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Video Solutions

Breaking Down Integrators’ Top Challenges — & Their Solutions — With NVRs & DVRs

Derek Rice
Back when video surveillance relied on tape-based VCRs for recording, deploying these systems was fairly straightforward. You simply connected the camera or cameras directly to the VCR and — voila …
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3 Reasons You Should Be Offering Cloud-Based Access Control

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Karyn Hodgson
To understand how cloud-based access control can help boost your business, you first have to define what it is — and what it isn’t. …
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The Security Industry Is Ripe for Disruption & Drones Might Be What Does It

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Courtney Wolfe
In April 2018, SDM published an article exploring to what extent unmanned systems would be used in the security industry. Oh how things have changed in just 19 months. …
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Why We Should Build a Baseball Team at Work

Anthony Berticelli
This probably sounds like the start to an article about work/life balance, team-building exercises, or a fantasy sports pool, but I promise you it is not. …
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‘Solutions’ Are the Focus of Revamped Chicago Axis Experience Center

On Oct. 9 Axis Communications held a grand reopening of its Axis Experience Center (AEC) in Chicago, which was expanded and revamped to focus on solutions that go beyond just …
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Easier Management Is a Hallmark of Today’s Fire Alarm Panels

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Karyn Hodgson
Today’s security and life safety technologies are heavily influenced by the technology advancements and conveniences end users have come to expect in their daily lives. …
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Securing Surveillance Technologies Is a Critical Concern

As evidenced by the steady stream of news about data breaches coming from companies large and small, cyber crime has become a very real problem in the world today. …
SDM 2019 Top Systems Integrators Report