Forbes.com Article Features Splunk, McKenney's and the Internet of Things

Atlanta, GA, November 7, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Jill Myers, program manager of McKenney’s, Inc. Enterprise Intelligence Group, has been featured in an article that’s part of the Forbes.com Data Driven series that explores the use of data and analytics in healthcare, energy, social media, manufacturing, transportation, life science and more.

Forbes article:  How Splunk Caught Wall Street's Eye By Taming The Messy World Of IoT Data
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/danwoods/2014/11/04/how-splunk-caught-wall-streets-eye-by-taming-the-messy-world-of-iot-data/ 

The forbes article by Dan Woods discusses the role Splunk plays in securing Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure and explores the partnership between Splunk and McKenney’s. Splunk Inc. is a leading software platform for real-time Operational Intelligence, which as Jill Myers explains, McKenney’s uses to provide its customers with enterprise operational intelligence (EOI) or the understanding of everything—including physical facility performance—that can impact an organization’s success helping develop “far richer models of all sorts of spending and operational activity.”

McKenney's, the Southeast's leader in building automation and security, has integrated Splunk® Enterprise with McKenney’s bdoc® Business Intelligence (BI) for Buildings™. Through the agreement, Splunk Enterprise becomes the analytics backbone of a new program that analyzes all of the machine data generated by buildings, including elevators, security doors, light switches, air conditioners and more. By analyzing and correlating the data, organizations gain operational intelligence in the form of building and energy efficiencies. The integration of Splunk into the McKenney's bdoc solution is also helping to open doors with customers and potential partners. 

[Video Link] How McKenney's utilizes Splunk to analyze data collected from IoT 
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAHSV 

McKenney’s launched bdoc to use its over 65 years of experience to implement software solutions to capitalize on the massive volumes of facility data that can be collected through design, construction, commissioning and operation of facilities. bdoc is an integrated, intelligent software and hardware system for capturing critical information to enhance efficiencies and reduce costs for all facility stakeholders. It is designed to enable organizations across the world to listen to their buildings.

About McKenney's 
McKenney's is the Southeast's most trusted name in facility construction, operation and maintenance. For more than six decades, our proven approach has ensured high-quality, energy efficient solutions at every stage of a building-Design, Build, Manage and Maintain. McKenney's offers expertise in HVAC, process piping, plumbing, and building automation and control systems, as well as service and maintenance. Our in-house engineering, fabrication, installation and commissioning resources ensure cost-effective delivery of the highest quality solutions. For more information, please visit www.mckenneys.com. 

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