Honeywell Unveils Visionary Unified AI Platforms, Redefining IoT and Security at Intersec

The era of siloed systems is rapidly fading, giving way to a new paradigm of integrated technology. As advancements in Artificial Intelligence unlock groundbreaking real-life IoT applications – extending far beyond traditional video security, access control, and building automation – systems are evolving into complex, hyper-capable networks. This transformative shift makes the unification of “everything” onto a single, intuitive interface an indispensable operational imperative.

Nabil Cheqroun, Vice President and General Manager for Honeywell Building Automation in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META), succinctly captured this burgeoning trend during an exclusive interview at Intersec: “Regardless of whether it’s building operation, maintenance, or occupancy, it’s all on one unified platform now.”

Imagine a seamless start to your workday: You approach your building, pass by a security camera at the entrance, and proceed to your office on a higher floor. In the near future, Cheqroun reveals, this experience will be even more intuitive. “The camera will ‘see’ you and automatically check your credentials,” he explains. “You won’t need to scan a card or interact with a separate facial recognition terminal. The entire experience will be frictionless, a testament to intelligent integration.”

Honeywell is at the forefront of this revolution, offering a suite of interconnected platforms that elegantly bridge the critical gap between highly specialized, tailor-made solutions (for instance, in fire security) and comprehensive offerings that seamlessly integrate security, safety, IoT-driven sustainability, cybersecurity, and more. This dual approach addresses both niche requirements and the overarching demand for holistic management.

Driving this transformative vision are several key solutions that underscore Honeywell’s commitment to unification:

Pro-Watch Integrated Security Suite

The Pro-Watch Integrated Security Suite stands as a beacon of unified security. This powerful platform meticulously combines video surveillance, access control, and advanced analytics to elevate situational awareness, streamline operational workflows, and facilitate scalable, multi-site security management. It is specifically designed for operators who demand full integration of their security systems data, moving beyond the limitations of fragmented, siloed approaches.

Honeywell Connected Life Safety Services

Honeywell Connected Life Safety Services is a pioneering cloud-based platform for fire and life safety management. It empowers remote monitoring, significantly enhances compliance, provides portfolio-wide visibility, and ensures more efficient service delivery. Cloud-based life safety solutions are rapidly gaining traction as building owners increasingly seek remote oversight and optimized management across their entire property portfolios.

Honeywell Buildings Sustainability Manager powered by Honeywell Forge

Leveraging AI-driven insights, Honeywell Buildings Sustainability Manager is engineered to optimize energy consumption, markedly improve indoor air quality, and robustly support carbon-reduction and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) goals across diverse building portfolios. This solution is witnessing strong adoption as customers strive to harmonize safety, performance, and crucial sustainability outcomes within a single, integrated platform.

Honeywell Data Center Manager

The Honeywell Data Center Manager offers a vendor-agnostic platform that intelligently integrates both IT and OT (Operational Technology) data. Its purpose is clear: to enhance uptime, significantly reduce human error, bolster cybersecurity posture, and ensure resilient data center operations. Demand for this solution is surging as data center operators increasingly prioritize resilience, efficiency, and robust cybersecurity alongside uninterrupted availability.

Honeywell City Suite

The Honeywell City Suite is an AI-enabled platform providing unified visibility and unparalleled control across complex urban systems. This includes critical areas such as public safety, essential utilities, and sprawling urban infrastructure. By seamlessly integrating operational, safety, and public infrastructure data, it profoundly supports sophisticated, city-scale decision-making.

Advanced cybersecurity solutions

Recognizing the escalating threat landscape, Honeywell delivers cutting-edge cybersecurity audits and precisely targeted security controls. These solutions are meticulously designed to safeguard connected buildings and vital critical infrastructure from evolving cyber threats, integrating seamlessly across diverse systems. This proactive approach directly addresses the growing imperative for cybersecurity-by-design as connected environments continue their rapid expansion.

As one of the preeminent players in the global security and IoT landscape, Honeywell has a long-standing history of offering diverse solutions. Yet, the current impetus for unification represents an acceleration of an ongoing strategy.

“At Honeywell, we started the journey toward a unified platform a few quarters ago, and we’ve been growing fast on the back of that,” Cheqroun confirms, underscoring the success of this strategic pivot.

Honeywell has strategically identified several high-growth verticals within the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region that stand to benefit immensely from the company’s unified solutions:

* **Transportation, particularly rail,** with significant ongoing projects in key markets such as the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and beyond.
* **Hospitality,** driven by a widespread hotel building boom across the region, fueling an increasing demand for enhanced efficiency and optimized operational costs.
* **Data centers,** experiencing a global surge in construction and investment, largely propelled by the escalating requirements of AI applications.
* **Healthcare,** with a substantial number of new facilities currently in various planning stages across the region, demanding advanced integrated solutions.

“This region is incredibly AI savvy,” Cheqroun concludes. “There’s massive investment from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, driving rapid technological adoption.”