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The ROI of Smart Tech: 5 IoT Use Cases Driving Measurable Business Value

February 2, 2026
The ROI of Smart Tech: 5 IoT Use Cases Driving Measurable Business Value

Smart technology is no longer a “nice-to-have” in modern offices and facilities. It’s a proven way to reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve employee experience.

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A new whitepaper from akenza.io, “The ROI of smart tech solutions: 5 IoT use cases driving business value”, shows how organisations can achieve measurable ROI from practical IoT deployments, based on real results from a client office environment.

The report reveals how IoT cut costs at a large corporate headquarters:

  1. Space optimisation: how occupancy analytics uncovered underused space and enabled repurposing, delivering potential net annual savings of €1,196,500.
  2. Employee desk search time: how real-time desk availability reduced friction and improved efficiency, with potential net annual savings of €122,000.
  3. Service on demand: how automated service ticketing reduced manual effort, with potential net annual savings of €15,000.
  4. Smart cleaning: how cleaning schedules can be optimised using door counter data, delivering potential net annual savings of €38,500.
  5. Canteen demand forecasting: how real-time people flow data reduces food waste, with potential net annual savings of €16,700.

This report is ideal for anyone responsible for workplace strategy, facility management, smart building transformation or operational efficiency.

Read the whitepaper to see the ROI breakdown across all 5 use cases.

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