Orange County Container Group implemented eMaint X3, a computerized maintenance management system, to track inventory across multiple locations. This resulted in over $3 million in annual savings through reductions in overtime, next day air freight charges, waste spoilage, and downtime. The implementation involved a team effort across various departments. Training resources from eMaint helped ensure successful adoption of the new system.
1) The audit found that user ID creation dates were not properly recorded in the ID record book at the Jeram Post Office, which does not comply with established procedures.
2) Recommendations included issuing warning letters to non-compliant staff and ensuring effective mechanisms are in place for all staff to understand and follow daily operating procedures.
3) HQ acknowledged the non-compliance and took actions including issuing reminder and show cause letters, recording issues in the post office logging system, and updating responsibilities of supervisory roles. Updates to the upcoming IT system were also noted to help address the issues.
Teledata Marine Solutions introduces two new offerings: the world's first maritime IT consulting service and the world's first holistic maritime training platform. The consulting service will help maritime companies lower costs through IT solutions while the training platform provides a large online library of courses to improve safety, operations and business skills for ship and office personnel. The launch establishes Teledata as a leader in maritime software and services in the Asia-Pacific region.
This document provides an update on the Navy's Personnel/Pay Modernization efforts. It discusses the history of failed modernization attempts and the current strategy to improve personnel and pay systems through a staged approach using the NSIPS platform. Stage 1 focuses on reducing complexity and increasing audit readiness. Stage 2 improves quality of personnel services. Stage 3 enhances decision making. Key initiatives include transitioning labor-intensive functions to NSIPS, reengineering processes, and establishing an authoritative data environment. Training and addressing financial/audit issues are also priorities. The timeline outlines FY13-14 projects and business process evaluations and requirements. Input is sought on targeting the right areas for most significant improvement.
This document discusses factors to consider when selecting a backup data center location and designing its infrastructure. Primary location criteria include being outside of disaster risk zones, a sufficient distance from the primary center, and access to redundant utilities and transportation. Secondary criteria for the building focus on its structure, capacity for expansion, and environmental monitoring systems. The document emphasizes selecting locations that minimize risks from natural disasters, industrial hazards, and infrastructure disruptions.
Sask 3.0 Summit -Seeing the Meaning, IBM R. LoeppSaskSummit
Citizens are placing increasing demands on governments to innovate and provide services more efficiently. The document outlines lessons learned from over 2,000 smart government projects that show what is possible through capturing data, coordinating resources, and anticipating problems. Examples include using data analytics to reduce crime rates and optimize maintenance schedules. The key is moving beyond individual departments to a holistic smart government approach that engages citizens.
This document summarizes the benefits provided by 2plan to financial advisers, including business hardware and software, initial and ongoing training, regulatory and compliance support, electronic business processes, and inclusion of various fees. Advisers also receive a dedicated recruitment director, induction course, and bespoke personal websites.
Sherm is a safety, health and environment risk management software solution created by Safety for Life to reduce the administrative burden of managing SHE risk management systems. It was developed based on experiences managing paper-based systems across multiple sites, which involved significant time, administration and manual data entry. Sherm provides modules for compliance, competence and reliability and aims to help organizations maintain compliance, develop workforce competence, effectively manage risk and more.
1) The audit found that user ID creation dates were not properly recorded in the ID record book at the Jeram Post Office, which does not comply with established procedures.
2) Recommendations included issuing warning letters to non-compliant staff and ensuring effective mechanisms are in place for all staff to understand and follow daily operating procedures.
3) HQ acknowledged the non-compliance and took actions including issuing reminder and show cause letters, recording issues in the post office logging system, and updating responsibilities of supervisory roles. Updates to the upcoming IT system were also noted to help address the issues.
Teledata Marine Solutions introduces two new offerings: the world's first maritime IT consulting service and the world's first holistic maritime training platform. The consulting service will help maritime companies lower costs through IT solutions while the training platform provides a large online library of courses to improve safety, operations and business skills for ship and office personnel. The launch establishes Teledata as a leader in maritime software and services in the Asia-Pacific region.
This document provides an update on the Navy's Personnel/Pay Modernization efforts. It discusses the history of failed modernization attempts and the current strategy to improve personnel and pay systems through a staged approach using the NSIPS platform. Stage 1 focuses on reducing complexity and increasing audit readiness. Stage 2 improves quality of personnel services. Stage 3 enhances decision making. Key initiatives include transitioning labor-intensive functions to NSIPS, reengineering processes, and establishing an authoritative data environment. Training and addressing financial/audit issues are also priorities. The timeline outlines FY13-14 projects and business process evaluations and requirements. Input is sought on targeting the right areas for most significant improvement.
This document discusses factors to consider when selecting a backup data center location and designing its infrastructure. Primary location criteria include being outside of disaster risk zones, a sufficient distance from the primary center, and access to redundant utilities and transportation. Secondary criteria for the building focus on its structure, capacity for expansion, and environmental monitoring systems. The document emphasizes selecting locations that minimize risks from natural disasters, industrial hazards, and infrastructure disruptions.
