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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.

A Year of Changes and Challenges

Karyn Hodgson

January 1, 2018

In many ways 2017 tested the capabilities, ingenuity and services monitoring centers provide on a daily basis.

How the ‘New’ ADT Set Its North Star

Karyn Hodgson

December 1, 2017

Industry giant ADT is not only awake, it is focusing heavily on providing premium customer service and a better experience overall.

Where We Are in the Progress of Smart Buildings

The question is, why is The Edge featured on our cover?

November 1, 2017

If only I lived in Amsterdam; I would definitely want to work at The Edge. It is certifiably the greenest building in the world with a 98.36 percent (BREEAM-NL) sustainability score. It also may be the most connected office space in the world.

Customizing Success

The 2017 SDM Systems Integrator of the Year knows you can prepare for success, but there is no set model that will get you there

Karyn Hodgson

October 10, 2017

Observant followers of SDM’s Systems Integrator (and Dealer) of the Year program may by now have noticed a trend. For the past few years we have been featuring “honorees” that frequently go on to win the following year.

Are You Using Webinars to Your Advantage?

Are webinars part of your employee training plan? They’re one of the best ways to stay connected and informed.

Laura Stepanek

September 2, 2017

With the vast proliferation of webinars occurring in business and industry across the board — and particularly in security — perhaps it’s time for you as a manager to develop a training program module for your employees that consists entirely of webinar-based education and a requirement for participating in X hours of webinar training each month.

See You on the Road

SDM looks forward to meeting you at one of three major industry events taking place this fall: CEDIA 2017, ASIS 2017, and Securing New Ground.

Laura Stepanek

August 1, 2017

The fall show and conference season is right around the corner.

Security Integrator Project Highlights

SDM’s Top Systems Integrators describe the sophisticated and creative solutions they provided to their clients last year.

Laura Stepanek

July 1, 2017

This issue features the 22nd annual Top Systems Integrators Report, a ranking of the largest security integrators by their North American systems integration revenue.

Dealer Financing Programs Produce Profit

It’s an old axiom, but it holds up well. Money follows the security industry because the security industry delivers results. And while many things haven’t changed about how security dealers get financing, a few new trends are starting to emerge.

Laura Stepanek

June 1, 2017

In this month’s feature article, “Financial Services: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t,” author Joan Engebretson focuses on some financing facts that are well known to security dealers as well as some lesser known facts, such as that interest rates are expected to increase soon.

Where Have all the Techs Gone?

The challenge security dealers are having finding qualified technicians spans multiple industries.

Laura Stepanek

May 2, 2017

Every time we at SDM have an opportunity to ask our readers what their greatest business challenges are, the topic of “finding and retaining employees” always emerges as one of — if not the most important — issue that dealers face.