Fire & Safety
Whycloud is becoming essential to modern fire safety
As buildings grow more complex and compliance increases, traditional fire safety systems are being pushed to their limits.
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s a result, cloud technology is reshaping how fire safety is designed and managed with significant implications for designers, facilities managers, architects and specifiers. Here, Paul Kerman of Inim Electronics, argues that the shift to integrated and cloud-enabled fire safety systems represents a fundamental change in how buildings are designed, managed and governed. And that it is not simply a technological upgrade as locally siloed fire systems no longer align with the realities, and compliance, facing designers and specifiers.
When we talk to designers, facilities managers and specifiers today, what we hear over and over is they need full visibility. In an era where multi-site estates are common and compliance isn’t optional, the ability to see what’s happening - in real time and from anywhere - is crucial to
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Cloud-enabled fire safety systems deliver that visibility, giving stakeholders access to real-time status, alerts and historical logs from any device, whether onsite or remote. This real-time oversight improves decision making and logistics, especially in urgent situations.
The shifting fire safety landscape Over the past decade, the integration of technology - not least the Internet of Things (IoT) which has seen global devices connected over the internet feeding back, and cascading out information and data - has impacted all walks of life.
It has enabled quicker, and smarter decision making and become crucial when monitoring a building’s operations - especially those located in remote, or hard to reach areas. It has also
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