Recently I had the opportunity to connect a Honeywell Tuxedo Touch console to my home alarm and use Z-Wave locks and various devices.

Z-Wave is a wildly popular wireless communication method for low-bandwidth devices and controls such as locks, lighting and thermostats.

Simply put, we are installing products that may include hardware and software flaws that can surface years later, with potentially dramatic damage to clients’ networks and their stored data.

In my extensive testing of these connectors I have found that they are extremely easy to install, and the laser light verification works great.

A company called Domotz has delivered a device and a service that not only monitors all of the devices on a LAN, but also notifies users about new and perhaps unauthorized devices connecting to the network, and more.

The heart of the BlueBOLT product line is the cloud monitoring and control software, which receives usage and connectivity information from the various BlueBOLT enabled devices.

I see the equivalent of hurricane Irma coming to our industry with the massive installation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Mag Daddy produces a variety of wire holders and camera mounts that utilize these powerful magnets to provide immediate installation of J hooks, bridal rings and cameras onto metal surfaces such as I-beams.

In my 40 years in this industry, I have come to the conclusion that many system problems and technician frustrations come from the installation and testing of network cabling jacks and plugs. Whereas in the old days we just had to get the right wire under the correct screw and torque it down, now technicians working on IP devices must properly terminate all eight conductors in a Cat5e or 6 cable, while making sure that only a minimum distance of the paired conductors are untwisted so as to minimize the potential for EMI/RFI and crosstalk between the pairs.