Monday 26 May 2014

HOW DOES A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SPFTWARE BENEFIT BUSINESSES??

Preventive Maintenance acts as an insurance for companies, protecting their mission-critical IT infrastructure and IT assets against any sudden failures or breakdown. With the help of distinct Preventive Maintenance Software and the comprehensive Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), the overall process of maintenance has become more efficient and organized. Facility maintenance organizations utilize CMMS to manage, record, and rectify routine operations. Use of this system provides numerous benefits, however, few of them related to preventive maintenance of an IT infrastructure are explained below -

A. Enhanced workflows – By implementing this system, a company experience well-optimized maintenance process with maximum efficiency. Moreover, many critical tasks can be automated to ensure smooth functioning by generating work-orders on a timely basis.

B. Superior asset management - With CMMS, organizations can keep a track of all-tangibles and intangible assets including buildings, computing systems, equipment, storage systems, lift equipment, vehicles and more. It allows companies to maintain detailed service records and every information pertaining to assets in an easy way.

C. Better Communication - It facilitates better communication within the company, since the maintenance can be better-scheduled and higher-level employees i.e. managers can be alerted about it in advance, so that they can plan the work accordingly. In addition, centralized service schedules and alerts can also be used to ensure all employees are informed prior and have fair idea about which assets need servicing and when.

D. Minimum Downtime - Preventive maintenance ensures companies can drive best performance from their equipment. With preventive maintenance software, companies can ensure regular check-ups and periodic scheduling can be done. This helps to reduce equipment downtime, as there will be least chances of equipment break down or failure. 

E. Reduced Costs – The CMMS software is highly advanced, possess the ability to prevent failures, need of repairs and equipment replacements. Since the entire IT infrastructure is serviced as per the requirement and fine-tuned to maintain optimal performance, this translates into reduced maintenance and overall costs. In addition, it help companies to take smarter purchase decision as detailed information generated by CMMS system comes handy allowing to determine the exact cost of ownership and thus guiding in making a smarter purchase decision.

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