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The Frontier Podcast

Investing in a smart home that won’t soon be obsolete

Despite the hype surrounding virtual assistants like Alexa or Google Home, a fully digital home isn’t a reality quite yet. But can we prepare our homes for the future, to avoid tearing down walls later? How can we invest in home technology without worrying it will be obsolete in two years?


Ben Wiliams, Technical Director at SAV Digital Environments sat with Ledge to chat about the challenges of building future-resistant control systems and keeping them up and running under any circumstances.


Ben also talks about the next big thing in the software side of custom integration and smart buildings, as well as lessons learned from managing hardware engineering teams.




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