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Home » Authors » Laura Mazzuca Toops

Articles by Laura Mazzuca Toops

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SDM EXCLUSIVE // State of the Market: Security & Smart Home

To Security & Beyond: Smart Homes Get Smarter

Customer demand for smart home security systems grew during the pandemic, and with more integrated conveniences available than ever before, shows no sign of slowing down.
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Laura Mazzuca Toops
May 26, 2022

Customer demand for smart home security systems grew during the pandemic, and with more integrated conveniences available than ever before, shows no sign of slowing down.


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Video Surveillance & Cyber Risk: More Devices, More Problems?

While sophisticated IP cameras are capable of doing more than ever, they can also be more vulnerable to hacking — and vendors, integrators, and customers must all be vigilant to keep things safe.
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Laura Mazzuca Toops
May 20, 2022

In today’s increasing interconnected security world, video surveillance systems can be a doorway for hackers; and it’s everyone’s responsibility to keep things secure. 


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Managed Access Control Tops the List of Cloud-Based Services

Customers like it for the ability to hand off system maintenance to the professionals; integrators like it for the RMR and customer retention
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Laura Mazzuca Toops
May 13, 2022

Managed access control is the top cloud-based service integrators are offering their customers, due to improved technology and customer demand.


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SDM EXCLUSIVE // State of the Market: Access Controls

Access Control Is Opening Doors to More Than Security

Once relegated to simple locks and card reader panels, access control is assuming a starring role in overall business operations and security integrators are capitalizing on this trend.
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Laura Mazzuca Toops
April 1, 2022
Once relegated to simple locks and card reader panels, access control is assuming a starring role in overall business operations.
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ACCESS CONTROL

Plugging the Security Gaps in Access Control Systems

Technological advances designed to improve access control can also invite cyber breaches. Here’s how integrators and manufacturers are teaming up to safeguard their customers.
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Laura Mazzuca Toops
March 18, 2022

Technological advances designed to improve access control can also invite cyber breaches. Here’s how integrators and manufacturers are teaming up to safeguard their customers.


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Revving Up Recurring Monthly Revenue (RMR)

Security integrators that grow their recurring monthly revenue can stabilize income, improve customer relationships, and increase business valuation. What’s not to love?
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Laura Mazzuca Toops
March 4, 2022

More integrators are growing their recurring monthly revenue (RMR) business, and the trend is a win for both them and their customers.


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SDM EXCLUSIVE

State of the Market: Video Surveillance

In spite of some major drawbacks, the market for video surveillance grew significantly from 2020 to 2021, and observers expect more of the same in 2022 and beyond.
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Laura Mazzuca Toops
February 4, 2022
Supply chain issues, hiring challenges and ongoing COVID-19 concerns may have shaped 2021, but none of these were able to put a damper on the steady growth of demand for video surveillance products and services.
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SDM’s New Project of the Year Award to Recognize Excellence, Innovation

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Laura Mazzuca Toops
January 26, 2022

SDM Magazine has just announced a new awards category for 2022: The Project of the Year, designed to recognize outstanding projects, regardless of size or field, and the dealers and integrators that bring them to life.


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Monitoring in the COVID-19 World & Beyond

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Laura Mazzuca Toops
January 24, 2022
While remote work was the big game changer post-COVID in the monitoring industry, issues like recruitment and retention, supply chain challenges, and tech adoption are shaping the future – and things will never be the same.
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Homeless Veterans Get New Calif. Home Secured by Advanced Security Systems

Advanced Security Systems, SDM’s 2021 Dealer of the Year, installed an integrated security system at Bayview Heights, the newly constructed Redwood Veterans and Homeless Center in downtown Eureka, Calif. The project also included a life safety system (fire alarm), access control, video surveillance, intercom system, and security.
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Laura Mazzuca Toops
December 13, 2021
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