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INTERNET                  Interactions
                                                                                 FM    ADMIN     EMPLOYEE
                              “IT” NETWORK  Intel IDP                 Interactions  Interactions
                                                                        SAML
                                      Intel
                                     Exchange
                                                  Firewall                     MOBILE DESKTOP TABLET
                                            Intel WAP
                                                                            Application
                                                          PUBLIC CLOUD       Gateway  Cloud “IT” Services
                              IOT NETWORK
                                    Enterprise Gateways (VMs)                          DB
                                                    MQTT   BROKER
                                https                       HUB       IOT ANALYTICS   Events
                                              Intel Proxy  443
                                                                                      Backups
                                           BACnet/IP
                                    BACnet/IP  MODBUS/IP  Water Mgmt
                                          http                                       Monitors
                                    HVAC
                                       Energy                   3 PARTY CLOUDS  3 PARTY CLOUDS
                                                                               RD
                                                                RD
                                       SCADA
                                                                Occupancy Data  Seat Booking Data

                                   Figure 1. Intel’s SRR4 uses public and private cloud capabilities to
                                              balance IoT Edge and Cloud workloads


            room space via an app installed on their mobile phones.   will help the company to optimize the headcount
            The solution provides a view of available workspaces   supporting building operations. Based on common
            by combining data from the booking app with near     industry benchmarks, such optimizations have
            real-time information about availability gathered from   yielded up to a 30 percent reduction in operational
            non-intrusive, low-resolution optical sensors that can   expenditures
            identify occupancy. These sensors are discreet, low-
            resolution optical sensors that are not discernible to   •  Employee comfort and productivity:  In SRR4,
            the human eye and are capable of identifying only    employees are empowered with tools that allow them
            human presence. The mobile booking app used in SRR4   to define “comfortable” for themselves. Employees
            processes upwards of 2,000 bookings per day. It has   in the new building can personalize temperature and
            led to an increase in space utilization of 20-30 percent,   lighting in their zone via the same mobile app used for
            creating an opportunity for Capex avoidance of multiple   space booking. Giving employees control over their
            millions of dollars                                  own environment via the comfort personalization
                                                                 solution has improved employee satisfaction. It is
          •  Fault Diagnostics and Detection: In SRR4, a         estimated that a productivity increase of approximately
            prioritized FDD solution, developed with machine     26 percent is realized.
            learning to have a dynamic understanding of any
            anomaly identified, contextualizes problems and    The Intel SMART Building team adopted a “Mobile” &
            prioritizes alerts based on the severity of the issue.   “Cloud” first methodology to the implementation. A high
            This information feeds into a work order management   level technical architecture that will serve as a blueprint
            system that creates a ticket for facilities with priority   for future SMART Building implementations is articulated
            level identified. The work order management system   in Figure 1.
            streamlines repair and maintenance functions
            and ensures that equipment issues are tracked to   The movement to the public cloud is providing the
            completion. Intel anticipates savings of 10 percent on   following tangible benefits:
            energy spending related to integrating fault detection
            and diagnostics into an enterprise business process.   •   It leverages the best-in-class capabilities of the public
            In addition, improved visibility into building operations   cloud. Today, the public cloud enables reliable and



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