Physical Security Technology

Electronic physical security technology is expected to change more in the next five years than it has in the industry’s entire 70-year history.

As IT professionals are well aware, the digital transformation is underway. Business systems of all varieties have moved to the cloud, with physical security being the most recent. Among the many drivers for this transformation is the emergence of cloud-based video management systems (cloud VMSs) and related AI-driven video analytics applications. This transformation holds great promise for revenue growth and business success around the globe.

But, this transition will require collaboration among professionals and business departments that don’t typically work together: physical security and IT. There are six notable physical security industry trends that must be addressed to streamline the transformation. The kind of work involved is mostly known territory for IT leaders and their personnel, but is new to most physical security practitioners and technologists. This paper is written for both IT and physical security personnel who are embarking on this next digital transformation phase.