Sask 3.0 Summit -Seeing the Meaning, IBM R. LoeppSaskSummit
Citizens are placing increasing demands on governments to innovate and provide services more efficiently. The document outlines lessons learned from over 2,000 smart government projects that show what is possible through capturing data, coordinating resources, and anticipating problems. Examples include using data analytics to reduce crime rates and optimize maintenance schedules. The key is moving beyond individual departments to a holistic smart government approach that engages citizens.
This document summarizes the benefits provided by 2plan to financial advisers, including business hardware and software, initial and ongoing training, regulatory and compliance support, electronic business processes, and inclusion of various fees. Advisers also receive a dedicated recruitment director, induction course, and bespoke personal websites.
Sherm is a safety, health and environment risk management software solution created by Safety for Life to reduce the administrative burden of managing SHE risk management systems. It was developed based on experiences managing paper-based systems across multiple sites, which involved significant time, administration and manual data entry. Sherm provides modules for compliance, competence and reliability and aims to help organizations maintain compliance, develop workforce competence, effectively manage risk and more.
The World Conference on Disaster Management, Toronto, 2012. Presentation on hybrid cloud for one-click recovery by Quorum CEO Larry Lang.
http://tinyurl.com/WCDM2012Quorum
Visit for more details and webinar recording: http://bit.ly/frankenenergyforum
More than 100 Minnesota local government officials and business leaders gathered recently at the University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus--along with more than 50 on a live webinar--to talk about retrofitting buildings. The event was officially called the _Forum on Energy Savings: Retrofitting Programs for Minnesota Cities, Counties, and Businesses.
According to Senator Al Franken, who convened the event, renovating buildings to make them more energy-efficient--called retrofitting--saves money, improves real-estate values, strengthens our infrastructure--and could be the next big thing for Minnesota's economy. Energy-efficient retrofits will also create badly-needed jobs in both the construction and manufacturing industries.
Senator Al Franken joined with a number of Minnesota partners to hold this forum, including the Clean Energy Resource Teams, University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment, MN Chapter of the Energy Services Coalition, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Urban Land Institute, Minnesota Waste Wise, and the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Deputy Secretary Daniel B. Poneman with the U.S. Department of Energy was a guest speaker.
ATC Global 2012 - SESAR Forum - SESAR Releases - Florian Guillermet 21 viewsSESAR Joint Undertaking
The document discusses key challenges faced by airspace users and long-term ATM solutions brought by SESAR. It identifies congested networks, delays, cancellations, and rising costs as challenges. SESAR solutions in Release 1 aim to relieve capacity bottlenecks, reduce delays and cancellations, enable more fuel efficient flights, and reduce ANS charges through techniques like integrated arrival/departure management, ATFCM measures, approach procedures with vertical guidance, and remote towers. Results demonstrate benefits like decreased taxi times and improved predictability. SESAR continues to develop solutions to support performance improvement through future Releases.
The document summarizes security risks related to web applications and discusses how applications have become the main target of attacks. It notes that over 85% of scanned sites show vulnerabilities that can expose sensitive data and that costs of data breaches to enterprises can range from $90 to $305 per compromised record. The document advocates that application security needs to be addressed at the development stage rather than trying to bolt on security after applications are built.
HP provides an Application Security Center that offers solutions across the application lifecycle to help secure applications from development through production. The Center includes DevInspect for development, QAInspect for testing, and WebInspect for production assessments. These integrate with an Assessment Management Platform to manage security activities and compliance reporting across the enterprise. WebInspect in particular helps companies like JC Penney comply with PCI standards by automating web application security testing, reducing assessment time from weeks to hours.
This document discusses managing and mitigating risk in business. It notes that risks today include a growing amount of data and connected devices, emerging technologies, and a complex regulatory landscape. The key success factors for managing risk are to reduce the cost of security and resiliency, protect data and manage compliance, and secure the data center. IBM can help with risk management by ensuring business continuity, preempting risks while supporting goals, optimizing productivity, and providing efficiencies in compliance maintenance.
Smart Grid Operational Services: Utilities Mobile IT AdoptionCapgemini
Utilities companies are increasingly adopting mobile solutions to improve productivity, reduce costs, and streamline operations. Mobile technology allows work to be completed more efficiently in the field and facilitates the exchange of information between the office and field workers. Some key benefits of mobile technology include increased worker productivity, reduced costs through process improvements and inventory management, and improved decision-making through better access to up-to-date information. Utilities must select mobile solutions that are usable, integrated with their existing systems, and address their specific business needs to fully realize these benefits.
East Grand Forks Water and Light has implemented several "Smart Grid" technologies to help operate their electric grid more reliably and efficiently. They have a load management program that reduces peak demand by controlling customer loads. They also use SCADA to monitor and control their substations. An automated meter reading/infrastructure system allows remote reading of customer meters and two-way communication. While facing challenges around standards and vendor issues, they are expanding fiber networks and wireless connectivity to integrate more smart grid technologies in the future.
