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Now more than ever, people are conscious of the surfaces they touch. When it comes to entering a door, any time you don’t have to touch a handle, it’s a relief. In the access control industry, the word “frictionless” has been a growing trend for a while; now it has even more benefit for end users.

The right operations software can make a big difference for a security dealer — saving time, money and providing a competitive edge.

More customers are using access control, and doing more with it, than ever before — and the industry has advances in access control software to thank for that.

As it has spread through the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a world of unknowns. 

The sheer amount of video and other data generated by security and non-security devices today is massive, and its growth is seemingly exponential — with more and more created every day.

With news of COVID-19 sweeping the nation and the world, many organizations have sent their employees home to work remotely to help prevent the spread of the illness. Leaders who previously weren’t comfortable with allowing flexibility in hours and location of work have been forced into these arrangements out of sheer necessity.

We are all collectively experiencing the proverbial “nightmare” scenario: a healthcare and business crisis [i.e. COVID-19] that got here in a flash and left us in a social distancing experiment. While change was forced upon us, I believe some of it will be positive moving forward.

Cloud-based video services can make a security integrator’s life easier in terms of installation, customer service and maintenance.

A continuing strong economy, end user desires to do more with their access control systems and increasing interest in new technologies, integrations and models all led to a positive outlook in 2019 and a general feeling of optimism for 2020, with a few notes of caution.

When discussing video storage technologies and products, there are many acronyms and terms that are thrown around. But what, exactly, do they mean?