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Listen: The Cities within Smart Buildings with Kittur Nagesh of Cognito Networks

Kittur Nagesh, founder and CEO of Cognito Networks, explains the importance of connectivity in smart buildings and the need to avoid proprietary silos. He advocates for the use of modern IP-based solutions to maximize the potential of smart buildings, considering them as ecosystems similar to cities.

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Listen: The Cities within Smart Buildings with Kittur Nagesh of Cognito Networks

Key takeaways

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For smart buildings, connection is crucial to success.

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Smart buildings should avoid proprietary silos to operate effectively.

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Leveraging modern IP-based solutions can bring smart buildings to their full potential.

For smart buildings, connection equals success. To work best, they need to be free from proprietary silos, said Kittur Nagesh, founder and CEO of Cognito Networks, on today’s episode of the IoT Podcast. The Silicon Valley startup founder came on the podcast to tell us how companies should be using modern IP-based solutions to bring smart buildings into their full potential. “A smart building is like a city,” Nagesh said. “It’s time to move to modern IoT.”

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Founder and CEO of Cognito Networks

Kittur Nagesh is the founder and CEO of Cognito Networks, a Silicon Valley startup focused on modern IP-based solutions for smart buildings. His expertise lies in leveraging IoT to enhance building connectivity and performance.

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