A defect in a piece of equipment can cause a ripple effect on the entire company, right from increased downtime, cost to, ultimately, brand image. Earlier, businesses used spreadsheets to track and maintain various types of equipment. With companies expanding geographically, this manual equipment management process became ineffective as it was time-consuming and inconsistent. Technology developments helped companies move from siloed, paper-based systems to a more robust, cloud-based Calibration Management Software system to monitor and maintain their equipment.