Brightly Asset Essentials

Brightly Software, founded as Dude Solutions in 1999 and headquartered in North Carolina, provides cloud-based CMMS and EAM solutions for sectors such as education, government, healthcare and manufacturing. Its flagship platform, Asset Essentials, supports maintenance planning, work order management and long-term asset lifecycle optimization. In 2022 Brightly was acquired by Siemens for $1.6 billion, positioning it within Siemens’s smart infrastructure business and expanding its global reach. As part of Siemens, Brightly Software benefits from increased investment in digital infrastructure and integration with broader energy and facilities management technologies.