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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: 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 | Digital Transformation, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Research, Strategy
Advanced analytics and digital transformation – is this a game changer for the construction and infrastructure industry?
Advanced analytics and digital transformation – is this a game changer for the construction and infrastructure industry?

87% of enterprises believed that big data/analytics will change the competitive landscape of their industries within three years. The data-driven,…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Research
IFS and 80+ universities join forces to boost tech interest with the next generation
IFS Education Program

Market dynamics and disruptive technologies may be what you think threatens your business model, but a lack of competence is…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Asset Intensive, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Oil & Gas, Research
Predictive Maintenance – What’s stopping us? [Part 1]
Predictive Maintenance in Oil & Gas

When hype meets reality – that’s when we all need to listen! Working in the software industry, you are constantly…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Finance, IFS Applications, Research
Through the lens of an intern

Real life work experience may seem frightening, especially in combination with a new country and culture. However, with IFS at…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Research
Changing perceptions: why now is the time for the construction industry to embrace change

At the end of 2015, IFS carried out a global survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers from companies in…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Research, Strategy
Manufacturing industry — change is the only constant
Asset Management

At the end of 2015, IFS carried out a global survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers from companies in…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Research, Retail
Retail industry — a change would do you good

IFS recently carried out a global survey of over 1,000 IT decision makers from companies in 12 countries. The survey aimed…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, IFS Labs, Mobility, Research
Talking hands-free with your enterprise software from your car
Talk hands free

I have been in the enterprise software business for almost 20 years where the dominant user interaction has been through…

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European Service Organizations Focusing On Better Field Service KPIs

Metrics. We are all familiar with theories that people buy into, because they are compelling, believable, and supported with hard…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, IFS Labs, Mobility, Research, Strategy
The Making and Breaking of the Internet of Things
Industry 4.0

2014 will go down in history as the year when the Internet of Things (IoT) hype peaked. Thus the interesting question becomes what will happen next? Will IoT follow the usual pattern of a set-back due to overinflated expectations, only to return later as widely adopted part of our lives? Or will IoT be the exception that goes directly from hype to use?

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