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It’s been a while since SOMAX has posted to our blog and we wanted to say that we are still here! If you’ve ever been a maintenance manager, or worked …

No matter your industry, no matter your company, no matter your size, if you have computers, you likely have an IT department. You know, those protectors of the passwords, doormen …

Change is one of those inevitable facts of life. Things change, people change, everything changes, well, everything except your CMMS. Day after day your valuable system sits there performing the …

Spare parts, rebuilt parts, broken parts, returns, warranties, stock parts, non-stock parts, part checkout, part return, lost parts, labels, counts...and that's just the start of a list encompassing everything about …

Rules, they're everywhere, and they're pretty impossible to get away from. Usually they serve a very important purpose, to keep you or others around you safe. We've all heard things …

Everyone has expectations. whether they're about your food, your life, or your maintenance software, we all have them. Sometimes these expectation are right on the nose with reality, and sometimes …

We like to talk about the Internet of Things and its effect on maintenance management and maintenance management software a lot, seriously, a lot. We love to talk about it …

Anyone that works in maintenance management knows that life can get very interesting, very quickly. Between balancing budgets, scheduling employees, maintaining parts and inventory, and actually keeping your equipment functional …

Sports, most of us love sports. It doesn't matter which sport; it could be football, basketball, baseball, hockey, swimming, or ping-pong, most Americans just love sports. Coincidentally, we also love …

"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one..." Words of the immortal John Lennon ring true in so many ways, and the advancement of software is …