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2021 April

April's cover story features “State of the Market 2020: Access Control” We also explore "Green Practices in Access Control". And "Becoming Versed in VMS".

Check back throughout the month for new content!

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SDM EXCLUSIVE

State of the Market: Access Control

The world of access control is changing fast, and for those who can keep up, the future is bright.
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Courtney Wolfe
April 5, 2021
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It’s amazing how much can change in a year. Last year’s state of the market report on access control was released at the beginning of April, just as the coronavirus started to spread throughout the U.S., and much of the research that went into the report was done before COVID-19 was a real concern.


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Sustainable Green Products

Green Practices in Access Control

When you think of sustainability in the security industry, access control isn’t the first application to come to mind. These professionals explain why it should be.
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Amanda Reed
April 8, 2021
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IF YOU WERE TO ASK A SECURITY PROFESSIONAL what words come to mind with the phrase access control, terms like door solutions, readers and credentials would be a few of the likely responses. There’s one phrase, however, that they probably won’t say: sustainability.


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Becoming Versed in VMS

Whether you’ve worked with VMS before or not, today’s capabilities can be daunting for security integrators; but the reward is worth the effort, say those with experience.
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Courtney Wolfe
April 19, 2021
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Whether you’ve worked with VMS before or not, today’s capabilities can be daunting for security integrators; but the reward is worth the effort, say those with experience.


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Columns

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Integration Spotlight

3 Steps to Workplace Conflict Resolution

CONFLICT RESOLUTION
April 5, 2021
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AN AGE-OLD SAYING STATES that there are two certainties in life — death and taxes. The reality is that whether you are a security integration company, a product manufacturer or a security service provider, there are many additional work occurrences that are equally as certain.


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THE STATE OF THE MARKET

Editor's Angle: Growing Optimism

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Karyn Hodgson
April 5, 2021
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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES. As I sit in my home office in Maryland (unlike many of you I already worked from home, so that hasn’t changed), the first daffodils are appearing and the beautiful flowering trees are starting to bud. The vaccine news here and around the country seems to be getting more and more positive by the day, and there is a general feeling of real optimism that things might get back to closer to “normal” soon.


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