AI in video surveillance tops Eagle Eye Networks 2024 trends report; this year’s list also includes affordable professional video monitoring, workplace security upgrades, license plate recognition for HOAs, and sustainable security.

With the pandemic and supply chain issues both mostly in the rear-view mirror, security dealers and integrators are returning to “normal” and focusing on more typical challenges such as the economy, increasing sales, competing effectively and generating more RMR.

With possible shifts in the industry over the past year or so, slowing sales and acquisitions aren’t necessarily cause for alarm, but they should be cause for wise planning and awareness.

Commoditization of security and access control solutions has the potential to negatively impact the security industry as VoIP did to telephony and how IP video became a race to the bottom for some brands, integrators and end users.

The November-December edition of the Index asked how respondents are expecting their businesses to perform next year.

The 2024 report revealed that there is no trend larger or more impactful to the security industry than artificial intelligence.

It’s the end of 2023, and that means many security dealers and integrators are taking stock of the previous year and planning for the coming one.

The Genetec 2024 State of Physical Security report found  that increasing adoption of cloud-based physical security systems has led to a rise in cybersecurity threats, data handling and compliance requirements.

The composition of the American workforce is evolving, with an aging demographic, increasing diversity and a higher level of education.

For physical security integrators, the key to providing effective solutions lies not just in the installation of cutting-edge technologies but in a comprehensive understanding of the unique risks facing each client.