SBA 452: Non-Techie’s BAS IT Guide

In this episode of the Smart Buildings Academy Podcast we dive into the world of information technology.
But don't freak out. We're going to start from the very basics and work our way through the common IT topics you face on a day to day basis.
By the end of this podcast you will be understand the key IT concepts that every BAS professional needs to know.

[@quadracerlt250]

He's Dead Jim! lol

[@SmartBuildingsAcademy]

Yea, that was a low point for sure. I mean how do you begin to explain that to the Chief Surgery or Nursing officer of the hospital!

[@TerrySteiner]

I am with a Niagara contractor. Over the last year we have mostly stopped using JACE and have transitioned to a "software JACE". We are using mini PCs running the Niagara server with BACnet routers and field device licenses. On small projects that would normally just have one JACE, the soft JACE gives us server functionality for essentially the same money.

[@SmartBuildingsAcademy]

Yes, this is where I see a lot of devices going. The cost of a machine to run a software image is SO cheap right now, it doesn't make sense to buy a supervisory device. Especially when you can also purchase USB to RS-485 cards for field busses.

[@BostonNACLH20]

Great class as always. Thanks Phil.

[@SmartBuildingsAcademy]

Thanks Andrew!