This document contains 4 case studies that describe how SMART invoicing, automatic estimated billing, a mobile phone repair solution, and workshop scheduling software helped various clients address challenges and improve processes. SMART invoicing automates invoicing and saves man hours. Automatic estimated billing eliminates manual data entry by customers submitting their own meter readings online. The mobile phone repair solution configured SMART to track repairs from receipt to dispatch. The workshop scheduling software removed the need for a person to manually schedule repairs and allocate jobs more efficiently.
Wade Howarth implemented a predictive maintenance strategy at Cargill's Vitamin E plant in Eddyville, Iowa based on asset management software. This has yielded hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings over three years through improved maintenance and decreased process variability. The software allows technicians to monitor 1500 instruments and control valves daily from a central location to schedule maintenance proactively. Issues are caught early before impacting quality or causing unplanned shutdowns. Having an asset manager fully utilize the software is key to its success.
1) ING was undergoing an extensive transformation program to modernize its legacy systems and improve technology. As part of this, over 160 of ING's systems still used the outdated PL/1 programming language on IBM mainframes.
2) SIG was hired to assess converting these PL/1 systems to Cobol. SIG's analysis found the conversion project would be too complex and risky, costing over 10 million euros.
3) Instead of full conversion, SIG recommended limiting scope and testing in stages. This led ING to migrate some processes and data to other applications, avoiding unnecessary conversion costs while still modernizing systems.
Utilities are looking to adopt mobile solutions to increase efficiency and productivity, improve decision making, and reduce costs. Capgemini developed a mobile solution for Hydro One Networks to automate the mass replacement of over 1.2 million electrical meters across Ontario. The mobile solution streamlined the meter replacement process, allowing installations to be completed same-day instead of taking 2-3 weeks. The solution provided significant cost savings by digitizing the end-to-end process and enabling real-time monitoring and issue resolution. Mobile technologies provide benefits like faster completion of repetitive tasks, two-way information exchange, and integration with existing enterprise systems. Utilities must select solutions that are easy to use, flexible, durable, and support future needs and technology
Why 24x7 monitoring is essential for large enterprise network management system? How to monitor distributed remote locations without losing the data or centralized visibility? How to scale without breaking the IT budget?
The document discusses the challenges of managing performance for modern web applications. It notes that traditional monitoring tools are inadequate as they do not measure from the user's perspective and cannot account for factors like third-party content and dynamic architectures. The document advocates for a new approach that directly measures response time at the browser level to provide accurate, correlated data across tiers. This real user monitoring allows teams to quickly triage issues, understand business impact, and optimize performance.
This document summarizes UPMC's submission for an award recognizing its implementation of an innovative warehouse solution using voice-directed picking technology. The technology addresses challenges including inefficiencies and errors from the previous paper-based picking system. Key leaders endorsed the initiative to improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance patient care. Early results four months after implementation included a 20% increase in productivity, 8% reduction in cost per pick, and decreased picking errors. Long-term benefits are expected in employee safety and morale, cost savings, reporting and customer service.
Monitoring and sustaining services: Lessons learned from WaterAid's post-impl...IRC
WaterAid Mozambique conducted post-implementation monitoring surveys (PIMS) from August to September 2012 to assess the sustainability of water and sanitation infrastructure projects. The PIMS utilized mobile data collection technology to survey households and infrastructure across multiple provinces. While the technology provided benefits like ease of use and real-time data review, there were also challenges with user familiarity, connectivity, and data management. WaterAid will use the PIMS results to inform programmatic decisions and integrate the monitoring system, and conduct a review of the information technology pilot phase.
This document discusses new diagnostic technologies being developed for next generation vehicles. It focuses on the Siemens EMU rail platform and efforts to build a new train for the UK market. The document outlines the goals of diagnosis from an operational and maintenance perspective. It also discusses using modern technologies like web-based management and diagnostics to give drivers and control centers better visibility into vehicle conditions.
This document discusses organizational changes WaterAid is making to improve the sustainability of its rural water programming. It launched a Sustainability Framework in 2011 and is using tools like workshops, analysis of project sites, and monitoring to help staff and partners systematically consider sustainability. In Mali, WaterAid is working with local governments and partners to conduct analysis of project sites, identify good models like one in Dandougou Fakala, and develop plans to address challenges like preventative maintenance and cost-sharing. The process has highlighted the need for aligned internal systems and dedicated champions to drive changes, while performance monitoring and critique will also be important to make sustainability an organic part of WaterAid's work.
Executive Primer on Business Continuity PlanningRickMark
The document discusses business continuity planning (BCP) and related IT considerations. It provides an example scenario of a company called ACME that suffers a disaster when its headquarters floods, destroying its on-site servers and backup tapes. This halts all operations and customer access. The summary describes how ACME could have better prepared through regular off-site backups, redundant systems, and testing emergency plans. Effective BCP and IT disaster recovery processes are important for companies to survive unforeseen disasters and interruptions.
