Data Center, Smart Buildings Industry Insights (7)

The Amazon Effect on Facility Management

When people discuss the “Amazon Effect,” they are often referring to the disruptive impact Amazon has on the retail industry. However, companies like Amazon and Netflix are having a significant…

Building Connectivity – What You Need to Know

Having reliable and robust connectivity in a building is just as important as having water, electricity, and natural gas in the building. Therefore, connectivity is truly the “4th Utility”.…

Smart Building Mistakes

Everyone has an idea of what a Smart Building is. Some building owners will claim their building is smart because they have new building management systems (BMS), smart conference rooms, or…

Creating Smarter Buildings Requires System Thinking

What does it take to create a smart building? This question kicks off every meeting I have on smart buildings. Most expect an answer that involves an innovative technology stack and the move toward…

The Five Types of Data Analytics for Smart Buildings

As discussed in my last blog, Autonomation vs. Autonomous Analytics, transforming a facility to a fully autonomous smart building provides predictive actions based on the data from Internet of Things…

There is a Big Difference Between Automated vs. Autonomous Analytics

Would you believe that building automation has been around since 1883? That’s right, according to Harcourt Brown and Carey, “in 1883 Warren Johnson, a school teacher from Milwaukee, invented the…

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