By Tracy S. Smith, principal, SwainSmith, Inc.
Today’s market is crowded with hundreds of software systems, each trying to position itself as the perfect maintenance and asset management solution. But they’re not all created equal. Understanding the difference between an enterprise asset management (EAM) system and a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)—and knowing how to tell them apart under all the marketing hype—is key to sorting through the herd and finding the asset information system that’s right for your business.
