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Maximo Mentor Series

Hands-on walkthroughs of IBM Maximo Application Suite, one topic at a time: the screens, the settings that matter and the things that catch people out.

Free download Maximo 7.6 to MAS 9 readiness checklist
34 checks to work through before you migrate, in a 2-page PDF. Get the checklist →
Series Moving from Maximo 7.6 to MAS 9 A practical 10-part series for teams planning the move: what changes for users, administrators and developers, and what catches people out. 6 of 10 parts published See all parts →

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Maximo Health 9.2: which assets should you be worried about?
Maximo Health  ·  MAS 9.2

From asset record to Health score: Health and Criticality scoring in MAS 9.2

The Manage data Health needs, scoring groups, contributors and weights, ranges, and the matrix that shows which assets to worry about.

Martin Williams  ·  Oct 12, 2026
 From Maximo Anywhere to Maximo Mobile: what your technicians get in MAS 9
Moving to MAS 9  ·  Part 6

From Maximo Anywhere to Maximo Mobile: what your technicians get in MAS 9

What replaced Anywhere, one technician’s first morning on Maximo Mobile, working offline, and what to plan.

Martin Williams  ·  Oct 8, 2026
 AppPoints in practice: installs, custom apps and watching the pool
Moving to MAS 9  ·  Part 5b

AppPoints in practice: installs, custom apps and watching the pool

Custom applications, installs and Maximo Optimizer, the AI service, and the new AppPoints Usage dashboard.

Martin Williams  ·  Oct 2, 2026
 AppPoints in plain English: who costs what in MAS 9
Moving to MAS 9  ·  Part 5a

AppPoints in plain English: who costs what in MAS 9

How licensing moved to one pool, authorized or concurrent with the sums worked through, and the four tiers.

Martin Williams  ·  Oct 1, 2026
 Users and security in MAS 9: who decides what now?
Moving to MAS 9  ·  Part 4

Users and security in MAS 9: who decides what now?

Where you create users now, security groups tab by tab, and how role-based apps and Maximo Mobile are secured.

Martin Williams  ·  Sep 30, 2026
 Using the MAS 9 readiness checklist: a worked example
Moving to MAS 9  ·  Part 3

Using the MAS 9 readiness checklist: a worked example

The 34 checks worked through for one example 7.6 system, with the SQL, the screens and a red, amber and green scorecard.

Martin Williams  ·  Sep 29, 2026
 Your first morning on MAS 9
Moving to MAS 9  ·  Part 2

Your first morning on MAS 9: what users will notice on day one

A screen-by-screen tour for users, administrators and trainers, with a day-one cheat sheet.

Martin Williams  ·  Sep 28, 2026
 Maximo 7.6 to MAS 9: what really changes?
Moving to MAS 9  ·  Part 1

Maximo 7.6 to MAS 9: what really changes?

A plain-English tour: what stays the same, what users notice on day one, and what changes behind the scenes.

Martin Williams  ·  Sep 24, 2026
 Maximo Monitor 9.2: from sensor to asset meter
Maximo Monitor  ·  MAS 9.2

From sensor to asset meter: setting up a device in Maximo Monitor 9.2

Device type, metrics, device, asset and meter mapping, then loading historic readings from a CSV file.

Martin Williams  ·  Sep 23, 2026
Coming soon
Inventory and storerooms in MAS 9

Items, storerooms, issues and returns, reordering and physical counts, walked through step by step for storeroom teams.

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Setting up and configuring Maximo Manage

Organizations and sites, security groups, domains, Application Designer and automation scripts, for administrators and configurators.

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