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Keep up-to-date on the latest maintenance, work order and CMMS news and ideas as well as practical tips from our expert staff and contributors.
From Spreadsheets to Software: A Step-by-Step Guide to Migrating to CMMS
For years, spreadsheets have been the go-to tool for managing maintenance tasks. They’re familiar, flexible, and easy to set up. But as operations grow, spreadsheets start showing their limits. It could be missed work orders, outdated asset data, version confusion, or hours lost chasing information.
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Introducing Maintainly’s Brand-New UI: Faster, Cleaner, and Built for the Future
Maintainly’s brand-new UI is here! Enjoy a cleaner, faster interface with smarter workflows and the foundation for exciting future CMMS features.
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Manufacturing Floor to Office: How CMMS Supports Cross-Functional Teams
No team works in isolation. What happens on the production floor directly affects planning, procurement, quality, HR, finance, and customer delivery.
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Why CMMS Adoption Fails and How to Ensure a Smooth Roll-Out
You’ve heard the promises: better preventive maintenance, fewer breakdowns, smooth work order flow, accurate asset history, and data you can finally trust. But how do you make the rollout a success?
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Budgeting & ROI: Calculating the Financial Benefits of CMMS Implementation
Whether you’re maintaining manufacturing equipment, facilities, fleets, hotels or property assets, the way you maintain them directly affects productivity, safety, and profitability. Yet one of the most common questions we hear from maintenance leaders is "How do I justify the cost of CMMS as an essential tool?"
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Church Facility Maintenance Checklist: Complete Guide for Worship Centers
A comprehensive maintenance checklist for churches covering HVAC, plumbing, electrical, grounds, and safety systems. Organized by frequency to help ministry teams stay ahead of repairs and keep facilities ready for worship.
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For Small & Medium Business CMMS, Maintainly is the Top Choice for 2026
We review a handful of the top CMMS options you’ll see on shortlists in 2026 and explain why, for teams in the sweet spot of 5–50 regular users, Maintainly is the best choice: fast onboarding, low friction for adopters, and pricing that scales sensibly for small & mid-sized companies.
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Future Trends in Maintenance Management: What's Next for CMMS Software?
Maintenance management is changing faster than ever. With new technologies, smarter equipment, tighter budgets, and higher expectations for uptime, maintenance teams are rethinking how they work. And at the center of all this change is CMMS software - once a clunky, confusing tool, now becoming the backbone of modern operations.
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Q&A with Patrick O’Meara, Founder of Maintainly: Rethinking CMMS for Modern Maintenance Teams
We sat down with Maintainly founder Patrick O’Meara to talk about how the platform started, what makes it different, and how it’s helping organizations bring preventive maintenance and asset management into the modern age.
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The Science Behind Mobile CMMS Software: How It Tracks Equipment in Real Time
We all know how a little downtime can affect certain industries like manufacturing, healthcare, and IT, as even a 5s downtime can cost a lot. So, it’s very important to have the ability to monitor and maintain equipment efficiently.
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