The world we are living in today feels vastly different from the one we were living a month ago. Cities are locking down, businesses are closing and it’s uncertain where things are going from here. Here, Alan Stoddard, vice president and general manager of situational intelligence solutions at Verint Systems, talks about organizations looking for real-time ways to leverage security technology for identifying issues and threats, and keeping employees safe during this pandemic.
This week, our guests are Tia Eskandari, senior director national service, Allied Universal, and Candice Aragon, chief experience officer, PSA Security. In conjunction with Senior Editor Rodney Bosch’s recent feature article, we’ll be discussing DEI in the security industry.
The SIA 2024 Security Megatrends report found the top four megatrends revolve heavily around AI. Additionally, SDM has been running a poll for some time asking what readers think is the most promising trend in the industry. 59 percent — as of recording this podcast — say that AI is the top trend. This week, our guests are Geoff Kohl of the Security Industry Association (SIA) and Steve Van Till of Brivo who will provide us with a little insight into the state of AI in the industry.
SDM spoke with Jeremy Bates of Bates Security; Mike Botten of LVC Companies; Aaron Simpson of Stone Security; and Justin Stearns of Chimera Integrations about how they are preparing for an uncertain economy in 2024.
SDM recently spoke with Shaun Castillo, president Preferred Technologies LLC, which was 2023’s Integrator of the Year. Castillo explains why he thinks 2023 was Pref-Tech’s year.