{"id":1194,"date":"2020-10-01T01:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assetworks2stg.wpengine.com\/eam\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:13:35","slug":"eam-software-decisions-white-paper-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/white-paper\/eam-software-decisions-white-paper-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice From the Experts &#8211; Asset Management for Cities and Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1194\" class=\"elementor elementor-1194\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be1382 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0be1382\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db6b02f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3db6b02f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf8dd76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bf8dd76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A key item on the to-do list before implementing a new asset management system is identifying your asset data. 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