Leaning into Excellence

Leaning into Excellence

Warren Buffet. Mark Cuban. Bill Gates. What do they all have in common? They all share a thirst for learning — they are all avid consumers of information. The fact is, most successful people are. Warren Buffet. Mark Cuban. Bill...
7 NEW Networking Classes You Should Know About

7 NEW Networking Classes You Should Know About

To keep your staff well educated and versed on networking, ESA’s National Training School has added 7 new networking classes to its lineup. The evolution of technology as IP-based security here to stay. To keep your staff well educated and...
3 Cybersecurity Questions to Consider When Offering a Video Cloud Solution

3 Cybersecurity Questions to Consider When Offering a Video Cloud Solution

Over the next five years, the cloud solutions market is projected to increase by almost 400%. Video cloud solutions are becoming more and more attractive to customers, as they’re flexible, scalable, cost effective and simple to maintain. Unfortunately, cloud solutions increase...
ESA Offers a New Alternative in Michigan for Fire Alarm Specialty Technician Candidates

ESA Offers a New Alternative in Michigan for Fire Alarm Specialty Technician Candidates

ESA’s National Training School just added Michigan to its list of states that recognize its training for licensing. Michigan’s Bureau of Construction Codes, Electrical Division for Fire Alarm Specialty Technician Candidates has approved NTS’ CFAT Level II as an alternative...
SnapAV’s Big Surprise: Self-Contained Security, Home Automation System With OvrC

SnapAV’s Big Surprise: Self-Contained Security, Home Automation System With OvrC

New Clare One UL-listed security and home automation system will integrate with third-party home controllers, incorporate SnapAV services including OvrC. Introduced last week, the new Clare One security and smart-home system from SnapAV looks and feels like other self-contained panels from Qolsys, 2Gig, Honeywell, and the...
AIREF Golf Classic Raises Funds for Workforce Development

AIREF Golf Classic Raises Funds for Workforce Development

Security industry supporters took to the greens for some fair-weather golf at the 2019 AIREF Golf Classic, raising funds for workforce development with a golf tournament yesterday at the Las Vegas National Golf Course. Security industry supporters took to the...
March Executive Summary: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

March Executive Summary: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

March could be characterized as the good, the bad, and the ugly for legislation. We saw legislation across the political spectrum receive considerable attention and some has lead ESA to actively seek members engagement with their elected officials through our...
Seas(ing) a Unique Security Opportunity

Seas(ing) a Unique Security Opportunity

The beauty of this industry is that security can be implemented in almost any place you can imagine. When we talk about security we talk about securing our businesses, schools and our homes. But what if your home was a...
How to Provide Robust On-the-Job Training

How to Provide Robust On-the-Job Training

Being a training/learning nerd, I like to ask my friends and ESA members how they conduct training at their companies. The answers are consistent – “supervisor or co-workers train others.” That’s to be expected, and to be honest, that is...
Legislation to Watch: Threats from Politely Titled Bills

Legislation to Watch: Threats from Politely Titled Bills

Since the beginning of the year, ESA began following bills unlike any seen in recent history. We mentioned the numerous occupational licensing bills that would require oversight and review of all licenses. We also noted several bills that would expand...