John Loud, president of LOUD Security Systems in Georgia and most recently elected as ESA's next Chairman on the Board of Directors, did not begin his career anywhere close to the electronic security industry. His journey began with a degree...
SPONSORED POST By Woodie Andrawos The security monitoring market is evolving and growing. Recent reports suggest that the market will reach $55 billion by 2028. This exponential growth means we must remain focused on our primary goal to drive continued...
Tell me, ever hear a salesperson say something like this: “Just had a great meeting. I think there is going to be $100,000 (or $10,000 or $1MM) of business there!” Yet somehow that great meeting never turns into any business....
To be the Chairman of the Board for ESA requires a tremendous amount of dedication, commitment, and sacrifice. On behalf of all ESA members and staff, I would like to acknowledge and thank Jamie Vos for serving ESA as Chairman...
SPONSORED CONTENT Over 116 million network cameras were shipped in the professional surveillance market last year, with the capability to generate almost 9 petabytes of video each and every day. [1] As video demand and the use of AI increases, these numbers continue...
It all begins in the basement of a friend's home in Chicago Ill., back in 2001. Like the archetypal Silicon Valley garage in which massive computer corporations started; this was the modest location where the ideas for Convergint were developed....
My goodness, how time flies. As we are approaching the final few months of my tenure as Chairman of ESA, it is a good time for some reflection. One of the questions I get is “Why did you do it?”....
Now that we have “dispensed” (as quoted by Fed Chair Powell) with the word “transitory” as an adjective to inflation, we must look forward to higher costs for goods and services for the foreseeable future. Many legislative efforts this year...
Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry from March. Federal Legislative Summary – March 2022 A federal “right to repair” bill was filed on March 14, 2022 that would create...
A federal bill was filed on March 14, 2022 that could alter the contracts and practices of electronic security and life safety companies across the country, if passed. S. 3830 is titled the “Fair Repair Act” and was filed with...