Maintenance & Operations
Thought Leadership
CMMS and Cybersecurity: Strengthening Your Defense in Industry
The Case for Security Would you be comfortable knowing that complete strangers were wandering around your yard and inside your house? Most of us would say, “No way!”, even if we trust that most people don’t have malicious intent. We...
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5 Tips for Transitioning from a Maintenance Paper Trail to a CMMS
5 minutes How can you move from paper to a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)? Use these five tips to make a smooth transition for more efficient...
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How Many Maintenance Staff or Custodians or Grounds Personnel Should I Have Per Square Foot?
3 minutes Q: How many maintenance staff, custodians or grounds personnel should I have per square foot? This is one of the most common questions I have heard...
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4 Steps to Ask for More Budget
3 minutes Addressing facilities conditions to help improve student performance and behavior is a major challenge (and opportunity) for facilities and education...
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Communication Tips for the Rollout of New Software
5 minutes In working with thousands of clients transition into a new software solution, we have learned (admittedly, sometimes the hard way) a few do’s and do...
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5 Tips to Successfully Implement an Operations Management Solution
3 minutes At Brightly, we’ve had the pleasure of onboarding many of our new clients. These early conversations are often filled with excitement and fascination...
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How does your school's physical environment affect students?
3 minutes Student achievement is often purely looked at from the perspective of the strength of the curriculum and the quality of the teachers. However, study...
How to protect your operations budget during inflation
In times of inflation, smart technology can help maximize budgets (including help with grant or funding requests) through more effective utility management, smart asset management, and reduced long-term or emergency costs from preventive maintenance.
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Do You Have an Identification System or Approach for Numbering Equipment?
3 minutes Q: Does anyone have an equipment numbering system that they can recommend to me? I'd like to set up a system that will work for the folks in the...
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High education costs? Smart asset and energy management can lower the energy bill
3 minutes Educational administrators are all too familiar with the increasing expenses associated with keeping schools open and running smoothly. From...