Our March issue continues our State of the Market 2020 series, this month featuring Winning the Security Talent War. Also the "Sorting Through the Jargon of Video Storage".
It’s 2020 and employees expect a lot from their workplace. No longer are they OK with clumsy key cards, hunting for parking spaces and searching for the correct conference room.
Once a fairly ‘vanilla’ choice, access control reader and credential options today include an array of more secure mobile, digital and security options to fit every user’s need and budget.
There was a time not too long ago when choosing the card and reader for an access control installation consisted of which proximity reader style from a limited number of suppliers you liked and how many 125 kHz cards or fobs you needed to purchase.
When it comes to addressing the talent crisis in the security industry, the faces of the future will need to be much more diverse than those of the past.
It would be hard to find a topic more pressing across the entire security industry than the current workforce shortage. From manufacturers to security integrators, the issue of finding and keeping great employees is among the top concerns of nearly everyone.
Building on 2019’s trends of smarter integrations, machine learning and artificial intelligence, the 2020 show promises huge leaps in cyber security, access control, cloud-based security, and ML & AI.
It’s an obvious fact that almost all modern communications and connectivity use the internet and Wi-Fi devices. Whether it’s a streaming media stick in the back of your video monitor or a wireless IP camera, just about everything has some wireless connection to the internet.
The plea is the same for every skilled trade industry: “We need qualified workers.” And it’s been going on for a while. It’s not just in the security industry; this is true for electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, and construction workers.
Sometimes the best practices for greater sales are the ones you are not doing. And why would you omit a marketing practice that will make you more money?
Today, you are inundated with digital tools and tactics to market your business, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and more. With the increase in popularity of these tools, many ask us if email marketing still has value for their security business.
A recent case involving false alarm fees was heard and decided in Suffolk County, New York. The plaintiff, Suffolk County, sought to recover $800 from the defendants for alleged violations of the county code involving “false alarm fee assessments.”
When I started out in the security industry, I had the good fortune of being hired and subsequently mentored by SDM’s chief editor at the time, Susan Whitehurst.
Founded in 1865, The University of Kentucky (UK) is a public university located in the heart of the bluegrass — Lexington, Ky. The university is the largest in the state, with more than 30,000 students and more than a 13,000-person workforce.
The new stopper station three-pack from STI offers three buttons with protective shields, three activation choices and three snap-in message choices per button.
FLIR Systems’ three dome-shaped PTZ security cameras include two dual-sensor camera series for critical infrastructure locations — the FLIR Elara DX-Series and the FLIR Saros DM-Series — and a high-resolution visible camera for safe city deployments — the FLIR Quasar 4K IR PTZ.