Category: Internet of Things

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Paving the Way for Sustainable Infrastructure

How performance-based contracts can lead the way with infrastructure sustainability.

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Planting the Seeds of Smart Building Success

Explore how cultivating a smart building mirrors gardening—using the right tools, preparing, and nurturing growth.

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Paris 2024: A New Era of Stadium Management

Stadiums come with their own challenges for FM teams, yet CAFM software helps manage the planning & delivery of hard & soft services.

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30 Years of FM and SWG

Celebrating our 30th birthday, we look back over the last three decades of our history and the evolution of the FM landscape.

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How Converging Technologies Are Shaping User Experience

We discuss how converging technologies like AI, IoT, and BIM can enhance operational efficiency, occupant comfort & maintenance strategies.

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Navigating the Challenging Landscape of Facilities Management

Our latest blog discusses FM challenges, including cost reduction, technological adoption, sustainable estates, and staying compliant.

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5 Top Tips for Better Maintenance

Our latest blog reveals 5 top tips and essential strategies to enhance asset performance, minimise downtime, and boost productivity.

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2022 in Review – What Were the Priorities in FM?

As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at what aspects of facilities management most interested those in the sector over the last 12 months.

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Smart Buildings and Integration

SWG experts explored the opportunities for specialised FM software to optimise building performance at the Smart Buildings Show.

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“I Don’t Have Time for More Systems!” The Myth of Time-Intensive Technology

How the ‘little challenges’ solved by tech can be magnified throughout a business, repaying the initial time spent on implementation manifold.

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Improving Sustainability Through CAFM

How CAFM software can help organisations to help improve sustainability, and the new innovations being developed to help FMs meet green targets.

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Technology: Are FMs Embracing Change?

‘Technology as a force for change – we are all technology companies, aren’t we?’ A commentary on the debate featuring SWG.

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Is Budget Limiting Tech in FM?

While some early adopters are certainly reaping the benefits of sensors and robotics, there are hurdles to overcome before these become widespread.

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How is FM Technology Keeping Your Workplace Well?

Workplace wellness is currently high on the FM agenda, with many organisations now increasing their investment in the health and wellbeing of employees.

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Technology Trends in Australian FM

The facilities management sector in Australia is embracing the benefits of mobile technology to effectively manage FM operations, but wearables and IoT are less popular, research reveals.

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Is Science the Future of Service?

As artificial intelligence becomes commonplace in FM, we look how it is being used now and how the cost of this tech can be made achievable.

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Is Science the Future of Service?

As artificial intelligence becomes commonplace in FM, we look how it is being used now and how the cost of this tech can be made achievable.

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ThinkFM 2017 – Is Facilities Management Ready for IoT?

Today’s FM customer has become more demanding, less patient and more technology-savvy - and it is FM’s responsibility to lead workplace change.

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Online Security, FM and the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the next big thing for facilities management, but FMs should also be aware of how to protect their data and online devices.

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Will You Lose Your Jobs to Robotics and Automation?

The FM industry is gearing up towards automation and integrated systems, but what does this mean for employment and service?

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The Future Workplace – Sensors and IoT

The Internet of Things will revolutionise the FM industry, and SWG looks at how sensors and location-based technology can be used to do this.

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Tiny Technology – Wearables in FM

How are wearables used in facilities management? Smartwatches, fitness trackers and even augmented reality are now all playing a part in the future of FM.

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How Smart Technology is Affecting Facilities Management

2017 will be a big year for smart technology in facilities management, powered by the rise of connectivity through the Internet of Things, or IoT.