8 Things to Know
Before purchasing your next Smart IoT Lighting Solution, Part 2.
Part 1.
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5. Is it wireless
versus wired, wireless & wired?
- Wireless operates in an uncontrolled
environment, see here.
- How secure is a
wireless solution? It is easier potentially, to unobtrusively monitor
and hack a wireless network than a wired one.
- For deterministic
high-performance solutions such as lighting controls, either it
requires very expensive point to point wireless solutions, or it's
low-cost wired.
6.
What does IoT really mean in building & lighting controls and how
secure?
- The
IoT is an
idea, a concept; it is not a standard for anything. Right now it is
mostly the Internet of Connected Separate Things (IoCST)
Unintended and unexpected consequences
of the IoT? Read more, click here
- The
impact of the
IoT depends on whose application it is, and where it is. It may affect
remote device level power consumption and the necessary infrastructure
required to enable a solution and application to deliver paid-for
results.
- The
IoT does not
mean every device being physically connected to an IP network; it does
mean seamless access to every device and its value data across the
internet! (Not 1 x IP device per IP address but for example 64 x
devices per IP address)! (As opposed to the IoCST?)
- Is
your chosen IP device secure? How is its security maintained over
time?
7. Analytics; what is
it, what could it deliver, what might it not deliver?
- It’s the clever
maths that mines for nuggets of gold from device level value data and
represents opportunities to more efficiently run a space for a given
business outcome than your competitor.
- It
allows you to
calculate which exact device level settings create the optimum space
environment for your workers, so they are both healthier and operate
more efficiently.
- The
problem is, do your analytics tools have seamless access to all the
device level value data?
8. “Cloud” based
solutions, whose “Cloud” is it, who owns the data/IP in the “Cloud,”
can I change from “Cloud” to “Cloud,” how secure is it?
- All very good questions and not
usually the one the End Client is fully aware of until it’s too late!
- There
are NO
standards-based “Cloud” solutions. Each solution provider is offering
their own version of their “Cloud.”
- Unlikely
to be
able to switch from one “Cloud” based solution provider to another
seamlessly, without loss of content.
- It’s
just another
tie-in to proprietary solutions enabling the supplier to earn more
money from the End Client/User
- IP/Copyright
ownership again depends on who owns the facilities, the nature of the
contract terms offered and where on the planet the facilities are. One
thing is for sure; most people have no idea regarding the answers to
these questions. They incorrectly assume too much and don’t realise
that it is a legal minefield.
- Security most
likely depends on who actually owns the equipment and facilities and
where they are based on the planet. It will pay to be very cautious.
- Suggested reading: “Cracks in the Cloud.”
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