Category: IoT

Three of the Smartest Buildings in the World and How They Forecast the Future of Commercial Development

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In order to capitalize on new tenant office demands, developers require an IoT infrastructure that is purpose-built, scalable, and fully customizable. Tenants and employees are looking for office spaces that foster collaboration and can adapt to their changing workflows. Connectivity also is a driving factor; a survey conducted by WiredScore discovered that 75% of tenants consider poor internet connectivity to impact company profitability, and 84% of tenants would pay more per square foot for their space if an owner could prove a building has reliable connectivity.

Siemon Announces Strategic Sales and Marketing Partnership with Keating Technologies

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The Siemon Company, a global provider of innovative network cabling solutions, today announced a new sales partnership with Keating Technologies to drive the continued growth of Siemon’s  business in Canada. This national agreement with Keating will allow Siemon to integrate their channel expertise with Siemon’s  sales resources to drive additional growth and better serve Canadian customers.

Webinar: The Emergence of a Utility LAN to the Connected Enterprise

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When we think of the Local Area Network (LAN), we typically think of devices that have traditionally been Ethernet-enabled – desktop computers, Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phones and more recently, wireless access points. What we are now seeing is the emergence of a uLAN, or Utility LAN. Like the traditional LAN, the uLAN is an interconnected set of devices that share data within the enterprise. But the uLAN is comprised of non-traditional Ethernet-enabled devices – lighting, HVAC, security, and AV systems – that are now being connected and powered by the IP network. The uLAN enables you to integrate systems to reduce installation and maintenance costs, and capture actionable analytics to further improve efficiency, and improve productivity and the overall user experience.

E-Book: Single Pair Ethernet explained easily

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Download this free e-book from Harting to better understand the benefits of Single Pair Ethernet for IIoT. From the smallest sensor to the cloud: SPE enables the barrier-free transmission of data via Ethernet over just one pair of cables with up to 1 GBit/s and with ranges of up to 1000 meters, offering the ideal infrastructure for IIoT and Industry 4.0.SPE makes the field level smart. Devices, cables and connection technology become more powerful, smaller and more robust.

Digital twins: Bridging the physical and digital

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Digital twins are multiplying as their capabilities grow. But realizing their full promise may require integrating data across entire ecosystems. Today, companies are using digital twin capabilities in a variety of ways. For example, in remarkable feat of smart-city management, Singapore uses a detailed virtual model of itself in urban planning, maintenance, and disaster readiness projects.

Designing smart buildings

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A smart building aspires to be agile, responsive and adaptive to its users. Data generated by the building should continuously inform system operation, enabling the building to take proactive steps, anticipating user needs and optimizing target outcomes. Smart buildings use converged networks during operation to connect a variety of subsystems, which traditionally operate independently, so that these systems can share information to enhance total building performance.

Smart buildings present a unique healthcare cybersecurity threat

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The virtual and physical realms are becoming increasingly enmeshed through the world of the Internet of Things. The rate of Internet connections is outpacing companies’ abilities to secure them. As a result, a large driver of cybercrime is the least-protected networks and systems found in the healthcare information technology world – building automation, or smart building technology.