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Goldman Sachs built an OT device qualification lab to stop cybersecurity approvals from becoming rollout blockers—using QA/prod/offline networks to test devices before field deployment

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Goldman Sachs detailed how it scaled a global smart building program across 94 sites by changing where cybersecurity decisions happen—before devices ever reach the field.

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Overcoming the "Nervous" Tenant: DataBank’s Strategy for De-Risking Automated HVAC Optimization

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Despite hefty efficiency and sustainability goals, Databank faces a recurring hurdle: customers fear that AI-driven or automated BMS sequences might compromise critical uptime.

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Delta/JLL decided to cut out reactive “go in the room and check X” rounds—data layer deployment enabled consistent alarms and checks across concourses and building systems

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Delta Air Lines and JLL made a deliberate call at LaGuardia Terminal C: stop relying on engineers to walk rooms multiple times a day just to confirm conditions were still acceptable—and replace those rounds with standardized, proactive alerting.

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Clockworks Bet Early on Tech-Enabled Services — Partners Channel is Now Proven Model for Scaling FDD Beyond Owner-Staffed Campuses

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Five years ago, Clockworks Analytics made a bet: fault detection would only reach most commercial buildings if it could work without deep owner-side engineering teams.

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How Inova Health Systems Integrated 45,000 Devices with a Construction Governance Framework

In this presentation from the January 2026 NexusCast, Peter O'Connor, IT Director at Inova Health System, and Sia Dabiri of Altura, explain how a top-tier health system is finally closing the construction loophole that has allowed unvetted OT devices onto networks for decades.

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How Dartmouth College Automated OT Maintenance with an IT-Driven Tech Stack

In this presentation from the January 2026 NexusCast, Douglas Plumley, Software Architect at Dartmouth College, and Andrew Rodgers, Co-Founder of ACE IoT Solutions, dive into step five of the OT device management strategy: maintenance.

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