Read the latest business technology blog posts from IFS industry experts here. These authors understand the ins and outs of business technology and where it’s heading. Discover what IFS has to offer for enterprise technology solutions.

| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Energy, Utilities & Resources, Research, Strategy, Supply Chain
The UK Smart Meter Programme: Meeting the challenges in an evolving market
The UK Smart Meter Programme: Meeting the challenges in an evolving market

In the UK, our government has told energy suppliers that they must install smart gas and electricity meters in every…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Finance, Strategy
6 business benefits of Blockchain
6 business benefits of Blockchain

Blockchain was born to provide legitimacy to its Bitcoin master after the financial cataclysm of 2008. At its heart is…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Events, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing
Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems drives economic value for industry
IIoT

Enjoying a front row seat as the industrial internet of things (IIoT) turns into a practical reality via tech transfer….

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Service
Field service management software: what it’s like post-implementation
Field service management software post-implementation

Study offers a peek behind the kimono of post-implementation reality. Nothing is ever as we think it’s going to be….

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Mobility
Is IT policy a speed bump on the way to EAM software mobility?
Is IT policy a speed bump on the way to EAM software mobility?

What is keeping you from the benefits of mobile enterprise asset management in your plant? As Plant Services magazine contributor…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Mobility, Service, Strategy
How to use workforce management software to operate at your best
La servicisation, le modèle pour tirer son épingle du jeu dans un contexte concurrentiel

Technology is a great enabler for growing businesses. It helps break down barriers, which allow companies to compete on levels…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Digital Transformation, Oil & Gas, Research, Service, Strategy
The servitization of the oil and gas service industry
The servitization of the oil and gas service industry

Oil and gas organizations are embracing servitization and leveraging technology to increase profit margins and core service offerings. In general,…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Digital Transformation, Mobility, Service
The “5 Ps” of service management
preventative maintenance software

Every business and industry love using abbreviations and acronyms. Some are more memorable than others are, and there is one…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Automotive, Business Technology, Events, Strategy
Q&A with Stefan Issing: How automotive companies are managing IoT
Q&A with Stefan Issing: How automotive companies are managing IoT

Stefan Issing, Global Automotive Industry Director at IFS, answers questions from Automotive Industry Magazine on “ERP systems in IoT environments”…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Research, Strategy
Data scientists: the who, why and how
Data scientists: the who, why and how

Not enough is currently being done to create and nurture the talents required to create a pool of data scientists….

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Technology, Mobility, Service, Strategy
Unstick your technician: 3 easy steps to simplify your technician’s life so they’re more productive
mobile applications for field service management

A mobile application that’s configured to your business needs may be exactly what your field technicians need so that they’re…

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| | Estimated reading time: 1 minute | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Oil & Gas, Strategy
Are you ready for APM?
offshore maintenance

What is it really about? Getting on the bandwagon or actually optimizing operational performance? Asset performance management (APM) has become…

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