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There is a date that should be in every Maximo leader's calendar: September 30, 2026. That is the end of Extended Support for Maximo 7.6.1.x. After that, only Sustained Support (no new security patches, no new fixes) remains through 2030. If you are still running
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The Maximo Manage automation script framework is the closest thing the platform has to a "developer surface." It is also, historically, the most common source of mysterious production incidents: a script that compiles cleanly but quietly sets a related MBO to the wrong value, or holds a set
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The Maximo integration framework has always been the platform's superpower. It is also the place where most performance incidents and most "we should have built that differently" regret originates. The reason is the same now as it was in 2012: the framework has four first-class integration
Industry Spotlights
Most of the AI-in-Maximo conversation is still about demos. The case studies that matter in mid-2026 are the ones where the AI is running in production, with measurable results, in industries where the asset base is the business. This article walks through the most useful ones, what they actually did,
Community
The Maximo community in 2026 is in an unusual moment. The platform is in the middle of a structural shift — from classic Maximo to MAS, from per-module licensing to AppPoints, from a scriptable extension model to an AI-augmented one — and the community is where that shift is most visible. People
AI & Innovation
The AI story in Maximo in 2026 is no longer a single feature. It is a layered architecture with three distinct surfaces, each with a different purpose, a different deployment model, and a different cost. If you are trying to figure out "what does IBM mean by AI in
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Honest breakdown of the 2026 EAM landscape: SAP, Oracle/Fiix, Infor, UpKeep/MaintainX vs IBM Maximo.
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Maximo 9.0 Mobile finally goes true offline-first — SQLite local database, differential sync, and real conflict resolution.
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After upgrading to Maximo 8.11: AI-assisted work orders, generative failure analysis, procedure authoring, and knowledge synthesis — what actually changes your workflow.
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Maximo 7.6 reaches end-of-life (EOL) in September 2025, meaning no more security patches, bug fixes, or support from IBM. For organizations still running
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Maximo Application Suite (MAS) introduced a new licensing model based on app points, replacing the traditional user-based licensing of Maximo 7.6. This shift
AI & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming enterprise asset management (EAM). IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) integrates AI through Condition Insight and