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Explore insights, trends, and expert perspectives on IBM Maximo and enterprise asset management. The Naviam Blog is your hub for thought leadership, best practices, and innovation in EAM.

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IBM TechXChange - IBM watsonx Orchestrate

August 25, 2025

Japhia Loo

A few years ago, most enterprise AI tools were designed to assist users through rigid, rule-based flows. Their purpose was clear but limited: help users retrieve information or complete predefined tasks. However, the rapid evolution of large language models (LLMs) and orchestration frameworks has shifted the enterprise AI paradigm from reactive assistance to autonomous execution.

Streamlining Building Maintenance in MAS: The Power of Naviam’s SFG20 Integration

August 21, 2025

Kevin St-Claire

In the ever evolving world of facilities management, staying compliant, efficient, and proactive is more critical than ever. As buildings become smarter and regulations more stringent, the tools we use to manage them must evolve too. Enter Naviam’s Facilities-iQ Connector, a powerful integration with SFG20, designed to revolutionize how organizations handle building maintenance within IBM’s Maximo Application Suite (MAS) Manage

Transforming Asset Management with IBM's Maximo Visual Inspection (MVI)

August 19, 2025

Michael Rawlinson

In the ever-evolving landscape of asset management and maintenance, the integration of advanced technologies is not just a trend but a necessity. One such groundbreaking innovation is IBM's MVI, part of the Maximo Application Suite.

MAS 9.1 and the Java 17 Transition: What IT and Operations Admins Need to Know

August 15, 2025

Erin Pierce

When IBM released Maximo Application Suite (MAS) 9.1 in June 2025, most of the headlines went to AI-powered assistants, mobile app enhancements, and expanded integration capabilities. But under the hood, one change stands out for IT and operations teams: the shift from Java 11 to Java 17.

What Can AI Do? IBM – Agentic AI Workshop

July 28, 2025

Japhia Loo

AI has taken the world by storm, and businesses are racing to find meaningful ways to harness its power. With new tools and capabilities emerging almost daily, keeping up with the pace of innovation is both a challenge and a necessity. Earlier this year, IBM held an Agentic AI Roundtable in Bracknell, presenting concepts, demos, and use-cases reflective of how Agentic AI is poised to reshape the way we build intelligent applications.

End of Support is Coming: Is It Time to Migrate to MAS?

July 23, 2025

Erin Pierce

IBM has announced that support for Maximo 7.6.1.x will end on September 30, 2025, marking a significant shift in the enterprise asset management (EAM) landscape. For organizations still relying on legacy versions of Maximo, this is more than just a routine update—it’s a decision point. You can stay on your legacy system with extended support or make the strategic leap to IBM’s modern EAM platform: Maximo Application Suite (MAS).

Job Plan Automation - Watsonx

July 16, 2025

Japhia Loo

The system utilizes IBM watsonx.ai’s suite of tools to generate and optimize job plans within IBM Maximo. The system ingests large volumes of unstructured operational data - such as equipment manuals, technician notes, and maintenance records - and use this data to recommend or create detailed, context-aware job plans.

Containerizing the BIRT Development Environment for Maximo Manage

July 14, 2025

Chris Brown

As Maximo Manage evolves into a container-native platform, many of its supporting tools and development workflows are still tied to legacy technologies. One such tool is BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools), which remains a core part of Maximo’s reporting capabilities—but it comes with some serious baggage.

Maximo AI Agent

July 9, 2025

Japhia Loo

The Conversational AI Agent centers around a base agent architecture and interacts with IBM Maximo systems through natural language. Each agent has a specific name, defined purpose, prompt templates, access to external tools, and is powered by a Large Language Model (LLM) via LangGraph, LangChain and watsonx.ai.

IBM Maximo on AWS: Choosing the Right AWS Offering

July 2, 2025

Erin Pierce

Modernizing enterprise asset management (EAM) is critical for organizations striving to improve asset performance, reduce downtime, and stay competitive. Deploying Maximo Application Suite (MAS) on Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides the scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency needed for this transformation.

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