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How Distributors Can Help You Sell More Security Locks & Hardware

Distributors share their thoughts about trends, challenges, and their unique and expanding role in the sales and installation process.

Karyn Hodgson

February 19, 2018

SDM spoke with four major distributors about the trends they are seeing in electronic locks and door hardware.

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Learning to Love Do-It-Yourself Security

DIY Security gains momentum as dealers try to determine the best role to play in this market

Joan Engebretson

February 12, 2018

Can dealers make a profit in this market? SDM asked manufacturers making products for the DIY market about this and their answer is “yes.”

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The Access Control Cloud: Security Integrators Share Their top Benefits

What they see as the greatest benefits, what their experiences have been, how they started, and their advice for selling managed access control.

Karyn Hodgson

February 5, 2018

What they see as the greatest benefits, what their experiences have been, how they started, and their advice for selling managed access control.

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State of the Market: Video Surveillance 2018

The video surveillance market is still strong, and replete with opportunity

Tim A. Scally

February 1, 2018

The overwhelming consensus among security professionals interviewed for this first in SDM’s 2018 series of State of the Market articles, is that the video surveillance market remains strong and will continue to grow.

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Porch Pirates & the Art of Selling Front Door Video Solutions

Increased incidents of package theft open the door to tremendous residential video opportunities for dealers who properly promote and position these systems.

Derek Rice

January 22, 2018

According to August Home’s Package Theft Report, 11 million people had a package stolen from their home in 2016, with the likelihood of theft increasing 81 percent during the holiday season.

Access Control: Advice About Top Verticals

Security integrators share which vertical markets are producing access control work for them and why, plus tips on working effectively with these clients.

Karyn Hodgson

January 15, 2018

SDM spoke with three prominent security integrators to get further input on trends, drivers and technology in access control, as well as advice for others.

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Cyber Security & IP Cameras: Everyone's Concern

In the age of the IoT, no one wants to be the one who enabled potentially significant damage resulting from a breach.

Derek Rice

January 8, 2018

As a result of the rapidly expanding number of potential entry points for attackers, Juniper Research expects the cost of cybercrime to businesses will reach $2 trillion globally by 2019.

SDM 2018 Security Industry Forecast: Moving Into High Gear

Results of the 2018 SDM Security Industry Forecast Study show that total industry revenue rose 8.5 percent last year, boosted by a thriving economy and high consumer and business confidence.

Laura Stepanek

January 1, 2018

Last year was good, but 2018 could be great, say security integrators and security dealers who participated in the 2018 SDM Industry Forecast Study and Panel, a report that SDM has published annually since 1982. The economy is roaring.

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Trends & Technology Transform Traditional Security Monitoring

Innovative services move the space into new territories, bringing greater opportunities for dealers and monitoring companies.

Derek Rice

January 1, 2018

As a result of trends and technological advances, the monitoring landscape is changing rapidly.

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Security Monitoring Centers Plan Ahead for Disasters

Desperate times? Not for professional central monitoring stations who know how to plan and strategize for whatever nature dishes out.

Deborah O’Mara

January 1, 2018

For professional central station monitoring companies, being prepared is their credo and philosophy, as they plan and prepare for storms in the direct path of their operations or events that target their third-party dealer base.