In an informal online poll on www.SDMmag.com from early January to mid Febru-ary 2017, visitors were asked: “What effect do you think the incoming Presidential Administration will have on security sales and end user spending?” 

According to an online poll conducted by SDM, security professionals feel confident security sales and spending trends will either remain steady or increase under the new Presidential Administration.  Of the respondents, 96 percent believe spending will remain steady or increase, and only 1 percent believe sales and spending will decrease.