Case Study: Georgia Tech achieves smarter, more resilient community infrastructure with IBM Maximo and watsonx Orchestrate

Transforming communities with AI-driven smart infrastructure

Georgia Tech partnered with Avid Solutions and IBM to tackle infrastructure gaps in Stonecrest, Georgia, where the city struggled with predictive maintenance, efficient energy distribution, and coordinated workforce operations. The project focused on building a more resilient, technology-driven system to support asset management, sustainability, and community development using IBM solutions.

IBM helped implement IBM Maximo Application Suite and IBM watsonx Orchestrate through a phased rollout that included sensors, drones, and automated workflows. The result was a 40% reduction in unplanned asset downtime, a 60% decrease in manual field response times, an 18% cut in peak load costs, and a 30% reduction in water waste, along with a 30% faster deployment speed and 120 new jobs created.

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