Customer demand for smart home security systems grew during the pandemic, and with more integrated conveniences available than ever before, shows no sign of slowing down.
Customer demand for smart home security systems grew during the pandemic, and with more integrated conveniences available than ever before, shows no sign of slowing down.
While sophisticated IP cameras are capable of doing more than ever, they can also be more vulnerable to hacking — and vendors, integrators, and customers must all be vigilant to keep things safe.
In today’s increasing interconnected security world, video surveillance systems can be a doorway for hackers; and it’s everyone’s responsibility to keep things secure.
Once relegated to simple locks and card reader panels, access control is assuming a starring role in overall business operations and security integrators are capitalizing on this trend.
Technological advances designed to improve access control can also invite cyber breaches. Here’s how integrators and manufacturers are teaming up to safeguard their customers.
Technological advances designed to improve access control can also invite cyber breaches. Here’s how integrators and manufacturers are teaming up to safeguard their customers.
Security integrators that grow their recurring monthly revenue can stabilize income, improve customer relationships, and increase business valuation. What’s not to love?
In spite of some major drawbacks, the market for video surveillance grew significantly from 2020 to 2021, and observers expect more of the same in 2022 and beyond.
Supply chain issues, hiring challenges and ongoing COVID-19 concerns may have shaped 2021, but none of these were able to put a damper on the steady growth of demand for video surveillance products and services.
SDM Magazine has just announced a new awards category for 2022: The Project of the Year, designed to recognize outstanding projects, regardless of size or field, and the dealers and integrators that bring them to life.
While remote work was the big game changer post-COVID in the monitoring industry, issues like recruitment and retention, supply chain challenges, and tech adoption are shaping the future – and things will never be the same.
Advanced Security Systems, SDM’s 2021 Dealer of the Year, installed an integrated security system at Bayview Heights, the newly constructed Redwood Veterans and Homeless Center in downtown Eureka, Calif. The project also included a life safety system (fire alarm), access control, video surveillance, intercom system, and security.