Connected Buildings
Signify’s Connected Lighting Business 2022 Examined
February 6th, 2023Webinar: What Building Owners Need to Know About Cyber Security Insurance!
November 28th, 2022
We Need to Talk About Cyber Security Insurance for Commercial Buildings!
Cyber attacks are one of the greatest threats facing buildings as they become connected and smart, but ensuring smart buildings are insured for cyber threats is also becoming increasingly difficult. The rising vulnerability of connected buildings is driving limited cyber-coverage and some brokers have even withdrawn from the space altogether. There are some early signs of […]
Smart Buildings Are Being Forced into a Cyber AI Arms Race
Cyber-attacks now rank alongside natural disasters and climate change as one of humanity’s top ten risks globally, according to the World Economic Forum. Like pandemics and global economic crises, a wide range of buildings, businesses, public services, and almost every facet of society is at risk after the widespread proliferation of connected technologies, such as the […]
Cyber Security Falls Through the Gap Between OT & IT Responsibility
Over recent decades, as buildings have developed greater connectivity, the starkly different worlds of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) have found themselves converging in the emerging smart buildings space. In this new landscape, OT teams find themselves victim to cyber threats that they have never had to deal with before, while IT teams […]
Better to Have the Right Building Connectivity Than Have the Latest Technology
Like many major technology trends today, the evolution of smart buildings is intrinsically linked to the evolution of connectivity technology. From wired to wireless, or 3 to 4 to 5G, or across the multitude of dedicated smart building communication protocols, the development of smart buildings has been shaped by the evolution of connectivity. However, as […]
The Open, Tech Agnostic, Horizontal Future of Building IoT Infrastructure
The Building Internet of Things (BIoT) market is evolving. Where previously, the focus of the market was to deliver the prerequisite technologies in the BIoT hardware stack, such as devices, sensors, and connectivity. Now, we are seeing a transition to more results-based and analytics-driven applications that seek to bring about certain outcomes, be that cost […]
Fagerhult’s Connected Lighting Business and Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine the professional and public lighting business of Fagerhult Group, based on their 2021 Annual Report, Q1 2022 financial results, investor presentations, growth strategy and M&A. Fagerhult Group’s history began in 1945 as a family business in Fagerhult, Sweden. Today, this Nasdaq listed manufacturer of professional lighting solutions based in Habo, Sweden, has operations in […]
Legrand Connected Buildings Business & 2021 Financials Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Legrand Group, from the perspective of its latest financial results, strategic roadmap, acquisitions, and connected buildings strategy, based on investor presentations, 2021 Capital Markets Day and their 2021 Universal Registration Document. Legrand positions itself as the only global pure player in the electrical and digital building infrastructure industry, with the largest product offering on […]
New Working Practices Fuel Growth in the Digital Workplace Market, which will Rise to $9.2Bn by 2026
Our new report investigates the rapidly evolving digital workplace market, at a time when ‘new’ working practices, including remote working, hybrid working and flexible working, are demanding accurate data for making effective decisions about the use of commercial office space. The digital workplace market is in the early stages of maturity, having seen considerable activity over the last […]
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