Sdm Editors' Podcast

SDM Editor Karyn Hodgson spoke with three SDM 100 companies who achieved both double digit growth in RMR in 2021, and moved several spots up the 2022 SDM 100 rankings: Michael Hanlon, vice president of hosted and managed solutions, Allied Universal Technology Services, Santa Ana, Calif. (ranked No. 14); Tim Creenan, CEO of Amherst Alarm Inc., Amherst, N.Y. (ranked No. 51), and Jim Pinto, CEO of Key Security Designs Corp., Orinda, Calif., (ranked No. 89) spoke with SDM about their experiences, challenges and tips for future success in this exclusive podcast

Amy Musanti, sustainability director at ASSA ABLOY, and Ross Sheil, senior vice president at InfoGrid, explain how to incorporate green, eco-friendly practices into security

Learn how advances in intelligence are changing operations and efficiency in the control room, according to Ryan Schonfeld, founder and CEO, HiveWatch.  

SDM talks to Mike Barnes, founding partner of Barnes Associates, to discuss the trends mentioned during this year’s Barnes Buchanan Conference, held in person in 2022.

According to the SDM Industry Forecast 2022 Study, two-thirds of respondents currently rely on recurring monthly revenue (RMR) to stabilize income, improve customer relationships, and increase business valuation. In this exclusive SDM podcast, sponsored by Netwatch, learn how integrators and dealers are growing their business’s RMR discover tips to help you reap the rewards of RMR at your own company.Featured panelists are:Bill Bozeman, president, Bozeman Strategic SolutionsLawrence Coassin Jr., CEO, American Total Protection LLCJonathan Frase, president, Frase Protection Inc.Chris Gilbert, president and founder, Security Pros LLC

SDM spoke with three of our panelists — Louis Boulgarides, Amy Becker, and Joe Oliveri about three of the most talked-about issues recently: supply chain shortages, the “great resignation,” and mergers and acquisitions.  

The new year is around the corner meaning the industry is inching closer to the 3G sunset. Lou Fiore, chair of the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC, Daniel Oppenheim, President of the Medical Alert Monitoring Association (MAMA) and CEO of Affiliated Monitoring, and William Signer, AICC lobbyist, discuss the upcoming 3G sunset and its impact on the industry.

In today's world, the emphasis on physical safety has never been greater. Security turnstiles are becoming ubiquitous as more security managers and property managers are installing them, whether in new construction or when retrofitting older buildings. We sat down with J.C. Powell, vice president of sales at Boon Edam; Heath Mabe, vice president of business development, Integrated Security Technologies (IST); Sean Crain, president and CEO, Orion Security Systems; Joey Edmunds, vice president of sales, Stone Security to discuss tips and advice for selling security entrances.

SDM spoke with Advanced Security Operations Manager Ian Schatz about the process the company went through to choose a third-party monitoring station, and lessons they learned.

Martin Gren, inventor of the IP video camera, sits down with SDM Staff Editor Amanda Reed to discuss the camera's history, how it has improved and where the technology is headed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its invention.

After a tumultuous year, ISC West finally returns with an in-person conference. SDM Staff Editor sat down with Will Wise, group vice president of RX, to discuss what this year’s conference will look like.

SDM Staff Editor Amanda Reed sits down with Florian Matusek, product group director-video analytics at Genetec, to discuss the interplay between privacy, video analytics, facial recognition and safety.

SDM Staff Editor Amanda Reed sits down with Lee Odess, CEO of Group 337, to discuss trends in the access control industry and research in the access control space.

SDM Staff Editor Amanda Reed chats with Tony Diodato, founder and chief technology officer at Cypress Integration Solutions and recipient of the  2021 SIA Standards Service Award to talk about his role as co-chair of the Security Industry Association (SIA) OSDP working group.

Listen to Brogan sit down with SDM Staff Editor Amanda Reed to discuss employee training, advancement and maintaining a positive relationship with first responders and law enforcement on our podcast.

SDM Staff Editor Amanda Reed sits down with Thomas Jensen to discuss his leadership style and his goals at the new CEO of Milestone Systems, a global provider in open platform IP video management software.

We speak with industry experts from Genetec, AMAG Technology and Bosch to learn more about what a security appliance is, and how it fits into the overall system.

Unmanned systems (drones and robots) are more popular than ever with the emphasis on remote everything during the ongoing pandemic. Here, Aaron Heiner Simpson, president and CTO of our 2020 Integrator of the Year Stone Security, discusses the emerging technologies.

Kastle Systems, SDM’s 2015 Systems Integrator of the Year and No. 7 on the 2019 SDM Top Systems Integrators Report, recently launched a comprehensive, integrated Covid-19 safety program called KastleSafeSpaces for offices spaces and other clients looking to safeguard the health and safety of people returning to the workplace. Haniel Lynn, CEO of Kastle Systems, says that the company’s approach on integrating technology with new processes is based on four major shifts he sees happening in the marketplace now amid the coronavirus pandemic, and into the future. Listen as Lynn sits down with SDM to discuss these four pillars of safety and security and how systems integrators and managed security services providers can meet these needs across the country.

In the past month, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed life as we know it. So how are security businesses coping? In this exclusive roundtable, we speak with John Loud, CEO of Loud Security; Bert Bongard, CEO of LVC Companies; Woodie Andrawos, president of NMC; and Jim Patterson, president of Robblees, about navigating the security industry in this difficult time.