"Enterprise applications support the daily operations of a business, which means that
they are vital to its ability to generate revenue and profit growth — and to account for
it. Whether those applications support a supply chain, general accounting, personnel
management, or customer relationship management, they must be available to end
users and must be accessible enough to create ""snapshots"" of the business on a
daily, hourly, or, in some cases, near-real-time basis."
The World Conference on Disaster Management, Toronto, 2012. Presentation on hybrid cloud for one-click recovery by Quorum CEO Larry Lang.
http://tinyurl.com/WCDM2012Quorum
Visit for more details and webinar recording: http://bit.ly/frankenenergyforum
More than 100 Minnesota local government officials and business leaders gathered recently at the University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus--along with more than 50 on a live webinar--to talk about retrofitting buildings. The event was officially called the _Forum on Energy Savings: Retrofitting Programs for Minnesota Cities, Counties, and Businesses.
According to Senator Al Franken, who convened the event, renovating buildings to make them more energy-efficient--called retrofitting--saves money, improves real-estate values, strengthens our infrastructure--and could be the next big thing for Minnesota's economy. Energy-efficient retrofits will also create badly-needed jobs in both the construction and manufacturing industries.
Senator Al Franken joined with a number of Minnesota partners to hold this forum, including the Clean Energy Resource Teams, University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment, MN Chapter of the Energy Services Coalition, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Urban Land Institute, Minnesota Waste Wise, and the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Deputy Secretary Daniel B. Poneman with the U.S. Department of Energy was a guest speaker.
ATC Global 2012 - SESAR Forum - SESAR Releases - Florian Guillermet 21 viewsSESAR Joint Undertaking
The document discusses key challenges faced by airspace users and long-term ATM solutions brought by SESAR. It identifies congested networks, delays, cancellations, and rising costs as challenges. SESAR solutions in Release 1 aim to relieve capacity bottlenecks, reduce delays and cancellations, enable more fuel efficient flights, and reduce ANS charges through techniques like integrated arrival/departure management, ATFCM measures, approach procedures with vertical guidance, and remote towers. Results demonstrate benefits like decreased taxi times and improved predictability. SESAR continues to develop solutions to support performance improvement through future Releases.
The document summarizes security risks related to web applications and discusses how applications have become the main target of attacks. It notes that over 85% of scanned sites show vulnerabilities that can expose sensitive data and that costs of data breaches to enterprises can range from $90 to $305 per compromised record. The document advocates that application security needs to be addressed at the development stage rather than trying to bolt on security after applications are built.
HP provides an Application Security Center that offers solutions across the application lifecycle to help secure applications from development through production. The Center includes DevInspect for development, QAInspect for testing, and WebInspect for production assessments. These integrate with an Assessment Management Platform to manage security activities and compliance reporting across the enterprise. WebInspect in particular helps companies like JC Penney comply with PCI standards by automating web application security testing, reducing assessment time from weeks to hours.
This document discusses managing and mitigating risk in business. It notes that risks today include a growing amount of data and connected devices, emerging technologies, and a complex regulatory landscape. The key success factors for managing risk are to reduce the cost of security and resiliency, protect data and manage compliance, and secure the data center. IBM can help with risk management by ensuring business continuity, preempting risks while supporting goals, optimizing productivity, and providing efficiencies in compliance maintenance.
Smart Grid Operational Services: Utilities Mobile IT AdoptionCapgemini
Utilities companies are increasingly adopting mobile solutions to improve productivity, reduce costs, and streamline operations. Mobile technology allows work to be completed more efficiently in the field and facilitates the exchange of information between the office and field workers. Some key benefits of mobile technology include increased worker productivity, reduced costs through process improvements and inventory management, and improved decision-making through better access to up-to-date information. Utilities must select mobile solutions that are usable, integrated with their existing systems, and address their specific business needs to fully realize these benefits.
East Grand Forks Water and Light has implemented several "Smart Grid" technologies to help operate their electric grid more reliably and efficiently. They have a load management program that reduces peak demand by controlling customer loads. They also use SCADA to monitor and control their substations. An automated meter reading/infrastructure system allows remote reading of customer meters and two-way communication. While facing challenges around standards and vendor issues, they are expanding fiber networks and wireless connectivity to integrate more smart grid technologies in the future.
This document contains 4 case studies that describe how SMART invoicing, automatic estimated billing, a mobile phone repair solution, and workshop scheduling software helped various clients address challenges and improve processes. SMART invoicing automates invoicing and saves man hours. Automatic estimated billing eliminates manual data entry by customers submitting their own meter readings online. The mobile phone repair solution configured SMART to track repairs from receipt to dispatch. The workshop scheduling software removed the need for a person to manually schedule repairs and allocate jobs more efficiently.
