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Editor's Angle

2021 Systems Integrator of the Year

Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
October 4, 2021

This year’s SDM Systems Integrator of the Year has to be knowledgeable about more types of technology than most typical security integrators. 


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The Trouble With Cyber

Cybersecurity
Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
September 1, 2021

Cybersecurity has been a conundrum for the physical security industry for several years.


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Hot, Hot, Hot!

SECURITY TRENDS
Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
August 2, 2021

It’s August, and for many areas of the U.S., it’s the hottest month of the year, although this year seems set to outdo itself in the temperature department! As I write this, many of you are “enjoying” the triple digit temperatures out in Las Vegas, while seeing the hottest new technology in-person for the first time in over a year.


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The Seventh-Inning Stretch

Top Systems Integrators Report
Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
July 6, 2021

I am not a big baseball fan, but it seems to me that in almost any sport, flexibility is important — both for the athlete, physically, and in the game itself. Baseball is after all famous for its “seventh inning stretch” — a chance to stand and limber up those muscles, whether you are a player or a spectator.


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Back to Normal? - Looking to the future

Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
May 31, 2021

IT’S SUMMER TRADESHOW SEASON, post-COVID style!


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Editor's Angle: The Definition of Success

Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
May 7, 2021

HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS? Each May SDM features the SDM 100 (link to story) — a ranking of the top 100 security dealer companies measured by their RMR the previous year.


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COVID-19 at One Year: Do We Still Call It the 'New Normal'?

The New Normal
Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
March 1, 2021

FOR MOST OF US HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, March marks one year since our lives — both personally and professionally — turned upside down as the result of a disease scientists called COVID-19.


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New Year, New SDM

What’s new in this issue, and other security observations.
Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
February 2, 2021

You may notice that this issue of SDM looks a little different. Beginning with this February 2021 issue, we will be employing a new digital platform that is much more reader- and technology-friendly.


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Editor's Note: Out of Crisis Comes Opportunity

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Courtney Wolfe
January 6, 2021

At last, 2021 is here — I can’t be the only one happy to leave 2020 in the dust! The year brought so many changes to the business of monitoring, our heads haven’t stopped spinning. With the COVID-19 pandemic, and the unemployment numbers that unfortunately came along with it, providing peace of mind has never been more important.


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Editor's Angle: Rock-Solid Performance

Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
December 7, 2020

I’m no geology expert, so I looked it up. According to the National Geographic, “Igneous rocks form when magma (molten rock) cools and crystallizes, either at volcanoes on the surface of the earth or while the melted rock is still inside the crust.” Why am I talking about rocks?


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