Mobile Reach, the leading provider of mobile field workforce enablement solutions, is hosting the inaugural Mobile Field Service Forum in Orlando, FL, on Sunday, May 7. As the only event of its kind connected with ServiceNow's Knowledge 17 conference, the Mobile Field Service Forum will...

When it comes to the right tools for the job, mobile devices are as varied as any piece of hardware field techs use today. Field service organizations deploy a wide variety of form factors, operating systems, and ruggedized and consumer-grade devices. Tablets see the highest...

As part of our Field Service Management Expert Interview Series, we ask field service management experts about their views on the industry and what the future of field service management holds. Today, we interview The Service Council’s Chief Customer Officer, Sumair Dutta. In his role at...

Big Data is getting even bigger every single day. This increasing volume of information makes it increasingly harder for an enterprise to use the data for growth-oriented decision making. When an organization can make sense of historical information that has been captured, stored, and analyzed,...

Serving customers on the front lines of the business, field technicians are the lifeblood of field service organizations. They must be equipped to quickly respond to service requests and easily navigate to the next customer site. Once there, they need to be able to manage...

  As part of our Field Service Management Expert Interview Series, we ask field service management experts about their views on the industry and what the future of field service management holds. Today, we interview field service management consultant Michael Blumberg. Michael is the president of Blumberg Advisory Group,...

Today's mobile field technician falls into one of three profiles. This field technician profile and maturity model infographic helps you assess how much value your field workforce is providing to your customers and your business. ...

When providing mobile tools for field technicians, service organizations are best served by solutions that are flexible, scalable and highly usable. There is a wide range of options available with varying mobile field service management capabilities, but only one is complete. ...

Technicians and engineers are responsible for delivering on the most critical aspects of a field service organization’s value. Responding to customer issues, fixing and maintaining equipment, conducting inspections, and tracking inventory use — to name but a few — have direct implications on an organization's...