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Author: TrueContext Editorial Team
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The ProntoForms SaaS security journey
Mobile app solutions are a key player in the shifting tech-enabled field service ecosystem. Despite the agility and optimization that come with switching to digital processes, many field service organizations perceive moving from paper to digital solutions as a relinquishing of data security. What’s preventing someone, anyone, from accessing, using, and disclosing sensitive ePHI or…
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Six steps to turn field service into a high-value profit center
The future is anyone’s guess. But as we enter a new decade, it’s clear that no matter what the future holds, predictive maintenance is definitely going to be a part of it. According to Service Council, 57% of field service leaders indicated remote service would increase in the coming year while 46% stated predictive alerts…
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Citizen developers are changing field service
How much do you know about the coding that goes into your laptop, mobile phone, or social networking platforms? If you’re not an IT person, chances are not very much. In work environments it’s the IT specialists — the technical engineers and programmers — who troubleshoot, innovate, and build department and enterprise-wide IT solutions. But…
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IT’s Role in Field Service is Changing: Gartner Conference Takeaways
Gartner’s 2019 Application Strategies & Solutions Summit brought application leaders, architects, development and integration professionals, and customer experience leaders under one roof. They discussed digital change, IT challenges, and the rising predominance of the low-code application platform (LCAP). These are the biggest things that we — a field-focused LCAP — took away from Gartner’s conference.…
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Best in Field — A holiday thank you
The holidays are a time for family. The holidays are a time to laugh, eat, share, and celebrate. The holidays are a time to reflect and be thankful for the things we take for granted — things like heat on a cold winter’s day, the freedom to come and go as we please, and good…
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Fireside Chat: The future of low-code application platforms in the field
During the last fireside chat, our product superstars gave the low down on LCAP and field service. This time, TrueContext’s Senior Product Manager and part-time horse whisperer Danielle Morley and Product Management VP Russ Halliday sit down around our metaphorical fireside (metaphorical marshmallows not included) to discuss the impact of low-code application platforms on the…
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Fireside Chat: How to kickstart your digital transformation with low-code apps
It’s getting colder and there’s no better way to cozy up than with a fireside chat! In the first of two fireside chats, ProntoForms’ (now TrueContext’s) Product Management VP Russ Halliday and Product Marketing Manager Joel Fear discuss the impact of low-code application platforms (LCAP) in fieldwork. So load up on smores and prepare to…
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How mobile equipment management software can cut costs and improve operations
There’s a high cost to be paid for poor enterprise asset management (EAM). Downtime is the single largest source of lost productivity and revenue for capital-intensive sectors such as heavy manufacturing, oil and gas, and utilities. According to analyst company Aberdeen Research, unplanned downtime can cost manufacturers as much as $260,000 an hour. Controlling plant…
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Zinc, ServiceMax, ProntoForms: The Field Technician’s Trifecta
If you’re a current user of ServiceMax in the field — or are considering it — there’s a new reason to celebrate. This year, to expand its Service Execution Management platform, ServiceMax acquired real-time enterprise communications software Zinc. This acquisition seeks to fill the historical communication gap between technicians and office teams. It’s critical to…