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A Case for Separating Enterprise App and Facilities Networks

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Typically, the IT staff is familiar with the applications running on the network. This familiarity comes from understanding the business drivers and the architecture of the applications. This is probably not the case with facilities applications, which often work with proprietary software that controls or operates electromechanical systems.

Today, many diverse systems use one physical network to share information within a single application and between multiple applications requiring the same information. Systems for enterprise resource planning (ERP), accounting, human resources and customer records share network bandwidth with HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) controls, lighting controls, security cameras, building power management and access control systems.

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