# Listen: The Cities within Smart Buildings with Kittur Nagesh of Cognito Networks

By Industrial Iot · Published 2018-07-06 · Updated 2026-07-23 · Industrial IoT on MarketScale
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> For smart buildings, connection equals success. To work best, they need to be free from proprietary silos, said Kittur Nagesh, founder and CEO of Cognito Networks, on today’s episode of the IoT Podcast. The Silicon Valley startup founder came on the podcast to tell us how companies should be using modern IP-based solutions to…

## Key points

- For smart buildings, connection is crucial to success.
- Smart buildings should avoid proprietary silos to operate effectively.
- Leveraging modern IP-based solutions can bring smart buildings to their full potential.

For smart buildings, connection equals success. To work best, they need to be free from proprietary silos, said Kittur Nagesh, founder and CEO of Cognito Networks, on today’s episode of the IoT Podcast. The Silicon Valley startup founder came on the podcast to tell us how companies should be using modern IP-based solutions to bring smart buildings into their full potential. “A smart building is like a city,” Nagesh said. “It’s time to move to modern IoT.”

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