In the recently completed SDM 100 article in SDM Magazine, top security dealers identified several challenges they had faced in 2022 and continue to face in 2023.

HID, a trusted identity and physical security solutions provider, recently unveiled the results of its first “State of the Security Industry Report,”.

According to the recently released 2023 Top Security Trends Report from Brivo, there are two leading access control outcomes desired by the respondents to the sixth annual report: experience and convenience. 

At the recent Barnes Buchanan Conference, held February 9-10 in Palm Beach, Fla., financial lenders, investors, security dealers and monitoring companies came together to discuss the state of the industry from a financial perspective. 

Ever since the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, small business owners — among them, a good many security dealers and integrators — have contended with ever-changing rules and procedures, cash flow shortages and an economy mired in uncertainty.

Recurring monthly revenue, or RMR, does wonders for security integrators. Discover the obvious and less well-known benefits of why you should love RMR.

Watch Maureen Perrelli, Brivo’s Chief Revenue Officer, highlight how recurring revenue helps integrators thrive in the good times and survive when business is slow.

The Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently hosted a virtual town hall during which Michael Barnes capped the event with a lot of positivity during his alarm industry update.

Most security integrators today agree that offering services to customers is more important than ever — both to create “stickiness” and the increase that all-important recurring revenue. 

There has been a decided push in both technology and interest — from both security integrators and customers — on the cloud-based services that bring recurring monthly revenue.