Carrying Your Organisation & Technology into the

Next Decade

Presented by Jaco Cronje, Pr.Eng. B.Sc.(Eng),GSSA AP, CDCP

AGENDA

• Technology Trends

• The 4th Utility

• Network Infrastructure Required for the Technology of your

Building

• Data Usage and Connectivity

• Increasing the Resilience of your IT System

• Conclusion

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

• Support Global Trends

�Urbanisation requiring increased data

�Industrialisation requiring increased data

�Energy demands met by managing data

• Connectivity & Mobility

• Internet of Things

• Simplicity

• Energy Management

THE 4TH UTILITY

• Data has passed the point of being a requirement, it is now a

distinguishing factor in buildings

• 20% capital saving through convergence

• 30% operational saving through energy efficiency &

maintenance

Common Cabling

Infrastructure: 4th Utility

Telecoms

Building Management

Systems

SecurityLighting

Office

NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR THE TECHNOLOGY OF YOUR BUILDING

• Connectivity: No touch interfaces & Interaction with all entities

• Regulatory body: IEEE 802.3 “the physical layer of Ethernet”

• Evolution of data cabling

1985 1990 2004 2010 and onwards

CO-AX UTP (Cat3/5) STP (Cat6/6A) S-FTP (Cat7/8)

DATA USAGE AND CONNECTIVITY

• Office services: Email, Telephony, Internet

• Security: Access Control, CCTV, Alarms

• Building Management: Sensors, Monitoring, Manage

• Power: Power over Ethernet, Lighting

• Building Fabric: Sensory, Vibration, RH, Light

INCREASING THE RESILIENCE OF YOUR IT SYSTEM

• Data Centre Services Resilience

• Data Centre Operational Resilience

• IT System Architecture

• Cabling

• Routing

ROUTING

CABLING INFRA-

STRUCTURE

IT ARCH

DC

CONCLUSION

• Analyse ICT requirements for every project

• Include in the programme from day 1

• Build resilience into the design

• Use technology to help:

�Building Process

�Project Management Process

�End-user

• Skills transfer opportunities through data analysis and sharing

of experiences and methodologies