As a content creator at Eptura, Jonathan Davis covers asset management, maintenance software, and SaaS solutions, delivering thought leadership with actionable insights across industries such as fleet, manufacturing, healthcare, and hospitality. Jonathan’s writing focuses on topics to help enterprises optimize their operations, including building lifecycle management, digital twins, BIM for facility management, and preventive and predictive maintenance strategies. With a master's degree in journalism and a diverse background that includes writing textbooks, editing video game dialogue, and teaching English as a foreign language, Jonathan brings a versatile perspective to his content creation.
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Infrastructure maintenance is no longer just about preventing failures. Facility and asset leaders use criticality assessments, condition data, lifecycle planning, and risk analysis to prioritize investments, extend asset life, and make more informed repair-versus-replace decisions across critical infrastructure portfolios.
by Jonathan Davis on September 25, 2026
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AI can reduce time spent gathering information and completing routine administrative work, creating more opportunities for facility managers to focus on priorities, risk reduction, coordination, and business outcomes. Learn how the FM role is evolving and how teams can prepare.
by Jonathan Davis on September 24, 2026
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Maintenance data only creates value when teams can use it. Learn how Kris Konrath and Fred Kraus recommend connecting asset information, reducing reactive work, and building a stronger foundation for operational decision-making.
by Jonathan Davis on September 22, 2026
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AI capabilities have become a common part of workplace software evaluations, but they shouldn’t be the only consideration. This guide explores the questions IT leaders should ask vendors about architecture, integrations, security, governance, analytics, and scalability to identify platforms that can support both current operational requirements and future innovation.
by Jonathan Davis on September 21, 2026
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Maintenance workflows help teams create consistency from request through completion. Learn how standardized processes, connected asset data, inspections, documentation, and AI-assisted analysis improve maintenance performance and decision-making.
by Jonathan Davis on September 18, 2026
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Facility information is often treated as documentation, but for federal agencies it’s critical infrastructure. Learn how authoritative records, digital project handovers, and connected facility data help teams reduce rework, improve planning, and manage facilities with greater confidence.
by Jonathan Davis on September 16, 2026
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BIM models contain valuable asset and facility information, but much of it becomes difficult to access once operations begin. Learn how maintenance and facility teams can use BIM data to provide context, reduce data recreation, and support more informed decisions throughout the facility lifecycle.
by Jonathan Davis on September 8, 2026
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Manufacturers face pressure to increase output despite labor shortages, aging equipment, and rising production demands. Learn how maintenance leaders can prioritize critical assets, reduce downtime, strengthen preventive maintenance, and make smarter decisions with maintenance data.
by Jonathan Davis on September 4, 2026
Healthcare organizations face growing pressure to maintain critical assets, support compliance requirements, and improve operational performance. Learn how healthcare maintenance leaders can prioritize high-risk assets, track meaningful KPIs, strengthen audit readiness, and leverage technology to improve visibility across facilities.
by Jonathan Davis on September 3, 2026
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ITAR compliance requires consistent documentation across facilities, assets, maintenance activities, and visitor operations. A checklist helps facility and asset management teams identify opportunities to improve recordkeeping, standardize workflows, strengthen reporting, and support audit readiness in regulated environments.
by Jonathan Davis on August 28, 2026
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Learn how to align space utilization, asset performance, and service delivery through a data-driven facility planning process that supports better decisions, stronger business alignment, and measurable operational outcomes.
by Jonathan Davis on August 20, 2026
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Manufacturers operating across Europe and EMEA face growing pressure from ESG reporting requirements, environmental regulations, audits, and customer expectations. Discover how centralized operational data can help create consistent, audit-ready records across multiple facilities.
by Jonathan Davis on August 17, 2026