Security systems integrators have faced some major challenges the past few years, including fending off new forms of competition on all sides, fighting the effects of price erosion and margin loss, and keeping up-to-date with some quickly developing technologies that hold promise for end user customers as well as sales potential for integrators themselves. Coming on the heels of a 1 percent decline in systems integration revenue in 2015, integrator companies bounced back in a big way amidst these factors.