{"id":1204,"date":"2017-09-22T19:21:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T18:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2017-09-23T12:08:42","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T11:08:42","slug":"interconnectivity-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/interconnectivity-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Interconnectivity in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

The term, ‘smart building’, is bandied about quite a lot. But what actually qualifies a workplace as smart?\u00a0 Adrian Kimberley explains just what makes a workplace as smart, and more importantly \u2014 the reasons for implementing this interconnectivity in the first place. Ultimately, the ‘why’ for collecting and visualising data is personal to every business<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the crumbling walls of an 18th century mansion, to a living-lab of interconnected technology, IBMs ’21st century innovation in an 18th century house’ is a prime example of Internet of Things<\/a><\/span> (IoT) technology. Hursley House now uses smart digital tracking to monitor the building’s physical and functional characteristics.<\/p>\n

It’s personal<\/strong><\/p>\n

The term, ‘smart building’, is bandied about quite a lot. But what actually qualifies a building as smart? Ultimately, it comes down to having purposeful visualisation of data. It’s not about hoarding data, but rather having a clear reason to collect the data in the first place. People should always ask ‘why’ they need the data \u2014 and the reason is different for every business.
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