Internet of Things
Google Digital Buildings Project: Putting the Internet into the Building Internet of Things
January 7th, 2021De-Risking Building Management with Insured Business Outcomes and Predictive Analytics
January 5th, 2021The Human Brain Represents a Vast Edge Computing Resource for Improving Buildings
The rise of smart building technology often makes energy efficiency feel like a technical problem, where better devices, configurations, and maintenance can provide the solution. Buildings are human spaces, however, where occupant decisions can be some of the most influential factor in how energy is used and how it can be saved. While some advanced […]
The Physical Office is Now Just One Tool in a Broad Workplace Toolbox
“We have to start with why we are coming to the office. Working from home and virtual meetings have limitations. We’re creative and social people and the workplace helps us connect, collaborate, and be creative. At the same time, companies need people to come together to shape culture — the way things get done. Without […]
NVIDIA Looks Well Positioned to Strong-ARM the Entire Technology Sector
“Thirty years ago, a visionary team of computer scientists in Cambridge, UK, invented a new CPU architecture optimized for energy-efficiency and a licensing business model that enables broad adoption. Engineers designed ARM CPUs into everything from smartphones and PCs to cloud data centers and supercomputers. An astounding 180 billion computers have been built with ARM […]
Recording: Where Things Go Wrong with Smart Buildings!
Here are the Audio Stream & Video from our 7th Free Webinar of the 2020 Smart Buildings Series. Where Things Go Wrong with Smart Buildings! Mike Brooman from Vanti joined Memoori to discuss his experience of working on commercial smart building projects; what works and importantly what does not work… and how problems can be […]
From COVID19 to Ripple20 – A New IoT Cybersecurity Threat is Unveiled
As the COVID-19 pandemic passes more somber fatality milestones and our global society strive to return to some kind of normality, other issues like cybersecurity persist and increase. Last week, JSOF Research Lab uncovered a series of 19 zero-day vulnerabilities that could impact hundreds of millions of IoT devices. Collectively named “Ripple20,” the vulnerabilities were […]
Legacy Procurement Practices Continue to Hold Back the Building IoT Market
Construction methodology is still, for the most part, archaic. It starts with a strategic definition, where a business case is developed around the client’s requirements and budgets, and sites are appraised. Once the project is defined, preparation and briefing can begin, where budgets, outcomes and aspirations are refined further and feasibility can be studied. Next, […]
New Normal, Same Problems – The Continued Need for Better IoT Governance
“Historically, IT and OT roles were driven by clearly distinct business requirements. The IT role focused on information flows, while facilities managers were more focused on the physical functioning of a building. The two departments would typically operate in functional silo’s with little strategic alignment or influence over each other’s projects and initiatives,” stresses our […]
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 […]