Beginning April 1, 2026, IBM is offering select organizations using or expanding with Maximo Application Suite a new way to explore additional value with six-month SaaS accelerators* for IBM Envizi, Maximo Inventory Optimization and Maximo Renewables.
These accelerators are designed to help you validate measurable business outcomes before committing to a full subscription. Instead of asking you to take on a large, upfront expansion decision, this approach gives you a lower-risk way to explore what adjacent capabilities could deliver in your own environment, with your own teams, against your own operational priorities.
Whether you are building on an existing Maximo footprint or evaluating your next phase with IBM, the goal is the same: help you move from interest to evidence.
Build on the foundation you already have, or plan to grow
For many organizations, the next question is not whether asset management matters. It is how to get more value from the operational data, processes and systems already in place.
These SaaS accelerators are designed to help you explore that next step without adding unnecessary complexity. Instead of creating more tool sprawl, you can evaluate complementary capabilities that may strengthen your broader asset lifecycle strategy and help more teams work from a connected operational data foundation.
Depending on your priorities, that could mean improving visibility into energy and environmental performance, optimizing MRO inventory levels with AI-driven insights, or increasing the efficiency and reliability of renewable energy assets. IBM Envizi helps organizations use energy and environmental insights to refine asset investment planning, optimize operational efficiency and support sustainability goals. IBM Maximo Inventory Optimization helps organizations right-size MRO inventory with AI-powered algorithms and analytics. IBM Maximo Renewables helps operators maximize the efficiency and reliability of solar, wind and battery storage assets.
What this can help you achieve
The point of this offer is not to walk through every feature. It is to help you learn faster, reduce risk and build confidence around where value is most likely to appear.
A lower-risk path to innovation
You can explore new capabilities in a defined, time-bound way before making a broader subscription decision. That can help reduce uncertainty and give stakeholders more confidence in the path forward.
Lower adoption friction
Because the experience is centered on your environment and business priorities, it can be easier to evaluate fit, readiness and potential value.
A more connected data backbone
This approach can support a more unified operational view across teams such as operations, sustainability and IT, rather than pushing those teams into disconnected tools and processes.
More room to learn before you commit
You can test a focused use case, understand where value appears fastest and build a stronger internal case based on measurable outcomes instead of assumptions.
Better stories for the business
Whether you are justifying asset investments, improving capital efficiency, strengthening sustainability reporting or supporting performance goals, it is easier to move forward when your story is backed by systems, data and results.
Three examples of where you could start
The right starting point depends on the outcome you want to prove.
If inventory performance is the issue
You may want to start with Maximo Inventory Optimization. It helps you use forecasting, analytics and optimization to balance cost, risk and service levels, reduce excess stock and improve spare-parts decisions. It can also help identify stockouts, excess inventory and slow-moving or potentially obsolete inventory. This can help free up working capital and position supply chain as a more strategic partner in operational resilience.
If energy, emissions or reporting are top of mind
You may want to explore IBM Envizi. It helps you capture and analyze environmental performance data, support sustainability reporting and identify opportunities to reduce energy consumption and emissions. When combined with operational data from Maximo, it can give you a more unified view of emissions and performance, helping your teams move beyond compliance reporting toward cost-saving and emissions reduction decisions.
If you have renewable assets in your portfolio
You may want to evaluate Maximo Renewables. It helps you manage, maintain and better understand the performance of solar, wind and battery storage assets. That can be especially valuable as energy costs remain volatile and renewable assets require strong performance to deliver expected business value. With better visibility into asset health and generation performance, you can support reliability goals, service expectations and stakeholder reporting with more confidence.
Learn more
If you are looking for a lower-risk, higher-impact way to explore what comes next with Maximo Application Suite, these six-month SaaS accelerators are designed to help you do exactly that.
Starting April 1, 2026, select clients can explore IBM Envizi, Maximo Inventory Optimization or Maximo Renewables to validate measurable business outcomes before committing to a full subscription. To learn more, contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner representative to discuss whether this opportunity is a fit for your organization and which solution area aligns best with your priorities.
*The offer is time-bound for up to six months and is subject to defined scope, entitlement and usage parameters. It is available globally for qualifying Maximo Application Suite SaaS opportunities that meet minimum contract value thresholds, with structure and eligibility varying by solution. The offer is available through the end of 2026. Additional terms and conditions apply.