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Fixed asset management refers to the process of tracking, monitoring, and maintaining a company's physical assets throughout their lifecycle. [ View article → ](/articles/what-is-fixed-asset-management) July 6th, 2023 ![CMMS | A hierarchal structure of chess pieces](/img/containers/articles/cmms_asset_hierarchy_chess.jpg/9969f2df7ff85a5be841a7849f2ef3c7/cmms_asset_hierarchy_chess.jpg) ### Setting up an Asset Hierarchy - a Guide to Selecting Which Equipment to Include The exact make-up and format of an asset hierarchy will depend on many factors, such as the type of assets being tracked, their complexity in terms of sub-assets (child assets), the industry, as well as your company's maintenance management and reporting goals. [ View article → ](/articles/how-to-determine-what-equipment-should-be-tracked-when-setting-up-an-asset-hierarchy) July 6th, 2023 ![CMMS | Free on red background](/img/containers/articles/free_cmms.jpg/3b1323491ef6aac52a7e3029983ba97e/free_cmms.jpg) ### Free Maintenance Management Software: The Solution for SMBs? From small businesses and startups to larger organizations with simplified needs, such as a small number of assets or users, free maintenance management software offers an opportunity to get professional maintenance processes established, with a pathway to taking advantage of more advanced features in the future. [ View article → ](/articles/when-is-free-maintenance-management-software-actually-beneficial) June 15th, 2023 ![Young man looking at camera and holding paint sprayer wearing respirator](/img/containers/articles/paint_technician.jpg/3de38664017fae7a76b7f6dd5db047ac/paint_technician.jpg) ### Maintenance Management Software for SMB's - Five Key Considerations When considering a maintenance management system for smaller businesses, there are several important aspects to look for. We explore five important things for SMB's to look for when assessing maintenance management software. [ View article → ](/articles/maintenance-management-software-for-smb-s-five-key-considerations) June 8th, 2023 ![Modern software systems | CMMS](/img/containers/articles/modern-cmms-systems.jpg/02d8b633d5f80cecef88fb045c66d0f6/modern-cmms-systems.jpg) ### Embracing Modernity: The Advantages of Web-Based Maintenance Management Software over Legacy Options While older legacy maintenance management systems served their purpose in the past, the rise of modern web-based software has revolutionised the way companies approach maintenance. Modern web-based maintenance management software surpasses its legacy counterparts in terms of functionality, total cost of ownership, scalability, and cost-effectiveness, without the hangups. [ View article → ](/articles/embracing-modernity-the-advantages-of-web-based-maintenance-management-software-over-legacy-options) May 31st, 2023 ![Woman sitting with laptop on legs celebrating success with yellow background](/img/containers/articles/cmms_successful_user.jpg/2cf71bd8be677cc07bb8d1a7d9fde684/cmms_successful_user.jpg) ### Benefits of CMMS CMMS will aid and inform technicians out in the field, as well as decision makers, on maintenance work that has been done, will be done soon, or is planned to be done in the future. Broadly speaking, the benefits of CMMS can be broken down into three categories: management; visibility; and cost control. [ View article → ](/articles/benefits-of-cmms) May 18th, 2023 ![maintenance worker inspection on field of solar panels](/img/containers/articles/cmms_solar_panel_technician.jpg/894e038d069048fac6fe0ce9b3010253/cmms_solar_panel_technician.jpg) ### What is CMMS? A Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is a software solution that streamlines and automates maintenance management processes, including work orders, preventive maintenance, asset tracking, and inventory management, to optimize the efficiency and performance of organizational assets. But let's dig into the details... 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