Wade Howarth implemented a predictive maintenance strategy at Cargill's Vitamin E plant in Eddyville, Iowa based on asset management software. This has yielded hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings over three years through improved maintenance and decreased process variability. The software allows technicians to monitor 1500 instruments and control valves daily from a central location to schedule maintenance proactively. Issues are caught early before impacting quality or causing unplanned shutdowns. Having an asset manager fully utilize the software is key to its success.
1) ING was undergoing an extensive transformation program to modernize its legacy systems and improve technology. As part of this, over 160 of ING's systems still used the outdated PL/1 programming language on IBM mainframes.
2) SIG was hired to assess converting these PL/1 systems to Cobol. SIG's analysis found the conversion project would be too complex and risky, costing over 10 million euros.
3) Instead of full conversion, SIG recommended limiting scope and testing in stages. This led ING to migrate some processes and data to other applications, avoiding unnecessary conversion costs while still modernizing systems.
Utilities are looking to adopt mobile solutions to increase efficiency and productivity, improve decision making, and reduce costs. Capgemini developed a mobile solution for Hydro One Networks to automate the mass replacement of over 1.2 million electrical meters across Ontario. The mobile solution streamlined the meter replacement process, allowing installations to be completed same-day instead of taking 2-3 weeks. The solution provided significant cost savings by digitizing the end-to-end process and enabling real-time monitoring and issue resolution. Mobile technologies provide benefits like faster completion of repetitive tasks, two-way information exchange, and integration with existing enterprise systems. Utilities must select solutions that are easy to use, flexible, durable, and support future needs and technology
Why 24x7 monitoring is essential for large enterprise network management system? How to monitor distributed remote locations without losing the data or centralized visibility? How to scale without breaking the IT budget?
The document discusses the challenges of managing performance for modern web applications. It notes that traditional monitoring tools are inadequate as they do not measure from the user's perspective and cannot account for factors like third-party content and dynamic architectures. The document advocates for a new approach that directly measures response time at the browser level to provide accurate, correlated data across tiers. This real user monitoring allows teams to quickly triage issues, understand business impact, and optimize performance.
This document summarizes UPMC's submission for an award recognizing its implementation of an innovative warehouse solution using voice-directed picking technology. The technology addresses challenges including inefficiencies and errors from the previous paper-based picking system. Key leaders endorsed the initiative to improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance patient care. Early results four months after implementation included a 20% increase in productivity, 8% reduction in cost per pick, and decreased picking errors. Long-term benefits are expected in employee safety and morale, cost savings, reporting and customer service.
Monitoring and sustaining services: Lessons learned from WaterAid's post-impl...IRC
WaterAid Mozambique conducted post-implementation monitoring surveys (PIMS) from August to September 2012 to assess the sustainability of water and sanitation infrastructure projects. The PIMS utilized mobile data collection technology to survey households and infrastructure across multiple provinces. While the technology provided benefits like ease of use and real-time data review, there were also challenges with user familiarity, connectivity, and data management. WaterAid will use the PIMS results to inform programmatic decisions and integrate the monitoring system, and conduct a review of the information technology pilot phase.
This document discusses new diagnostic technologies being developed for next generation vehicles. It focuses on the Siemens EMU rail platform and efforts to build a new train for the UK market. The document outlines the goals of diagnosis from an operational and maintenance perspective. It also discusses using modern technologies like web-based management and diagnostics to give drivers and control centers better visibility into vehicle conditions.
This document discusses organizational changes WaterAid is making to improve the sustainability of its rural water programming. It launched a Sustainability Framework in 2011 and is using tools like workshops, analysis of project sites, and monitoring to help staff and partners systematically consider sustainability. In Mali, WaterAid is working with local governments and partners to conduct analysis of project sites, identify good models like one in Dandougou Fakala, and develop plans to address challenges like preventative maintenance and cost-sharing. The process has highlighted the need for aligned internal systems and dedicated champions to drive changes, while performance monitoring and critique will also be important to make sustainability an organic part of WaterAid's work.
Executive Primer on Business Continuity PlanningRickMark
The document discusses business continuity planning (BCP) and related IT considerations. It provides an example scenario of a company called ACME that suffers a disaster when its headquarters floods, destroying its on-site servers and backup tapes. This halts all operations and customer access. The summary describes how ACME could have better prepared through regular off-site backups, redundant systems, and testing emergency plans. Effective BCP and IT disaster recovery processes are important for companies to survive unforeseen disasters and interruptions.
"Enterprise applications support the daily operations of a business, which means that
they are vital to its ability to generate revenue and profit growth — and to account for
it. Whether those applications support a supply chain, general accounting, personnel
management, or customer relationship management, they must be available to end
users and must be accessible enough to create ""snapshots"" of the business on a
daily, hourly, or, in some cases, near-real-time basis."
A large global financial services institution needed help managing petabytes of critical data across 50 datacenters worldwide after mergers resulted in disparate storage systems. IBM deployed its Storage Enterprise Resource Planner (SERP) software which provided centralized reporting on storage utilization, allocation, and costs. This helped the customer identify 11 petabytes of recoverable storage and reduce annual tier 1 storage spending from $120 million to $0. SERP gave leadership insight into storage usage by business unit and location to better plan infrastructure and recover storage costs.
