Digital Campus boasts next-generation
technology and advanced Cisco solutions that drive operational
efficiency and collaboration
CompuCom Systems, Inc. (“CompuCom®”), a leading provider of
managed digital workplace services that is now part of Office
Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), officially opened a first-of-its-kind,
151,000-square-foot Digital Campus/Global Headquarters located in
the greater Charlotte, North Carolina area of Fort Mill, South
Carolina.
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CompuCom’s Digital Campus personifies the
company’s mission of leveraging technology and innovation to drive
collaboration, productivity and operational efficiency. The Campus
boasts a state-of-the-art healthcare clinic, modern gym, digital
café, firepit and a two-story digital video wall. (Photo: Business
Wire)
Designed to express CompuCom’s vision of the digital workplace,
the Digital Campus (the Campus) rests in the middle of a dynamic
and diverse workforce and provides access to a highly technical
labor market. The Campus personifies CompuCom’s mission of
leveraging technology and innovation to drive collaboration,
productivity and operational efficiency. With plenty of room for
expansion, CompuCom’s Digital Campus hosts corporate staff, contact
center associates — product and service teams — and expects to
house up to 3,500 total personnel, in two buildings, over the next
five to seven years.
Designed by LS3P Associates Limited® for CompuCom, the Campus is
one of the first digital buildings in the world exclusively powered
by Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) interior lighting technology. This
modern approach helped builder Choate Construction® achieve
breakneck speeds — “from trees to keys” — in under 12 months. The
Campus boasts a state-of-the-art healthcare clinic, modern gym,
digital café, firepit and a two-story digital video wall. The
building's entrance leads to a large decorative staircase designed
to encourage engagement with the adjacent CompuCom Solution Café®,
a center for the incubation and advancement of digital workplace
technology and services.
Engineered for Collaboration and Operational
Efficiency
Leveraging PoE technology eliminates the need for expensive
electrical wiring to every fixture and replaces that wiring with
Category-6A cable for wireless access points and Category 6 cable
for all other cabling. There are no light switches to be found
throughout the Campus since lights are controlled through digital
switches distributed throughout the facility, saving CompuCom over
$275,000 in electrical labor and wiring. Additionally, eliminating
the need for batteries in sensors, alarms and emergency exit signs
reduces the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the building. As a
result, the Campus is 16 percent less expensive per square foot to
operate than CompuCom’s original Plano, Texas-based headquarters,
with significantly more advanced technology.
Demonstrating how all of the different functions at CompuCom fit
together in one place, there are no personal offices on Campus.
Instead, teams sit together in “collaboration centers” and are
encouraged to move throughout different operational areas across
each floor, fostering a model of engagement and conversation.
Designers leveraged Internet of Things (IoT) and software-based
design principles to construct alternative spaces, beyond
conference rooms or cubicles, for associates to use. IoT analytics
provide empirical data on how the space is being used, including
the number of people using conference rooms, open collaboration
spaces, the café area and even the fitness center. All of this data
provides analytics that CompuCom executives will use to construct
the next building on Campus, and the data may even change the
spaces over time in the current building, to better adapt to how
associates socialize with each other.
The flexible design of the Campus, which is a mix of modern
architecture and technology, enables prospective clients to imagine
and design their own Digital Campus in a manner that is tailored
for their end users, whether in an office setting or a multi-unit
residential and commercial environment. Businesses of all sizes and
in every industry can leverage this tailored, digital approach as
an incentive to attract and retain top talent.
“We’ve used technology to make the building simpler, not more
complicated,” said CompuCom President Dan Stone. “After designing
smart buildings for years, we’re excited to have created the first
building that is much more than ‘smart,’ it’s a digital workplace
through and through.”
Enterprises that leverage external IoT expertise in the planning
phase of establishing a digital building are more likely to achieve
their objectives. According to a Gartner survey, “when not
leveraging external expertise in [IoT planning], more than 40%
noted that they met their IoT initiative objectives well below what
they planned.” The Campus features the latest in Cisco and Phillips
technology, including:
- Cisco Spark™ automatically enables meetings to begin,
avoiding inevitable delays that come with setting up
technology.
- Cisco Digital Building lighting changes
throughout the day to mimic natural light and help people maintain
their circadian rhythm. This technology is also programmed to flash
and change color in the event of an emergency.
- Cisco Hyperlocation Solution can locate
Wi-Fi devices with more granular accuracy. This increased accuracy
can support wayfinding experiences, more granular user engagement
and more detailed analytics of user movement and dwell time.
- Optional mobile phone “badge-in”
capability — rather than a traditional access keycard — provides
functionality and greater security since building management is now
able to know who entered, when they came in, where they went and
when they left.
- A hybrid, cloud-based control center,
for access to all Digital Campus systems, accessible via any mobile
device. This single-pane-of-glass approach makes Campus operations
accessible to building managers at any time and from any
location.
“CompuCom is embracing digital building transformation with its
state-of-the-art new campus,” said Sachin Gupta, senior vice
president in Cisco's enterprise networking business. “From digital
building switches to location-based analytics and video
collaboration, CompuCom is using Cisco technology to reduce
operational costs and improve the employee experience.”
Plan a Visit
To learn more about CompuCom’s new Digital Campus/Global
Headquarters, or to learn how CompuCom can help companies design
their own Digital building, call 1-800-350-8430 and schedule
a visit, or learn more at
www.compucom.com/services/digital/digital-building.
Source: Gartner “Survey Analysis: Buyer Priorities for Using
External IoT Services” by Denise Rueb, Nathan
Nuttall, March 9, 2018.
About CompuCom
CompuCom Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Office
Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), provides end-to-end managed services,
technology and consulting to enable the digital workplace for
enterprise, midsize and small businesses. Celebrating its 30th
year, CompuCom offers clients individualized experiences, drives
workplace collaboration and productivity, and delivers operational
performance and efficiency. For more information, visit
www.compucom.com.
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