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How Important is Environmental Responsibility for the Smart Tech Sector?
February 1st, 2017The Psychology of Smart Cities: Lessons from the Past
January 31st, 2017
Webinar: Making Big Data a Reality in Smart Buildings!
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found HERE ** Please Join us on Wednesday 8th February 16:00 GMT for our 2nd FREE Webinar in the 2017 Smart Buildings Series, Kindly Sponsored by Project Haystack. Making Big Data a Reality in Smart Buildings! What does Big Data really mean for Buildings? A Q&A Webinar with […]
The Smart Connected Supply Chain Ecosystem for Smart Cities and Buildings
“Smart connected ecosystems combined with artificial intelligence integrated in products is game changing and disruptive,” says Frank Vorrath, VP of Global Supply Chain at Johnson Controls, on the topics of traditional business and the smart building sector. Vorrath highlights the supply chain ecosystem, comprising of the entire supply and value chains, as central to success […]
The Impact of IoT on Building Performance Software
It is now possible for most functions of the building’s technical performance, together with the business enterprise operation within the building to be linked together on one common platform. This has been made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT), which allows one common IP platform to link all the sensors and devices together to […]
Video Surveillance Manufacturers Need to Get More from their R&D Expenditure
The world market for Video Surveillance products was $14.98 billion in 2016 and will grow at a CAGR of approximately 6.5% to 2021, when it is forecast to reach $21.48 billion. Product prices have fallen dramatically in the last 18 months and this has reduced revenue growth in 2016 to 4.2% falling from 6.7% in […]
Important Questions are Knocking on the Door of Smart Buildings
The smart building sector evolves and expands each year, driven by new technologies, applications, regulation and steadily increasing adoption. As we get into the swing of another year of smart building development, some important questions are knocking on our door. Is this the Best way to Optimize? The sunrises on a new morning, smart blinds […]
Sensing Machine Failure Before it Happens Through Predictive Maintenance
Unexpected downtime is terrible for any facility. Whether it’s a factory, data center or an office building, the impacts of unexpected downtime are wide-ranging and difficult to measure. When a key system suddenly fails; earnings may drop to zero, costs may remain high, stock may spoil, compensation may be due, customers may be lost, and […]
Hackers, Toasters & Undersea Cables: Can We Be Safe & Connected?
“As domestic and geopolitical tensions continue to rise, governments will find it increasingly hard to function amidst a constant barrage of uncontrollable information and the threat of cyber-attacks, making them grow more wary of the internet’s influence”, suggests Katja Bego, data scientist at Nesta’s Technology Futures team, in an article entitled ‘The Splinternet’. Last year […]
Blockchain and the Energy System of the Future
“It’s clear for those watching the evolution of blockchain that we’re at the start of a digital turning point, an evolutionary step in the way value and opportunity are created and distributed”, concludes an article by British publication Raconteur. The article demonstrates the future of blockchain in a series of interesting charts, mainly focused on […]
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