IoT & Smart Buildings

  • IoT devices are here now and provide low cost/high functionality options not previously available.
  • Taking advantage of IoT devices requires:
    • Flexibility to work with many different formats
    • Knowledge of how to safely and securely communicate with them
    • Expertise in integration and installation
  • A recurring challenge with in-building systems is the wide range of device specific programs and user interfaces required to manage the network; this is no different with the advent of IoT. The SitePortal Network Management System normalizes all of these device specific interfaces down to a single pane of glass, bringing efficiency to the ongoing monitoring and maintenance of these complex networks, by way of convergence.

  • Smart Building technologies provide many benefits but also add complexity and new challenges:
    • While we rely on them they aren’t always being monitored to make sure they keep working for you and providing you the services you need them to.
    • They can also create expanded “baby sitting” requirement with multiple programs, requirements, etc.
    • They can present security issues including vandalism, both malicious and incidental. Not all failures can be detected and can lead to assuming they’re still “watching the store” while they’re actually lying on the floor and broken.
    • There are still gaps in coverage on some critical building technologies that they can’t cover. Some don’t have the expertise in things like emergency power and other critical areas.
    • Costs can rapidly expand as you add up the requirements of some Smart Building technology. There are monitoring alternatives you should consider.
  • With over twenty years of experience, C Squared Systems’ breadth of knowledge gained by providing cutting edge solutions gives our customers the confidence they need to deploy new technologies, such as IoT. The SitePortal Network Management System drives efficiency by consolidating the remote management of disparate device types into a single system. The SitePortal product is highly flexible and vendor agnostic, having a rich feature set that allows users to proactively manage their expanding complex networks.