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Why You Should Put Building Automation Systems and IT on One Converged Network Infrastructure
Traditional methods that architects and engineers use for designing intelligent buildings are becoming obsolete. Utility services such as lighting, heating, air conditioning and other facility controls now often use the same network infrastructure as telecommunication networks. This converged IT/building management infrastructure can reduce equipment and labor costs and speed implementations. Kevin Kaufman explains more about the benefits in today’s blog post.
Intelligent Buildings
Intelligent buildings solutions from Panduit use an IP-based network to create a building automation system to link all facility and IT systems together for increased efficiency, security and sustainability.
Network Engineer (Test Lab)
Company Description: Astreya Partners are at the cusp of the new way of working. We provide IT services and Managed Performance to some of the most exciting companies on the planet. Our delivery model helps our clients be POSITIVELY PRODUCTIVE by matching exceptional people to on-site teams delivering world class IT service. With engineers in over 30 countries and 70 cities around the world we are…
Senior Network Engineer
Company Description: Astreya is the leading IT solutions provider to deliver technology-enabled services and fuel digital transformation to some of the most exciting companies on the planet. We are at the cusp of a new way of working with our delivery model that helps our clients be positively productive by matching exceptional people to on-site teams delivering world-class IT service. With engineers in over 30 countries…
Achieve success with your system integrator
In this installment of Automation Zone, we explore what you need to build a productive customer-integrator relationship.
Cybersecurity and Facility IT
Anto Budiardjo, Facility IT Evangelist T here isnât a day that goes by where cybersecurity isnât in the news lately. From data breaches at large consumer-facing companies, DoS (Denial of Service) attacks on websites, political influence hacking, stories of personal credit exploits, as well as debates of future wars fought in cyberspace. The benefits we enjoy from our digital devices come at a cost; the risk that bad actors gain access to our increasing cyber footprint, with all of the perils…
network_management : why netops is the new devops
Today, NetOps is fundamental to network management, underscoring the necessity of physical hardware, even during the push to virtualization, explains Simon Pincus, VP of engineering, Opengear To discover why enterprises were investing so heavily in NetOps for secure, resilient network access and IT automation, we surveyed network managers, architects and engineers from companies in the UK, US, Germany and France. According to its research, the majority…
AutomatedBuildings.com Column
T he present and future impact of wireless on our industry is huge. If you have not already become unwired this read is a great opportunity to see where the industry is today. Wireless certainly provides an ideal solution for the last few hundred meters in buildings. The softness of wireless makes it a great solution for that part of the building that is always under renovation, the tenant space. Self-powered peel and stick sensors and wireless devices that are part of a…
Hosting Services for the Building Automation Industry
It's different, and it matters. Brian Turner, W e've been tracking and reporting real-time data for our end user clients and our Vykon System Integrator partners for a while now. Buildings generate so much data, and the ability to store this data for a long time and access it quickly is key to any successful BAS implementation. Doing this requires very fast servers and tons of space. The traditional datacenter offerings are simply not supplying the kind of service we in the building…
Democratizing Machine Learning
By Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Information Management and Machine Learning, Microsoft It used to be that one great technology defined an era. The steam engine, for example, served as the catalyst for the rise of the industrial age. Nowadays, however, a number of amazing technical advances and inventions are contending for bragging rights as the leading technology of our times. I would argue that one…
Ask These 5 Questions to Assess Your Network Infrastructure
A high-performing network is the backbone of any modern business. Internet connectivity, software and hardware functionality, and security are key components to keeping your employees productive and your business successful. Network infrastructure comprises everything involved with computing data and communicating between your company’s devices, applications, servers and more. It is made up of two categories: physical components and network software. The physical components of a network…
Bringing IP Connectivity to Intelligent Devices at the IoT's Edge
This article will focus on the physical hardware solutions for implementing secure high-speed Internet of Things (IoT) backbones in buildings and the advantages made available by doing so. Brian Turner, I nvestment in a secure, high-speed Internet of Things (IoT) backbone for your building is the right choice today, given new compelling applications, a wider selection of Ethernet/IP-ready control devices, and greater price competitiveness overall. Building…
Data center
An operation engineer overseeing a network operations control room of a data center A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems . It generally includes redundant[ clarification needed ] or backup power supplies , redundant data communications connections, environmental controls (e.g. air conditioning, fire suppression) and various security devices. A large data center is…
