MAS 8.x
MAS 8.x End of Support: What It Means and How to Plan Your Move to 9.x
MAS 8.7-8.9 have reached end of support with no Extended Support option. MAS 8.10-8.11 are on Extended Support. Here's what it means and how to plan your move to 9.x.
MAS 9.x
MAS 9.x
Navigating the MAS 9.x Upgrade Path: From Maximo 7.6 End-of-Support to Feature Channel Subscriptions
Maximo 7.6 Extended Support ends September 2026. This guide walks through the MAS 9.x lifecycle, upgrade paths from 7.6 and 8.x, the channel subscription model, and the operational realities of running MAS on OpenShift.
MAS 9.x
Navigating the MAS 8.x End of Support: Your Complete Upgrade Path to MAS 9.x
IBM's April 2026 support transition for MAS 8.7 through 8.11 is forcing organizations to move to MAS 9.x. This guide breaks down the lifecycle changes, upgrade paths, and the practical steps to get there without surprises.
Maximo Mobile
Maximo Mobile in MAS 9.x: The Field Technician's New Toolkit
Maximo Mobile has evolved from a basic work order viewer into a comprehensive offline-first field platform. This guide covers the 9.1 and 9.2 features, offline architecture, inspection workflows, and the new HSE incident reporter.
Maximo Manage
Inside Maximo Manage 9.x: Work Order Intelligence, AI Assistant, and the ManageWorkspace Configuration Guide
A practitioner's deep dive into Maximo Manage 9.x covering Work Order Intelligence, the AI assistant, ManageWorkspace configuration, and the admin split between Suite-level and Manage-level that catches new administrators off guard.
MAS 9.x
The MAS 9.x Upgrade Path: What Every Maximo Admin Needs to Know in 2026
Maximo 7.6 end of support has arrived. MAS 8.7-8.9 are dead. This guide walks through the upgrade path to MAS 9.x, the technical prerequisites, the migration phases, and the pitfalls that derail projects.
work orders
Work Order Intelligence in Maximo Manage 9.x: AI-Assisted Failure Codes, Duplicate Detection, and the JSON Integration Layer
Maximo Manage 9.x introduces AI-assisted failure code recommendations, duplicate work order detection, and a JSON mapper that has quietly become the integration pattern of choice. This deep dive covers how these features work, how to configure them, and what they mean for daily operations.
Maximo Mobile
Maximo Mobile in 2026: Sync Policies, Data Sets, and the Operational Mechanics of True Offline-First Field Work
Maximo Mobile replaced the MobileFirst server with a REST-native, offline-first client. We unpack the sync policy and mobile data set architecture, the operational trade-offs of last-write-wins versus conflict overrides, and the patterns that make field work actually reliable in MAS 9.x.