Episode 9 features Paul Gatland, Partner Ecosystem Manager from IBM with a guest speaker, Julian Knott, who is the CEO of our partner Monte Alto. In this episode, you will hear more about how Monte Alto is distinguished in boutique consultancy and its specialisation in the travel, tourism, transportation and hospitality area. Tune in for a great discussion on what impacts the climate change reporting rules bring upon the travel and transport sector and some predictions for the future. Find out more about how the integration of IBM products such as Envizi and Maximo brings value to organisation ..read more

Episode 8 features Paul Gatland, Partner Ecosystem Manager from IBM with two guest speakers from our partner ECCS, Laura Holbrook, Senior Manager and Rich Stephens, Business Consulting Manager. The conversation revolves around our newest version of Maximo – Maximo Application Suite and the significance it brings upon the asset management market. You will also hear an in-depth discussion of some of its key features such as Maximo Visual Inspection, Maximo Mobile and Maximo Predict. The episode will end with an overview of the most recent Maximo User Group meeting from ECCS perspective.  &n ..read more

Episode 7 features Paul Gatland, Partner Ecosystem Manager from IBM with two guest speakers, James Hobbs, general manager EMEA from Envizi (an IBM company) and Peter Lemon, Strategic Consultant from our partner MACS EU. In this episode, the conversation revolves around an imperative topic, Sustainability. The in-depth discussion explores how sustainability has changed the real estate market in recent times and the impact of the recently introduced mandatory climate change reporting rules on carbon emissions management. Tune in to learn more about the predicted roadmap of carbon reporting and h ..read more

In the final episode of 2021, listen to the conversation between Paul Gatland, Partner Manager from IBM and our guest speaker, Susan Clarke, Research Director for Smart Buildings from Verdantix. Verdantix is an independent research and advisory firm with expertise in digital strategies. The discussion revolves around the Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) market, including a high-level overview of the market landscape and how the pandemic has affected corporate real estate management. Verdantix also provided a number of predicted key changes in this area based on recent market resea ..read more

In episode 5, Rebecca Calthorpe, Partner Manager from IBM is joined by Marcus Langford, Managing Director and Jay Bandi, Business Development Executive from Coliance, an IBM Business Partner.  The conversation focuses on the prevalence of ransomware attacks in organisations in recent years and the growing importance of organisations needing to put the security strategies in place now to prevent being a victim to this type of attack. Together, they explored the weaknesses of the traditional castle and moat principle in cyber security and subsequently how a Zero Trust Network can remove the ..read more

In episode 4, Paul Gatland, AI Applications Partner Manager from IBM and Christine Houghton, Head of Sales from JLL had an in-depth discussion around Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS). They shared some insights based on their experience in the industry around how the landscape of IWMS has changed in terms of acquisition and consolidation, and what can be expected in near future. Together, they explored how IWMS has helped organisations to shape a connected and frictionless workplace while optimizing employee experience.      Speakers: Paul Gatland Partner Manager ..read more

Listen to an insightful conversation between Paul Gatland, AI Applications Partner Manager from IBM, and Mukesh Mistry, Business Development Manager from MACS EU (IBM Gold Business Partner), about Facility Management Service Providers.  In this episode, Paul and Mukesh discussed the impacts of Covid-19 on FM Service Providers and how this has accelerated the digital transformation of their clients. They explored the forthcoming possibility of workspace management being more data-led as a result of the new normal way of working, and the significance of IBM Maximo in facilitating this tran ..read more