Smart Offices are connected workplaces which use the Internet of Things to automate processes and streamline tasks. The term Smart Office was coined around the mid-2010s. However, our offices have been getting smarter since the 1990s. This began with the introduction of desktops, laptops and the internet. Over the 2000s, these technologies became more sophisticated, broadband was introduced as well as mobile phones and basic cloud computing. Over the past decade, bandwidth speeds have skyrocketed. At the same time, increased storage and computing power has made it possible for us to automate and analyse processes like never before. As a result, the internet has become integral to just about every workplace process.
There are all kinds of benefits, but they can be reduced down to three core things:
