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  • Riser Management

How to Choose a Riser Management Company: 10 Questions to Ask

Appointing a riser management company means handing a partner the keys to your building's most sensitive shared space. Ten questions separate the right one from the wrong one quickly
  • 6 min read
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  • Riser Management

What Is Riser Management? A Plain English Guide for Building Owners

Every building has a vertical pathway carrying every tenant's connectivity. How well it is managed quietly shapes the value of the property. Here is what riser management actually means
  • 4 min read
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  • Riser Management

Who Is Responsible for the Telecom Riser in a Commercial Building?

Ask an owner, a tenant and a carrier who is responsible for the telecom riser and you often get three different answers. That gap is where most riser problems live.
  • 5 min read
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  • Riser Management

Abandoned Cable in Commercial Buildings: The Code Requirement Most Owners Miss

In almost every building over ten years old, a closet carries the history of every tenant who ever left. It is out of sight, it seems harmless, and it is neither
  • 5 min read
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  • Intelligent Riser

Building Network Segmentation: Why Your BAS Should Not Share a Network With Your Cameras

Modern buildings quietly became networks. Convergence saves money on cabling. Done without design, it also means the least secure device can become a doorway to everything else.
  • 6 min read
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  • Intelligent Riser

Smart Building Cybersecurity: 7 Risks Property Managers Overlook

Every connected building system is also an entry point. Property managers do not need to become security engineers, but they do need to know where the doors are. Here are seven left open
  • 6 min read
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