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In our September issue, we present the "The Bigger Picture of Enterprise Access Control". See "Low Light Camera Performance Continues Its Rapid Rise" and find out how "Transformative Leadership: The Past Can Predict the Future" in this month's SDM Magazing.
The concept of ‘business intelligence’ is an evolving and growing one in the security industry; but one thing is certain: it presents a huge opportunity for security integrators and their end user customers.
Call it analytics, big data, business intelligence, machine learning, AI, or something else — these terms are not interchangeable, but in today’s security landscape they are often used to mean approximately the same thing: the idea that you can take traditional security technology (video, access control, intrusion, etc.) and expand its use to benefit the business side of whatever customer you are applying it to.
Distributors play a key role in the security business, offering not only products but also training and other resources to security dealers. Here is what’s new in this area.
Smart home capabilities are the sizzle that can help sell the security system steak. And smart locks are among the most sizzling smart home options. Here are six key developments in this area — and seven more that could be coming over the horizon.
What’s changed in the world of enterprise access control? And how can security integrators make sure they are doing the most for their largest customers?
At an ADI Expo recently, Len Friedman, Hikvision executive and long-time industry guy, told me he is disappointed with the aging process. Well, me too.
In the late 1880s to 1890s there was a battle going on known as the “War of the Currents.” The fight was impassioned, as it would set the stage for the electrical grid in the U.S.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken our industry to a whole new level, becoming a force multiplier for video monitoring by filtering out false alarms.
If you don’t think business intelligence should be part of your plan because your customers aren’t yet asking about it, you’d better rethink that so you can get on top of the trend.
Dallas-based Securadyne (SDM’s 2016 Systems Integrator of the Year) was established in 2011 by CEO Carey Boethel. By 2018, it had more than 300 staff, 17 U.S. branch locations and had achieved more than $73 million in annual revenue prior to its acquisition this year by Allied Universal.
