS integration. And, these investments are…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Business Agility, Strategy
IFS acquires Mxi Technologies Ltd.
IFS Mxi

Today IFS announced the acquisition of Mxi Technologies Ltd., a market leader in the Aviation Maintenance Software (AMS) sector. By…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Research, Service
3 ways the changing field service management landscape is powering servitization
3 ways the changing field service management landscape is powering servitization

On the heels of being shortlisted for Field Service Management by Constellation Research, we explore how field service management has…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Automotive, Business Technology, Strategy, Supply Chain
Go with the flow in the automotive industry
Les trois tendances disruptives de l’industrie automobile en 2018

Few industries have optimized their business processes to the same extent as the automotive industry. Based on the recommendations of…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Technology, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Strategy
Do you want to boost your productivity by 30%?
Advanced analytics for industrial manufacturing

I hope that the answer to this question is “Yes!” You may be wondering how this is possible and the…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Business Technology, Digital Transformation, Oil & Gas, Strategy
Turn yourself into a believer of advanced analytics for oil and gas
Turn yourself into a believer of advanced analytics for oil and gas

Advancements to analytics are making it possible for oil and gas companies to operate like never before. Picture yourself knowing…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Technology, Digital Transformation, Research, Service, Strategy
3 tips for field service organizations looking to capitalize on analytics in the age of digital transformation
Advanced Analytics for the Service Industry

When used in the right way, data collection and analytics can optimize operations and enhance service delivery to deliver a…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Retail, Strategy
Omni-channel: A question of “How?”
Omni-channel: A question of “How?”

For retailers, being able to deliver, and keep delivering, is at the heart of omni-channel success. But delivering has never…

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