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COVER STORY

What is the primary benefit of using IoT devices in facility
management?

Analysis to real-time monitoring later
Nearly half (47.37%) of respondents acknowledged • Highlight the need for clarity on IoT’s primary
advantage in FM
that managing big data involves multiple challenges,
including quality, security, costs, and skill gaps. • Growing affordability and adoption of IoT solutions
Effective solutions require addressing all these in facility management
interconnected issues simultaneously. • Major challenge: Integration of IoT systems into a
unified platform
Experts • Stress the importance of a single-pane dashboard
• Advocate for using all data sources, especially IoT for streamlined data access and executive decision-
sensors, in facility management. making
• IoT devices can be attached to various equipment
(e.g., trash cans, soap dispensers, entry/exit points).
• Benefits include:
• Real-time monitoring for better operational
oversight
• Predictive maintenance to anticipate equipment
failures, reducing costs.
• Energy efficiency through automation and
usage pattern analysis (e.g., lights controlled by
occupancy)
• Example: IoT implementation in a large IT
organization in South India significantly improved
energy efficiency
• Observe a contradiction in feedback on IoT benefits:
• Earlier emphasis on predictive maintenance shifted

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