When preparing your initial security design for a client, how often can you enjoy the comfort of having the integration requirements stated up front?
The sad truth is that integration requirements are usually not known until the system is commissioned.
Open standards or open protocols allow vendor equipment to interoperate without needing a proprietary interface or gateway.
The aviation industry gives us a great example; all commercial pilots must be able to speak fluent English.
This means that a German pilot and Spanish air traffic controller can both understand each other without an interpreter.
Cloud-hosted security is gaining in popularity as more organisations move to other cloud based services such as Microsoft Office 365.
This trend is also moving to physical systems such as access control and CCTV.
Cloud-hosted solutions enable organisations to scale their requirements up and down as required.
Anyone who is responsible for security within a company constantly faces the challenge of justifying investments in security and/or comprehensively illustrating the cost-benefit ratio of such investments.
But what if we turn this the other way round:
With the advent of BREAAMÂ and the growing concern over global warming, organisations are looking for ways to reduce their energy consumption.
Intelligent buildings where systems are integrated contribute to this goal, but can security systems help to save energy?
When integrated with other building systems, security systems can be programmed to assist with reducing energy consumption.
