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Adoption across the business : A common roadblock to the widespread benefits is digital asset management adoption in only one part of an organisation . If you do this without thinking about the other areas of the business , many opportunities will be missed . It ’ s similar to what underlies the network business success of LinkedIn and Facebook – with digital asset management , the more people involved , the greater the benefits can be . A Digital Twin used by just the maintenance team will only garner benefits for that team , but when operations , sales and finance also have access , we start to see broader benefits across organisations .

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Infrastructure to support new ways of working ( cloud storage ): We can now work from anywhere and see anything related to an asset , whether we ’ re working on site , managing an outage in a national operations centre , designing new infrastructure or forecasting capital expenditure . In part , this is made possible by cloud-based information storage . With a well thought through plan for cloud storage , it will change the way you work , removing many manual and tedious day-today processes , to make workflow faster . needs a deep knowledge of the telecoms sector , digital engineering and advisory . It also needs foresight – an understanding of technology trends and where future commercial opportunities might exist . This knowledge helps develop solutions that are flexible and sustainable long term .
Do you want a Digital Twin or do you want to transform your business ?
There is definite momentum in the telco sector to adopt digital asset management . Everyone is looking at this to find ways to remain competitive . If you wait , your competitors could leap ahead . Just remember – the decision here is not whether to buy a software solution , a drone capture platform or an asset management database . The decision is whether you would like to work differently . Who will be the Wal-mart of the telecommunications infrastructure industry ? Who will set the path by realising double digit gains in productivity through embracing best practice approach to digital asset management ? �

WITH A RAPID PACE OF CHANGE , EMBARKING ON A PATH NOW IS IMPORTANT FOR STAYING AHEAD , BUT IT ’ S ESSENTIAL THAT ANY DIGITAL SOLUTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE YOUR ORGANISATION TO CHANGE AND SHIFT TOO , WITH MINIMAL IMPACT .

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A strong foundation of accurate information : Digital asset management is ultimately about having accurate , readily available information on assets . Keeping data upto-date is essential for any digital solution to be effective , and if your organisation doesn ’ t already maintain recent and accurate information , buying a drone or a Digital Twin won ’ t automatically change that . In many cases , the job to be done here is ensuring the discipline , systems and resources are in place to capture and maintain accurate data , which then acts as the foundation for achieving the benefits digital asset management can enable .

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Flexible , innovative solutions to navigate uncertainty , anticipate change and act effectively : With a rapid pace of change , embarking on a path now is important for staying ahead , but it ’ s essential that any digital solutions are designed to enable your organisation to change and shift too , with minimal impact . Creating flexible solutions
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