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Company leaders at security integration companies gave us their best advice for hiring and retaining talent. The systems integration industry is practically begging for more skilled labor — that’s nothing new. But due to the Great Resignation, a higher bar of required aptitude and attitude within the industry, the rise of more technology-centric fields creating […]

SSI’s Access Control Deep Dive examines trends in the market, including the types of technologies being sold, average installation size, vertical market revenues and more. The electronic security industry has long proved itself to be exceptionally resilient — in most recent times being among the fields least scathed by 2007-2009’s Great Recession and then pulling […]

Discover the various ways in which nature soundscapes improve well-being and productivity in indoor spaces. Our sense of hearing is incredibly powerful. It’s no wonder really, because our ears are the product of hundreds of millions of years of evolution. They can pick up on tiny sonic clues in our surroundings that instantly tell us […]

Part of the rise in the adoption of home security systems is the separation of professional installation from professional monitoring. Parks Associates has all the details. Parks Associates’ latest security research, Security Buyers: Purchase Trends and Triggers, finds that 49% of DIY security system owners report that they purchased their home security system due to a burglary […]

Security integration company leaders shared their best practices for hiring and retaining employees during a session at last year’s Total Tech Summit. Here’s what they had to say. The battle cry over the dearth of labor within the security dealer and systems integrator channel has gone from a groan when I first entered the industry […]

Take control of workforce development by cultivating new recruitment paths and providing highly demanded training and growth opportunities. One of the biggest decisions we must make as leaders is whom we bring on the team. Successfully recruiting the next generation — such as members of Commercial Integrator’s 40 Influencers Under 40 — into our industry requires an understanding […]

The latest technology can help deliver efficient solutions that simplify work and support employees’ hybrid work and communication needs. As global COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to fall, many companies are requiring employees to work in the office at least part of each week rather than working from home every day. This year, companies such as […]

Advancements in algorithms and AI have propelled the capabilities of video analytics forward to meet a wide variety of use cases. Here’s how to practically apply them in the field. Video analytics have come a long way from the motion and object detection analytics that often disappointed early users. From high false alarm rates to […]

One time element of labor cost is obvious to measure, but three others may be adversely affecting your integration company labor profits. Labor costs are one of the highest costs for your P&L. Therefore, labor sales should be one of your highest profit centers, right? Well, it should be, but many times it is not. […]

Azione’s Richard Glikes says it’s time for CE pros to marketing their service, and for suppliers to reinstate solid co-op marketing programs. “All sunshine makes a desert.” The traditional Arabic aphorism that has been passed around for centuries and explains that adversity helps create a well-rounded state of mind and in this case business. The […]