COSOL News & Insights

AI offers major potential for asset-intensive organisations, but adopting it without a clear strategy can do more harm than good. COSOL CEO Scott McGowan and IBM’s David Small outline why trust, data quality and a staged, purpose-led approach are essential for AI success. Learn why “walk before you run” is more than just a metaphor when it comes to AI in asset management.

Sam Crewe (COSOL) and Sunil Rodrigues (CITIC Pacific Mining) share how digital work management transforms safety, reliability, and performance.

In this article, Adam Sharp, Service Delivery Director and Co-Founder of Toustone, A COSOL Company, explores how machine learning is already transforming asset maintenance. While the AI spotlight is often on what's next, he breaks down real-world ML applications delivering measurable gains today - from predictive monitoring to smarter, safer inspections.

With tightening budgets and ageing infrastructure, organisations face growing pressure to reduce maintenance costs without risking reliability. This article explores how AI unlocks smarter, data-led decisions that balance performance, cost, and timing, without overhauling existing systems.

Knowing when to replace ageing assets isn’t always straightforward. Relying on age or cost alone can lead to costly missteps. With AI, digital twins and data-driven insights, organisations can predict failure, plan replacements strategically, and support capital decisions with greater confidence.

Learn how transportation companies in the U.S. are using Maximo to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, enhance safety, and optimize customer service.

Organisations today face mounting pressures to transform their asset management strategies. The future lies in a fully integrated digital ecosystem, leveraging AI, machine learning, and data-driven technologies to enable predictive and prescriptive maintenance. To achieve this advanced maturity, businesses need scalable solutions that not only support their current operations but also provide a clear path to enhance their asset management capabilities.

With MRO inventory values often reaching from fifty to hundreds of million dollars and growing year on year, organisations face many challenges managing their MRO inventory, including understanding the true value of their inventory and identifying the potential cost savings that can be achieved through efficient inventory management. In this article, we look at how organisations can identify the potential of inventory optimisation.

The best ERP systems are only as good as the data they hold, and unfortunately there are so many businesses migrating rubbish data into shiny new systems but ending up with the same result.

With an easing of commodity prices, mining companies are looking for ways to reduce operational costs while maintaining production targets, managing constraints on supply chains and ESG regulatory pressures. In this article we look at 3 simple ways to optimise your mining inventory and reduce operational costs.

This is the first article in our series that unpacks the changes and impacts of leading Geographic Information System (GIS) software provider - Esri's user type and licensing updates which started to come into effect from mid 2024. In this article we look at what is changing and what you can do to best prepare your organisation for the changes.

Today COSOL launched a new Digital Twin viewer for IBM Maximo Application Suite in partnership with Nextspace and digital engineering specialists, DBM Vircon. The viewer provides geospatial BIM viewing and 4D integration and is designed to overcome the scale and complexity limitations of existing IBM MAS plugin viewers. Learn more >