by Mark Pawlowski | Oct 10, 2018 | Network Management, Planning For IT
“A cable is a cable is a cable, right? It shouldn’t matter how you install them as long as you have good quality equipment.” This type of thinking will get you in trouble. A great cabling contractor can tell you about all the bad cabling installation jobs he’s had to...
by Mark Pawlowski | Oct 8, 2018 | Camera Systems, Security Challenges
Investing in commercial security cameras for your building can be expensive. It may even be tempting to buy the best security cameras and choose a lower quality commercial security camera installer. But if your security cameras are not installed properly, it won’t...
by Mark Pawlowski | Oct 5, 2018 | Security Challenges
Keyless entry systems aren’t just the future of access control – increasingly, they’re the present, too. By now, you’ve almost definitely experienced keyless entry systems for yourself. There are the keyless entry cars that rely on slick apps or location-based key...
by Mark Pawlowski | Oct 4, 2018 | Security Challenges
Access control systems, as a term and as a concept, have a little bit of a cool factor. There’s an undeniable appeal to scanning into a building using cutting-edge technology, like card-based keyless entry (cool) or biometric recognition (even cooler). It’s satisfying...
by Mark Pawlowski | Sep 24, 2018 | Planning For IT
Ethernet cables may look the same as they did five or ten years ago. But don’t be fooled by the outside. Big changes have come down the line for category cables. No longer do you need just a cat5 installer; cat5e has become the new standard with cat6 poised to make...
by Mark Pawlowski | Sep 14, 2018 | Camera Systems, Security Challenges
There have been plenty of developments in the world of commercial security cameras in 2018. Most recently artificial intelligence has made its way into the security sector. Artificially intelligent security cameras bring facial recognition, behavioral learning, and...
by Mark Pawlowski | Sep 13, 2018 | IT Relocation
Relocating your IT systems is a crucially important part of office relocation. Consequently, it’s important to get right. The reasons for IT relocation’s importance is obvious: for any business today, IT systems are essential to basic functioning. Can you imagine...
by Mark Pawlowski | Sep 11, 2018 | Security Challenges
Is your building safe? It’s not a pleasant thought, but it’s important to consider; there’s a burglary every 13 seconds. That’s a total of about 2.5 million burglaries a year, with financial losses estimated to be over $14 billion annually. If your facility isn’t...
by Mark Pawlowski | Sep 4, 2018 | Network Management, Planning For IT
Picture a spiderweb. Each strand connects to another, creating a perfect net. Its functions are exactly what the spider needs—but it only works because each strand is so well-integrated into the next. Now, think of all the cabling that runs in your office walls, to...
by Mark Pawlowski | Aug 30, 2018 | Network Management, Uncategorized
A low voltage contractor works with electrical systems that run below 120 volts. Most often, they specialize in cabling and communication systems. You need a low voltage contractor when working with security and integrated communication systems such as audio/video,...
