{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ac7388bca218bc36c067efc/608fc3f4671d6f6296def13e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 46: Stephen Von Takach on Integrating Workplace Experiences, Gamification, Data-Driven Features and Open Source Software","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ac7388bca218bc36c067efc/1614593323568-e1a5357a81977bc528978bfc457f5ba1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Stephen Von Takach</p><p>CIO at PlaceOS</p><p>placeos.com</p><p><br></p><p>PlaceOS ties together drivers into systems by running functions on a scalable cluster of computing resources. Similar to how AWS Lambda works.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Constraints allow creativity to blossom.</li><li>Drivers can exist in multiple systems. Logic is system specific.</li><li>Built on Crystal-lang, similar to ruby, but type-checked. https://crystal-lang.org</li><li>PlaceOS started in AV integration but, because they can integrate with anything, it has evolved to focus on workplace experiences. Streamlining your day, from when a persons enters a building until they leave.</li><li>User actions generate data that give insight into utilization and enable features like contact tracing and gamification.</li><li>\"Once you are integrated into every system, the experiences are only limited by your imagination.\"</li><li>Digital twin - modelling real world systems in the digital realm.</li><li>Mitigating risk through partnering with IT.</li><li>Most stake-holder resistance concerns network security, GDPR conformance and data ownership.</li><li>Conference room automation is evolving to eliminate the need for a touchpanel control interface.</li><li>Open source removes vendor dependency and helps educate. It also helps create a cooperative driver development ecosystem.</li><li>Clients are looking for a wholistic solution. A single workplace app (as opposed to multiple apps with separate functionality) drives usage and discovery of what the workplace is capable of.</li><li>Gamification can be used to drive a behaviour, like using spaces in off-peak hours, by offering an incentive, like free coffee and gift cards.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><p>AMX, Cisco, Microsoft Teams, <a href=\"https://www.connectedhomeip.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Project Connected Home over IP</a>, Google, Apple, Zigbee,&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Patrick Murray"}