SDM attended the last the last “Barnes” Buchanan conference, as Mike Barnes is stepping back from his traditional role in the event starting next year. The conference covered various trendy security topics, including the impact of AI (particularly on small businesses), an overview of the alarm industry, an M&A outlook and threats/opportunities for security in 2026.
This year’s event was the best attended since pre-COVID, and began in earnest with company presentations from ADS, Brinks Home, Elite ISI, PEAK Alarm, and Zeus Fire and Security.
The good news is that the big takeaways were mostly positive, in spite of going on year three of a worldwide pandemic, ongoing supply chain issues, a looming recession and inflation issues.
Barnes Associates, Inc., a consulting and advisory firm specializing in the security alarm industry announced that Joe Thompson has joined the company as a senior vice president.
The 2021 Barnes Buchanan Conference, set for Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 in a virtual format, is now cancelled. The 2022 Barnes Buchanan Conference is scheduled for Feb. 10-12 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla.
There were few surprises, but great detail provided by Michael Barnes in his “Security Alarm Industry Overview” presentation to attendees of the 2017 Barnes Buchanan Security Conference, held February 9-10 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla.
The 21st annual Barnes Buchanan Conference — which aligns the security alarm industry with the financial sectors interested in the recurring monthly revenue (RMR) model — imparted a positive outlook on industry performance and countless options for making money.
The Electronic Security & Technology Association – ESTA – will host its annual meeting on April 26 to 29, 2015 at the Downtown Denver Sheraton in Denver, Colorado.
With new players such as AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, Cox and, potentially, Google, as well as a do-it-yourself market, which some think is growing three times as fast as the professionally installed market, who wouldn’t consider security an attractive market and wonder, Who are the winners going to be?
