In this episode Martin meets with Greg, Duncan and Rudy from Stratus (www.stratus.com) to discuss the importance of having system protection and how Stratus provides a global active service to ensure computer hardware and servers remain online, via back-up systems. In addition, Martin speaks with George Das from Schneider Electric, who gives us an update about the world of Retail and how Building Managements and energy efficiency play a vital role in the profitability of this industry.

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For this first episode of 2021 and in response to welcome feed back from the audience, Martin interviews Virginie Milhaud, EcoXpert Program Director, Schneider Electric and we learn about the actual EcoXpert Program, its vision, targets and goals and value it bring to the EcoXperts themselves.

Virginie explains the journey and link to Buildings of the Future and how this, working with the EcoXperts can expand their competencies and hence profitable growth.

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In this end of year Episode, we learn how Schneider Electric is preparing their EcoXperts for their Building of the Future journey. With an introduction from Laurent Bataille (EVP Digital Energy) and an interview with Allison Huffman, we learn from them both how this journey will prepare System Integrators to adapt their skills and knowledge to benefit their customers and above all prepare them for changes coming in the markets. For the full Video interview With Laurent Bataille, please use the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=057wOtQSjfc&t=19s

Linked to this journey is a fascinating interview conducting by Kevin Morin, how Power and power systems are applied to be resilient and safe meeting customers needs and requirements. We learn from Tony Hunt, an Offer Manager from the Energy Management division of Schneider Electric, how an airport and a cheese manufacturing plant have the same expectations from their power quality and reliability. For the full Innovation Talk referred to in the interview, please visit: https://youtu.be/XBnt7c4st4Q

In this episode, Martin reconnects with Chris Böttger from Cisco to talk about what has happened in the last 6 months with the global pandemic of COVID19 and how this is already effecting the design, usage and performance expectations of buildings. Chris gives a fascinating insight into how system collaboration and user experience will play a key role in the health and safety of employees in the future.

In this episode our three reporters meet with Jules Cordillot from Schneider Electric who explains how the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive (EPBD) has been updated and what this means for both building owners and technology providers when it comes to energy management, control and monitoring of the system.

We also get to learn from Jules about the European Green Deal and how this will effect the standards and designs of infrastructure in the future

In this episode Martin and Kevin take the IoT discussion to the topic of security and High Availability Server protection and disaster recovery. A critical topic when talking about the internet, is the safety and above all the recovery of data that is used on a daily basis. Failure to protect these data systems and have backup and recovery systems in place, can lead to crippling and devastating consequences for individuals and business. Martin has an in-depth interview with a UK located company called OpenMinds, who are specialists in the field of High Availability and disaster recovery clustering in cloud, hybrid cloud, on-premise or datacenter. We learn how these systems can instantaneously recover systems that have crashed, been hacked or suffered data loss.

In this 2nd episode Martin interviews Chris Boettger from Cisco. With a vast amount of experience, originally in BMS and then AV and networking and now as Americas Workplace Experience Strategy for Webex Devices at Cisco, Chris gives us an amazing insight as to the potential future the way our buildings will be connected, operated and designed. With examples of both real life today and future use cases, Chris is able to paint a picture of how potentially the IT and OT worlds will combine, to really start delivering IoT across our infrastructure.

In this first episode Martin interviews Paul Whittingham from Schneider Electric. An expert in the field of Building Management systems and in particular the development of analytical software, to provide the user with real time information as to how their building is performing. Through Pauls insight you are able to understand how this technology has been developed and the future that it holds.