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Monthly columns featured in SDM Magazine, written by security marketplace experts.

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Editor's Angle

Monthly column by Editor Laura Stepanek.

5 Minute Tech Quiz

Every month, SDM tests your knowledge about the security industry with the “Five Minute Tech Quiz.” Video, access control, fire, standards, math – you never know what the quiz will feature next.

Security & the Law

Monthly column featuring information on the law in the security industry.

Security NetWorkings

Monthly column featuring information pertaining to the security industry.

Digital Shuffle

The latest apps and websites in the security industry.

Technology @ Work

Articles on security for small-large businesses.

Insider News & Business

The latest information about mergers and acquisitions, new hires and other news affecting the security industry.

Home Technology Now

Trends and developments in home security technology.

Today's Systems Integrator

Monthly column highlighting systems integrator

Marketing Madmen

A marketing column related to the Security industry.

Sales Stars

Sales Stars is a monthly column written by Brian Offenberger, founder of NJL Sales Training.

Integration Spotlight

Key trends and business insights for security integrators provided by PSA leaders and members.

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5 min quiz 2019
5-Minute Tech Quiz

What Space Do You Occupy?

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April 6, 2020
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Columnist Roy Pollack challenges professionals to test their knowledge in the latest 5 Minute Tech quiz.


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Security Networkings 2019
Security NetWorkings

Does a Live Person Answer Your Phone?

CUSTOMER SERVICE
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Dave Engebretson
April 6, 2020
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In the continuing chronicle of assisting my 92-year old mother and smoothing out her stay-in-place lifestyle, I try to visit her at least once every 10 days or so.


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Tech@Work

Atlanta Public Schools Protect Students With Video Surveillance Network

VIDEO SOLUTIONS
April 6, 2020
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Atlanta Public Schools (APS) is an enormous school system, as are the challenges that Director of Security Operations Ralph Velez is tasked to manage. As one of the largest school districts in the state of Georgia, APS serves approximately 52,000 students across 87 schools.


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Sales Stars

Don't Get Wrapped Up in Margins

SALES PROFIT
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Brian Offenberger
April 6, 2020
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Spendable profits are measured in dollars and cents. You can’t bank margin — you can bank dollars.


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Marketing Madmen 2019
Marketing Madmen

Customer Service Is Relationship Marketing

Marketer’s Toolbox
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David Morgan
April 6, 2020
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Over the last 150 years, marketing and customer service have been completely woven together in the fabric of success.


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Security  Law 2019
Security & the Law

Was a Security Alarm Company Negligent in Fire Death?

MONITORING CONTRACTS
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April 6, 2020
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A case filed in the United States Court for the District of Kansas was notable not for the decision of dismissal rendered because the matter was not timely filed, but because of the court’s consideration of the allegations.


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Expecting the Unexpected

A FAREWELL MESSAGE
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Laura Stepanek
April 6, 2020
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For avid news-watchers like myself, the COVID-19 health issue has provided so many opportunities to learn how the world is altering these days.


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Security Networkings 2019
Security NetWorkings

What You See Is What You Get

INSTALLATION TOOLS
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Dave Engebretson
March 2, 2020
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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.


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5 min quiz 2019
5-Minute Tech Quiz

Getting the Point Across With Communication

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Roy Pollack
March 2, 2020
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Columnist Roy Pollack challenges professionals to test their knowledge in the latest 5 Minute Tech quiz.


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Open & Scalable Attributes Were Key Features of This University’s Access Control Upgrade

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March 2, 2020
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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.


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