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With such a volume of data , there are many opportunities to use AI to gain insights into a building ’ s performance . “ AI plays a really important role for our end users ,” says Falbo . “ The building data that we collect allows operators to lower the total cost of ownership of their properties . AI can support the implementation of energy strategies based on consumption data , with predictive analytics to tell you , for instance , the best time to turn off the lights automatically .”
Aside from the technology it offers to customers , Mircom has experienced its own digital transformation , with cloud-based technology at the core of its systems . “ We have a number of servers that were previously deployed on-prem that are now moved entirely to the cloud . Things like an active directory for our account credentials management , our email server , which is now completely on the Office365 platform , a corporate intranet site for data storage and sharing . We use SharePoint as well , which is also hosted on the cloud . Then we also have several areas where we ’ ve leveraged cloud , not necessarily for primary
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