IoT | November 6, 2024

Using HPE Aruba & EnOcean IoT to Enable Sustainable Workplace Experience

The number of connected IoT devices is expected to reach 30 billion by 2025. These devices hold the potential to revolutionize business operations, particularly in creating smart buildings. Such buildings offer significant benefits, from cost savings to improved employee experience and sustainability. However, to unlock the full potential of IoT, businesses need the right data infrastructure and strategies in place. A modern IT network, edge control technology, and an open ecosystem are key.

Enhancing Workplace Experiences with EnOcean IoT

Implementing EnOcean-based IoT devices can greatly enhance both customer experience and sustainability. Solutions like touchless check-ins, digital signage, and wayfinding make the workplace more hassle-free.

Beyond convenience, wireless and battery-less EnOcean IoT devices provide profound data. By analyzing traffic flows, organizations can optimize facility layouts, upgrade sites, and improve visitor experiences. Footfall data allows to:

  • Optimize facility flow and site upgrades based on dwell time data
  • Enhance visitor experiences by adjusting services based on real-time demand
  • Enable intelligent decision-making around staffing and infrastructure based on profound data

Supporting these IoT devices is HPE Aruba’s Unified Infrastructure. This platform converges wired, wireless, and WAN network management across various environments. Through a unified, cloud-native infrastructure, IT operations are streamlined, and IoT processes become efficient.

Working with EnOcean, Aruba’s Edge Services Platform combines unified connectivity, zero-trust security, and AI-powered operations. This simplifies facilities management, allowing organizations to deploy best-in-class devices while benefitting from a single-vendor solution.

Pulling Sustainability Levers

IoT technology can also be a powerful tool for sustainability efforts. The real estate sector accounts for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, with 70% coming from building operations. Legislation like the EU’s Green Deal and DACH’s Energy 19 pushes businesses to act, and IoT offers a way forward.

Using maintenance-free energy-harvesting sensors from EnOcean, combined with an environmental dashboard, businesses can track energy usage in real-time. This allows for more sustainable practices, such as:

  • Reducing heating energy by up to 30%
  • Cutting electric energy use by up to 33% with standby-power shutdowns during off hours

Recent research from Aruba shows that 51% of organizations are already adopting IoT technologies for sustainability, with 74% planning to use data to reduce their carbon footprint.

Smart energy use and IoT sensor technology are vital tools in reducing energy consumption. According to the World Economic Forum, IoT could help save over 1,300 million MWh by 2030.

Operating at the Edge

Traditionally, corporate networks connected employees to data and applications. However, IoT has introduced a new challenge. Networks must now manage the increased volume of data from countless devices.

Instead of sending all data to a central data center, edge computing processes information in real-time at the source. This ensures quicker responses and reduces bandwidth, while maintaining secure connections to the cloud.

For businesses looking to turn data into actionable insights, operating at the edge is crucial.

Secure and modern networks are the key

Sustainable EnOcean IoT devices not only improve workplace experiences and operational efficiency, but they also help businesses reduce emissions. However, to fully benefit from IoT, a secure, modern network is essential.

By leveraging an Aruba network, businesses can simplify their operations, reduce energy consumption, and eliminate unnecessary infrastructure. This reduces complexity and creates a foundation for a sustainable, efficient future.