Category: Smart Building

Cyber-Smart Strategies For Smart Buildings

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In the age of smart buildings, the realm of operational technology needs cyber security equal to those employed for IT systems. Organizations often overlook Operational Technology (OT) environments, which can house sensitive control systems, when devising a cyber security plan. OT environments comprise the machinery, sensors, actuators, and other equipment that help form the backbone of building operations but have not traditionally connected to the Internet—until now. And without the precedent of strict cyber compliance, these environments are often vulnerable, and in certain instances, the weak link in the organization.

TIA and UL Announce Collaboration to Advance the Smart Buildings Marketplace

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TIA and UL are working together through TIA’s Smart Buildings Program, to accelerate the development of common framework for smart buildings. The two organizations are collaborating on an online aggregation portal designed to educate and inform stakeholders on the multiple aspects and solutions available for the smart buildings market. The two organizations signed an agreement to share commercial, technical, and standardization insights to further their work in the smart buildings ecosystem. TIA and UL will additionally focus on benchmarking, measurements, assessments, certification, and registration in the areas of connectivity, interoperability, safety, security – both cyber and physical, resiliency and sustainability for buildings.

Digitalization and artificial intelligence in the building sector | Infrastructure | Siemens

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The building of the future is interconnected, communicates with the people inside of it and creates positive emotions. It’s safe and efficient and makes a contribution to environmental protection, for example by improving air quality. This environmental aspect harbors tremendous potential, especially in megacities. The building of the future is smart and capable of communicating with outside systems, including the power grid. And it accommodates the needs of its users. This happens automatically, to a certain extent, but users also have the option to adjust the settings to suit their own preferences.

Don’t Build Intelligent Buildings with Dumb Security

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Smart grids, smart cities, smart factories, smart buildings. The list goes on and on. Smart technology advancements, driven by the IoT and machine learning are being introduced at a furious pace. What is largely ignored is how dumb security is when it comes to making these smart things work. ICT designers and installers need to understand current and emerging IoT landscapes to better evaluate whether the unikernal security infrastructure is a viable solution for their enterprise customers.

Why IoT is not a technology solution—it’s a business play

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Enterprise leaders understand how important the Internet of Things (IoT) will be to their companies—in fact, according to a report by McKinsey & Company, 92 percent of them believe IoT will help them innovate products and improve operations by 2020. However, like many business-enabling systems, IoT is not without its growing pains. Even early adopters have concerns about the cost, complexity, and security implications of applying IoT to their businesses. To help you plan your IoT journey, we’re rolling out a four-part blog series. In the upcoming posts, we’ll cover how to create an IoT business case, overcome capability gaps, and simplify execution; all advice to help you maximize your gains with IoT.

Whitepaper: Smart start for Smart Buildings | Whitepapers | Siemens

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Each day that is not spent converting to smart buildings is a day in which valuable financial and environmental resources have been, in effect, wasted. A global qualitative study by Siemens estimates the potential for “self-financing” smart building conversion across 13 countries in commercial buildings, government buildings and hospitals. Using private sector finance solutions known as “Smart Buildings as a Service”, buildings owners can harness savings gained from smart upgrades and then deploy those savings to facilitate self-financing style investment.