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Strategic Acquisitions of Startups in the Smart Buildings Space
February 1st, 2021New Normal, Same Problems – The Continued Need for Better IoT Governance
June 9th, 2020
Exploring the Global ‘Cyber Pandemic’ & Practical Solutions for Unprepared Enterprises
“Cybercriminals thrive on chaos. The chaos induced by the COVID-19 pandemic on societal behavior at all levels is creating conditions that are ripe for cybercriminals and other malicious actors to exploit,” explains our latest report. “While some of the biggest risks will be faced by the healthcare industry, whose services and systems and technologies are […]
Commercial Buildings are at the Center of our “Return to New Normal” Strategy
China is starting to return to some kind of normality. In Italy, Spain, and a host of other countries that were hit early or lightly, they have introduced their de-escalation plans and have begun to ease lockdown measures. It will still take a while, but we can now begin to consider when we might return […]
Everybody Wants to Save the Planet But Who Wants to Clean the Floor?
“Nothing inspires cleanliness more than an unexpected guest,” said lifestyle author, Radhika Mundra, long before the arrival of coronavirus and the subsequent cleaning crusade that swept across the world. There is a growing sense that the world has changed, that things will be different after we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, “a new normal” the […]
Space Utilization for Commercial Real Estate Continues to Drive the Occupancy Analytics Market
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. At the World Economic Forum event in Davos in Jan 2020, Christian Ulbrich, CEO of JLL spoke with Business Insider remarking that space utilization technology was likely to have a particularly high impact for the company by lowering costs and creating better employee […]
Smart Building Cybersecurity is a Process, Not a Project or a Product
“The boundaries of your digital empire are limitless. What was once a finite and defendable space is now a boundless territory — a vast, sprawling footprint of devices, apps, appliances, servers, networks, clouds, and users,” says Bill Conner, president and CEO of cybersecurity solution provider SonicWall, on the changing landscape of cybersecurity in buildings. “For […]
Record Levels of M&A in the Smart Building Space Indicate a Tipping Point has been Reached
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Over the last three years, Memoori has tracked 594 acquisitions across the smart buildings space, described in detail in our new report on M&A and Investments in Smart Buildings H2-2019. Record levels of M&A in the last 2 years are confirming a shift […]
“In Time, Frictionless Security Will Become the Norm… But We’re Some Way Off”
“The explosion in connectivity over the past 15 years has fundamentally changed how we work, and equipped organizations with the technology and data to transform their offering at a relatively low cost. Today, companies can scrutinize their operations, services and environments to a degree that was unthinkable a decade ago – this paradigm shift is […]
Only By Involving Stakeholders Throughout the Lifecycle Can Buildings Be Truly Smart
Smart buildings are not simply designed to attract the first set of tenants or maintain the energy performance they achieved on their first day of operation. The technology and the demands of occupants evolve, meaning the true role of the smart building is to evolve with them. As this decade draws to a close and […]
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