Real-World Insights: IT/OT Convergence Example Which strategies will guide your approach?
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New Build: 150 Holborn, London UK 150 Holborn serves as the European headquarters for Sidara, encompassing 185,000 square feet to consolidate over 20 subsidiary organizations. This owner-occupied building was designed from inception as both a showcase and living lab for building technology innovation. The convergence approach at 150 Holborn centers on a single converged network across landlord, OT, and occupier domains, with logical segmentation through Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) technology and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). Schneider Electric serves as the primary OT technology partner, with comprehensive integration through a building data platform that supports operational optimization. All building systems operate on a common infrastructure, enabling unprecedented integration and automation. This implementation has delivered several key outcomes: seamless automation across previously siloed systems, enhanced operational visibility through consolidated telemetry, progressive increase in data utilization for building optimization, flexible infrastructure supporting more than 18,000 visitors annually, and a compelling showcase for Sidara's design and engineering capabilities. The smart building project design and consulting team, led by PARA (a Sidara Company) and working with Ideal (a leading Smart Buildings integrator partner), identified several critical lessons, including the importance of early integration between IT and OT planning, the value of single infrastructure with logical separation, the necessity of a comprehensive data strategy, and benefits of alignment between owner, operator, and occupier perspectives. PARA, Ideal, Schneider and Cisco have subsequently created a joint framework that is a flexible blueprint for IT/OT convergence known as “Intelligent Ready Building”.
Sidara - 150 Holborn
The approach Sidara, PARA, Ideal, Schneider and Cisco took with 150 Holborn project resulted in BREAM Outstanding, LEED Platinum, Wired Score and SmartScore Platinum certifications, validating it as one of the leading intelligent buildings globally.
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