The document describes a case study of a microfinance company that automated its loan disbursement process with Newgen's solutions. The company was processing a high volume of loan applications across multiple locations but faced challenges in scaling manually. Newgen redesigned the application form for optical scanning, automated document workflows, and integrated with the company's core system. This improved efficiency, visibility, and control over the loan disbursement process.
Securing & Asuring E Governance Servicessubramanian K
This document discusses securing and assuring eGovernance services. It provides an overview of relevant policy guidelines, standards, and frameworks. The key points are:
1. It outlines important NeGP policy guidelines related to identity and access management, information security, and baseline security requirements.
2. It discusses the need for an integrated security and cyber assurance framework to ensure requirements are specified, specifications are complied with, and users are satisfied.
3. Achieving quality in eGovernance requires ensuring best practices from international standards are followed in design and implementation of processes and services.
The document discusses breakthroughs in information technology that can make cities smarter. It describes how sensors, networks, and data analytics can provide insights that improve outcomes across various city systems, including transportation, energy, water, and public safety. The core idea is that digital and physical systems are converging, allowing cities to leverage data to develop insight and wisdom. Examples are provided of cities using these technologies to monitor infrastructure in real-time, predict problems, and better coordinate resources.
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CMMS helps organizations automate and streamline their maintenance management processes to meet compliance standards for quality, environmental, energy, risk management, food safety, and more. This infographic provides an overview of how to use the reporting, archiving and PM generation tools within CMMS to achieve compliance certification.
Benefits of Mobile Technology on Mission-Critical AssetseMaint Enterprises
The maintenance world is changing. Technicians no longer have to be tied to their desks -- they can now work smarter and faster using mobile devices in the field. Along with increasing efficiency, utilising mobile computerised maintenance management software (CMMS) helps organisations better manage maintenance on mission-critical assets by improving visibility to asset health and work performed, reducing downtime, providing real time updates and improving communication and safety. This presentation will cite industry research and case studies that detail the benefits and impact of adopting mobile CMMS technologies.
Explore the underlying principles that any organization can use to develop their own asset hierarchy. With the right asset hierarchy, an organization can endeavor to improve asset performance through such Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) activities as Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
Experts estimate that up to 80 percent of computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) implementations fail to meet expectations. Don't want to become part of this statistic? Follow these 10 steps to a successful CMMS implementation to ensure that yours is one of the success stories.
Wind energy has grown by 29.7% (on average) every year over the past decade, and if that exponential rate of growth continues, the US could derive 20% of its energy from wind by 2020.
Today in manufacturing, there in an untenable lack of skilled workers throughout manufacturing, and unlike the end of WWII, manufacturers are keenly seeking women to fill the gap.
Learn the importance of defining performance metrics and how you can utilize them in eMaint X3. Gil Acosta discusses which metrics are key measures of success for any maintenance operation, and how to determine which metrics are important for your organization. He then discusses how these measures can be derived from the data within your CMMS, and what types of data will drive performance and results.
Greg Perry, a consultant from eMaint, presented on how asset management systems can help drive operational excellence. He discussed that a CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) is software that tracks assets, work orders, parts, and other maintenance-related functions. It allows organizations to extend the life of assets, perform proactive maintenance, reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction and work processes, and meet regulatory standards. The presentation included case studies of different organizations that achieved benefits like increased visibility, accountability and productivity by implementing a CMMS.
Implementing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is an ongoing journey. Implementing the software is just one component. Workflow process development, standard operating procedure generation, establishing a team, training and process auditing are equally important aspects of the implementation process. These slides introduce the Top 10 Keys to Success in CMMS Implementation.
Thought you knew everything that went into the Super Bowl? Well think again! Here is an infographic with some fun maintenance facts we bet you never thought of.
This document discusses foundational data and data integrity for asset management systems. It defines foundational data as static information that uniquely describes elements in the system, like asset records, locations, bills of materials, and maintenance plans. Good foundational data has standardized taxonomies, specifications, and hierarchies to classify assets, parts, and other information. The document outlines why building foundational data ad hoc as problems arise is problematic and recommends taking a planned approach to data standardization, cleanup, and ongoing maintenance. It emphasizes that foundational data is a valuable corporate asset and key enabler for decision-making.
Realtec Community Services uses eMaintX3 CMMS to manage maintenance requests and tasks for Ford's Colony HOA. The prior Excel-based system was unwieldy and lacked detailed reporting. eMaintX3 CMMS allows Realtec to track recurring maintenance, resident requests, and provide automated reports to HOA committees. It has improved work order tracking and completion rates while decreasing response times to residents. The customizable work orders and reporting features enable Realtec to better serve the Ford's Colony community.
