Tag: SmartBuildings
Rethinking cybersecurity – when the firewall is no longer enough
Your firewall cannot save you because the workplace it was designed to protect barely exists anymore. Employees work from anywhere. Applications sit in the cloud, while data moves between platforms and devices. Businesses also increasingly rely on third parties and connected services. The office may still have a firewall, but the business itself has long since moved beyond its walls.
Why cloud-ready BMS is reshaping building operations
Buildings may be getting smarter, but too many control rooms still rely on yesterday’s technology. They use on-site servers, rigid architectures and a patchwork of interfaces. These systems are expensive to run and painfully slow to evolve. While many modern buildings are marketed as “smart”, much of today’s Building Management Systems (BMS) infrastructure remains rooted in ageing, server-bound control rooms.
Space with purpose – meeting modern enterprise needs
South Africa’s office sector has started 2026 on a strong footing. According to the Rode Report for Q4 2025, published by Galetti Corporate Real Estate, the country’s national decentralised office vacancy rate fell year-on-year from 12.5% to 11.7%. Meanwhile, Grade-A office rentals increased by 3.5%. Total rental growth for 2025 averaged around 4%.
