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Smart Buildings

Semiconductor Partnerships Signal Growing Maturity of Smart Building Market

January 18th, 2024
Smart Buildings

The Integration of Workplace Experience with Critical Building Operations

July 12th, 2023
Schneider Electric Strategy Mapping
Smart Buildings

Mapping the Strategic Direction of Schneider Electric in Smart Buildings – Part 2

This Research Note examines the emerging strategic priorities of Schneider Electric in the smart commercial buildings space. We have mapped M&A, divestments, strategic partnerships and investment activity to ascertain the growth ambitions of the Buildings business. We have categorized the various business relationships by technology and investment type over a 3-year period. This article, Part 2 of a 2-part analysis […]

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Security

Building Resilience in the Physical Security Supply Chain

The escalation of coronavirus cases in China has reminded technology markets around the world that the supply chain challenges of recent years may last longer than expected. The pandemic is not the only disruption and many in the smart buildings and physical security industries are being forced to reconsider their approach to supply chain resilience […]

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Security

US-China Trade War Continues To Polarize the Physical Security Market

The Physical Security industry has found itself on the frontline of the US-China trade ‘war’ and its involvement could have significant implications for its future and the future of the wider smart buildings and cities technology markets. “In recent years US-China geopolitical tensions within the physical security industry have escalated,” reports our latest security research. […]

Smart Buildings

EnOcean: The Latest Smart Buildings Firm to Ride the SPAC Wave

The alternative IPO trend continues as German firm EnOcean announces its intention to implement a reverse merger with a SPAC to take them public early next year. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have proved a popular route for companies to list on the stock market without the rigmarole of a traditional IPO process. However, more […]

Smart Buildings

Mapping Microsoft’s Hybrid Work Business Strategy

In this research note, we map Microsoft’s hybrid work business strategy, analyzing its various partnership and acquisition moves by technology, to trace its course over recent years and explore its intentions for the future. Microsoft has played a fundamental role in shaping the modern workplace. From its role driving individual computing into the office during […]

Smart Buildings

An Unfortunate Supply Chain of Events

“The global electronics and semiconductor industries are currently suffering the most serious disruptions to supply chain operations in living memory. Supply chain issues have been driven by a series of interrelated trends that have served to complicate, compound, and increase both the scale and impact of the challenge,” reads our latest research study. “These issues have […]

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