Clement Pappas (CPC), a subsidiary of Lassonde Industries and producer of juices, teas, and cranberry sauces, selected eMaint X3 to support its maintenance operations across multiple US locations. CPC sought to reduce costs while increasing uptime by 30% within two years through improved preventative maintenance. eMaint X3 allowed CPC to define PM procedures once and apply them to related assets, shorten implementation time to one month. The system established inventory levels, work orders, and reports to analyze repairs and optimize processes for compliance with food industry regulations.
Boyd Helm, Maintenance Manager at Cardinal Glass and eMaint X3 user, discusses how he utilized a CMMS, data, and teamwork to achieve an increase in profitability. In addition Boyd and his team reached the following results:
95% reduction in downtime
60% reduction in overtime
40% increase in daily production output
View the slides to take a closer look at how implementing a CMMS and following maintenance Best Practices can contribute to a profitability turnaround by increasing efficiencies.
Guy Delahay, Owner and Managing Partner at Mainnovation Inc., discusses building a winning maintenance strategy through the use of the Value Driven Maintenance methodology, a state of the art framework that calculates economic added value of maintenance using Net Present Value techniques and industry specific maintenance benchmarks. Organizations that have embraced this practice have been able to achieve impressive results including:
30% Uptime Improvement
50% Cost Reduction
40% lower MRO stock value
View the slides to understand the steps invloved in building a winning maintenance strategy, such as understanding your Dominant Value Driver, utilizing KPI's and benchmarking, implementing Maintenance Best Practices, and exploring Value Drive Maintenance.
In this webinar, Dennis Belanger, CMRP and Vice President of MRG, a Maintenance and Reliability Consulting and Engineering firm, shares the "Top 10 Best Maintenance Practices for Your CMMS" which are based on MRG's 25 years experience working with clients. A CMMS is just a tool, without designated procedures and administration, you will be unsuccessful with your implementation. No matter where you are in the CMMS process, the list below can help you get the most out of your CMMS:
1.Improve your practices
2.Define your processes in detail
3.Build high quality accurate data
4.Don't forget culture change
5.Don't take short cuts
6.Use spiral learning
7.System training vs. software training
8.Build a long term plan
9.Paper reduction does not equal admin reduction
10.Put someone in charge
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Infrastructure Challenges in Scaling RAG with Custom AI modelsZilliz
Building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems with open-source and custom AI models is a complex task. This talk explores the challenges in productionizing RAG systems, including retrieval performance, response synthesis, and evaluation. We’ll discuss how to leverage open-source models like text embeddings, language models, and custom fine-tuned models to enhance RAG performance. Additionally, we’ll cover how BentoML can help orchestrate and scale these AI components efficiently, ensuring seamless deployment and management of RAG systems in the cloud.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FME
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supp cMms Spanish/English product and customer support would be critical to en-
sure a successful implementation. For ISO compliance, Chant needed a
tive maintenance checklists are online, and inventory sharing is occurring
across multiple locations. As a result, next-day air freight charges have
computerized CMMS with security settings and the ability to limit rights by user. He also dropped by 70%, a savings in dollars equivalent to the annual wages of
maintenance sought cost-effective barcode integration and wanted to find a CMMS one mechanic. Chant is busy picking up the pennies and adding up the
management system that made it easy for IT and system administrators to configure settings. dollars. In fact, in terms of real money, OCCG “found” over $2 million in
The CMMS evaluation process began with the usual suspects: Oracle inventory (increasing their borrowing base), with one plant experiencing
and SAP. Both were quickly eliminated as they exceeded the budget and $1.3 million in savings in reduced maintenance costs, without increasing
were difficult for end users. Chant considered Datastream, but lack of downtime. Chant reports that on-time PM completions have improved
control over handheld device selection made this solution costly, and a to a stellar 99%, and standardized procedures have been implemented
cumbersome reporting interface was a deal-breaker. With budget top of across 14 locations. Downtime has decreased by 1%, which translates to
mind, Chant attended a free eMaint product demonstration and found $500,000 in annual savings. OCCG has further reduced waste spoilage
Orange County Container Group
the easy-to-use, web-based system promising enough to merit participat- from 13% to 9%, for an annual savings of $2 million. Suppliers are held
ing in a 30-day free trial. During the trial period, Chant determined that accountable in terms of both cost and availability, and overtime has been
reduced by ½ hour per technician per day,
an annual savings of $200,000.
