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For those managing estates, facilities, or campus operations at large universities — what is your single biggest pain point right now?

1. Deferred maintenance backlog — things were ignored during COVID, and we're still catching up
2. Research equipment failures — asset criticality is high, but tracking is manual or fragmented
3. Coordinating maintenance across multiple campuses with no single system
4. Compliance gaps — aging buildings, safety regulations, and audit trails are all managed separately
5. Staff — lean teams, high turnover, knowledge walking out the door
6. Other concerns (Mention below)

Drop a comment on what your current setup looks like for managing all of this — whether that's spreadsheets, a legacy system, or something more sophisticated.

All responses genuinely help.

When a vendor is trying to get your attention for a new platform, what actually works on you?

1. A peer telling me they use it and it works
2. A live demo at an event where I can ask real questions
3. A case study from a hospital similar to mine
4. An ROI calculator showing me the cost savings
5. Seeing it on AWS or Azure marketplace
6. Cold outreach from a sales rep
7. Analyst reports (Gartner, KLAS)
8. A short, self-aware ad that uses humour or pop culture to explain a complex product
9. Nothing works, I go looking myself when I have a problem
10. A simulation where I can see how the product works

Drop a comment if there's a specific moment that made you take a vendor seriously.

Hi everyone,

I'm doing research on enterprise SaaS adoption barriers for an internship project and would love to hear from you!

If you've done a formal TCO comparison or had specific regulatory blockers, I'd love to know.

All responses help!

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