Support for Windows Server 2012 will END October, 2023
I originally posted this video on the 14th of April 2022. BMS companies, you have had a year to get fee proposals to your customers.
This video discusses what happens if a Microsoft Windows operating system becomes obsolete. What are the risks? How long will it take to update? How long will visibility of the BMS be lost? Three months? Six months? Nine months?
No access to graphics, alarms, trends, or reports.
No adjusting setpoints.
No temporary overrides of equipment.
No modifying time schedules.
No ability to input after-hours air-conditioning requests from the tenants.
No access to metering reports.
Building owners and facility managers, ask the BMS engineer to check and confirm what Microsoft Operating Systems versions you have for servers, workstations, lobby displays, and any touch screens (e.g., the chiller management system).
While we are at it, if you have Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows XP, you are walking over thin ice. In fact, you have already fallen through the ice and are now holding your breath, LOL.
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Bryce Anderson
I am an independent Building Management System consultant based in Australia. I started in the BMS industry in 1998 and initially worked for BMS companies for the first 15 years of my career (2 years in South Africa, 9 years in London, and 4 years in Melbourne). In 2014 I transitioned into BMS consulting, saw a massive gap in the lack of specialist BMS consulting, and started Lifecycle Controls in 2017.
My focus is currently on BMS technical training, coaching, and B2B consulting for BMS companies and mechanical consultancies. Because, fixing one project at a time was making no difference. Training thousands of engineers will :-)
