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Thanks to high inflation, rising interest rates, and massive job cuts, fear of recession has become modus operandi for most businesses. Even with year-over-year inflation somewhat cooling and with the shuttering of Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve shows no signs of continuing its path of demand destruction with interest rate hikes. A bearish […]
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Even With Mass Retail Industry Layoffs, Retailers Should Improve Hiring and Retention Strategies
Talks of an impending recession have been looming the past year, and several industries have been experiencing sales dips, including the retail industry. The demand for retail and ecommerce products that spiked during COVID and more recently during the 2022 holiday season is hitting a lull now, with department stores like Nordstrom experiencing declining […]
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Forming Relationships with Industry Insiders Can Quell Sales Cycles and their Length of Time
New companies are facing more and more challenges in the security industry as sales cycles are experiencing lengthier times. One of those reasons is due to the complexity of the security industry itself, along with the unique and special business models every new company will come in with. But there is a solution to […]
From Bollards to Bytes: Why Security Firms Need to Adopt a Cyber-First Approach
How can the security industry effectively navigate the shift from traditional physical security measures to adopting a cyber-first approach in its sales and integration strategies? The transition from physical to digital security solutions was a major theme at the International Security Conference & Exposition West 2024 held earlier this month. On a recent episode of […]
Security Operations Improvements Will Come Via Worker Empowerment
The security industry can harness technological tools to optimize workflows and to help further enhance operational efficiency. Much of that can come via retooling, and educating, the labor force to enhance operations within security and control centers. In an episode of MarketScale’s premier roundtable discussion show, Experts Talk, previewing major trends for ISC West […]
Smart City Technologies Rely on Edge Computing for Responsive Disaster Recovery
How can smart city technologies enhance local and national response efforts, particularly in disaster recovery scenarios like the Virginia Beach flood resilience initiative? Dustin Seetoo, a Rugged Edge Computing Industry Leader, suggests that the intersection of IoT and rugged edge computing is critical for deploying resilient and responsive smart city solutions. “Specifically, in this […]