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Preface

This book is a guide to assist those interested in implementing Maximo Asset
Management Essentials. It provides general information about the offering and
overviews the planning, installation and initial configuration processes.

An entry-level member of the IBM Maximo Asset Management product family,
Essentials, is ideal for smaller organizations that require a subset of the
extensive range of features in the IBM Maximo Asset Management Product

With Essentials, smaller organizations can take advantage of proven Maximo
Asset Management technology, while also enjoying cost savings.

IBM Maximo Asset Management Essentials enables smaller organizations and
departments to organize, track, and manage their asset and work management
processes, and to implement a maintenance regimen based on industry-leading
technology and best practices.

IBM Maximo Asset Management Essentials is an integrated solution for all
assets. It helps eliminate paper- and spreadsheet-based processes and custom
applications by standardizing on the Maximo unified platform.

Unlike competing solutions that are unable to grow with your organization, forcing
you to throw away your initial expenditure, Essentials allows you to build on your
Maximo investment by leveraging Maximo’s scalable architecture. Maximo Asset
Management Essentials can grow with your company so you can continue to
manage all asset classes and work tasks from a single, unified platform.

The team that wrote this book

This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working
at the International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center.