This December marks the end of celebrating SDM’s 50th anniversary year and I want to thank all of our readers for their dedication and loyalty through the years. I have been a part of this industry for over half that time and have many memories of the technologies introduced during that period. I still have a faded mug in my cupboard from a past trade show introducing HID Proximity!
It is fun to see the vast changes that have taken place over time. Lately, it seems to me the speed of progress is increasing exponentially. Cloud, AI, cybersecurity, convergence, managed services, analytics, touchless solutions, and data privacy were some of the top trends identified in last year’s SIA Megatrends report. The new report is due out this month and it will be interesting to see what makes the cut this year.