Achieved Over $3 Million in Savings Chant credits the success of the CMMS
implementation and the subsequent sav-
ings to many factors, including a team ef-
With CMMS Implementation
fort involving maintenance, IT, account-
ing, auditors, suppliers, and production, all
dedicated to getting it right the first time,
along with a focus on up-front training fa-
cilitated by eMaint. He relies on the on-de-
mand training and workshops to keep the
momentum going, and he seeks advanced
Gene Pargas training as he continues to bring additional
plants and features online. Chant notes,
“We originally chose eMaint X3 strictly for
tracking inventory across multiple locations
and for its bilingual support. We soon real-
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Multi-million dollar n addressing the need to handle in- of inventory quantities at each site, so OCCG was unable to share inven-
ventory management at seven pro- tory between sites, resulting in increased downtime while waiting for
savings is big news duction plants in the U.S. and Mexico, inventory from a distant supplier. Finally, the pervasive inventory inac- Category Improvement Annual Savings
in any language. OCCG achieved significant savings curacies not only impacted their borrowing base, but also resulted in a
though changes such as a decrease in substandard on-time Overtime 1/2 hour a tech per day $200,000
When Orange Coun- overtime by half an hour each day and PM completion rate of
ty Container Group a 1% reduction in downtime. These 70%, along with exces- Next Day Air Freight Charges 70% $70,000
(OCCG) implement- numbers may not sound impressive, but sive overtime caused eMaint’s browser-based X3 CMMS solution would eas-
when applied across multiple techni- by manual paperwork. ily integrate with OCCG’s corporate systems, that it was Waste Spoilage 4% $2,000,000
ed eMaint X3 CMMS cians, assets, and locations, the savings Faced with a corpo- fully customizable, and that eMaint offered Spanish
(featuring bilingual increase exponentially. Bill Chant, Direc- rate cost-reduction ini- language customer support. It appeared eMaint would Downtime 1% $500,000
customer support) tor of Maintenance and Engineering at tiative and the need to also support their need for multi-location inventory
OCCG, likens the savings to picking pen- track over $6 million in sharing and ISO compliance. OCCG’s IT, maintenance, Highlighted Annual Savings $2,770,000
to track inventory nies up off the floor: while not terribly inventory across mul- and administrative staff were favorably impressed, and
across multiple loca- impressive at first blush, the pennies tiple locations, Chant Chant appreciated the on-demand training and work-
quickly turn into dollars; big dollars – knew a robust CMMS shops as an important implementation aid and ongoing training tool. ized there were additional gains to be made by utilizing other aspects of
tions, they found
over $3 million. Based on the many positives, eMaint X3 CMMS was selected for imple- the system; further the ease of IT integration has allowed us to quickly
substantial savings A veteran mainte- mentation at two pilot locations, City of Industry, CA and Tijuana, Mexico. leverage the system capabilities.” Current OCCG CMMS plans include the
in what initially nance professional with
Bill Chant credits the success of the CMMS With the original goal of tracking and improving multi-location inven- utilization of handheld devices and barcode integration, along with go-
looked like small 30 years of experience tory management, a concerted effort involving OCCG’s accounting and ing 100% paperless on PMs, with checklists accessed through work orders
in the corrugated paper implementation and the subsequent savings to many auditors was put toward accurately identifying inventory parts and costs. online. Chant looks forward to reporting on additional savings and im-
numbers. production and printing factors, including a team effort involving maintenance, A min/max program was established to facilitate reordering and the pro- provements as he further integrates eMaint CMMS into OCCG operations.
business, Chant ran his gram was configured so that every purchase order generates a work or-
own field service busi- IT, accounting, auditors, suppliers, and production, all der. With eMaint X3, OCCG was also able to maintain ISO compliance and
Gene Pargas leads the national and international business
ness for seven years before joining OCCG as Maintenance dedicated to getting it right the first time. Lean standards. To ensure a successful implementation, extensive on-site development efforts at eMaint Enterprises, LLC from the
Manager of Mexican operations, bringing online a facility training in English and Spanish was done utilizing eMaint’s bilingual sup- Marlton, NJ headquarters. A productivity expert, he has a
in Nogales, Mexico. Following a five-year stint as Mainte- port capabilities. The results and benefits were immediate, so much so passion for helping people and organizations to achieve
nance Manager at LA Corporation, where he implemented their CMMS was the answer. Other considerations included recent acquisitions that that corporate mandated a company-wide implementation of the appli- their performance goals. Gene served 9+ years in the U.S.
system, Chant returned to OCCG in 2009 as Director of Maintenance and lacked standardized procedures and employed multiple systems, and a cation for Inventory Control at each site and between sites. Navy, including Guided Missile Destroyers and the U.S.
Engineering. He needed to replace OCCG’s resident CMMS, Datastream’s need for bilingual training to support operations in Mexico. Multiple loca- Dept. of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Overseas So-
Today OCCG is using 80% of the eMaint system. Not only are all pur-
phisticated Technologies Division. He currently works with
MP2 system, which had poor mobile connection, resulting in mainte- tion inventory management and the ability to integrate with corporate chase orders entered into eMaint along with work orders for receiving executives to identify their CMMS requirements and plan for
nance workers often unable to enter information into the system as the accounting systems was essential, but Chant also wanted a web-based, parts, but also the system generates quotes for competitive bids from successful implementations. www.emaint.com
work was being done. Further, maintenance managers had poor visibility easy-to-use CMMS to ensure a higher adoption rate, and he knew that three suppliers, the Min/Max settings trigger parts reordering, all preven-
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