Cloud-based security solutions to be part of building management systems

Building security solutions will converge with information technology (IT) infrastructure, enterprise applications and external systems, becoming an Internet of Things to deliver more than perimeter surveillance, authentication and protection of assets and people, says converged IT systems firm Jasco Security portfolio manager Peter Stutz. A building management system tied to enterprise and security systems in a cloud can use the authentication of a person’s entrance to a building as a trigger for various automated events, including switching on lighting, and managing facilities and functional work spaces individually and collectively for employees.