In Star Trek, the Starship Enterprise is tasked with the mission to “boldly go where no man has gone before.” And while space may be the final frontier, for the integrator, designing for a large enterprise-level access control system is a bit like being on that aptly named starship. You have to understand the past, present and what to expect down the road in order to steer your client’s enterprise towards the future.
Historically access control users and security in general have been conservative when it comes to change.