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2025 Video Surveillance Trends: Bolstering Facility Security with AI and Innovation

By Hans Kahler, Eagle Eye Networks Jun 10, 2025 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Jun 10, 2025

Facilities today face increasing challenges, from managing security across sprawling campuses to ensuring operational efficiency in the face of rising costs and evolving threats. Meeting these demands requires smarter, more adaptable tools, and video surveillance has emerged as a critical solution. Driven by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud technology, and innovative hardware, surveillance systems […]

How Will Plumbing Tech Trends Impact Facilities Management?

By Joe Bebon, Editor Feb 26, 2025 Maintenance and Operations

Updated: Feb 26, 2025

The plumbing industry is set for a significant technological transformation in 2025, reshaping facilities management, cleaning, and maintenance, according to Klaus Reichardt, CEO and founder of Waterless Co. Inc. He attributed this transformation to advancements in artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), robots, and enhanced water efficiency technologies. According to Reichardt, here are some […]

Understanding and Addressing Top Security Challenges in Retail Facilities

By Tyson Johns, Interface Systems Jan 13, 2025 Safety

Updated: Jan 13, 2025

Every day, retailers across the United States contend with a staggering number of security challenges—ranging from theft and disturbances to loitering—that threaten their operations, employees, and customers. With millions of transactions and customers daily, maintaining a safe environment for employees and shoppers is a complex and critical endeavor. Interface Systems’ 2024 State of Remote Video […]

5 Ways to Use Your Surveillance Cameras Beyond Security

By Jeremy White, Pro-Vigil Jul 10, 2024 Access Control

Updated: Jul 10, 2024

Over several decades, surveillance systems have evolved from recording and storing footage for playback later, to smart solutions enabling active security. The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) has eliminated the need for someone to sit there reviewing hours’ worth of footage (if they even know what they’re looking for), and even then, if criminal activity […]

The Role of Smart Sensors, Cloud Tech, and Data Analytics in Facility Management

By Bryan Christiansen, Founder & CEO, Limble CMMS Aug 3, 2022 Building Controls

Updated: Aug 3, 2022

For a long time, facility management was a predominantly reactive practice. Major decisions, processes, and activities occurred after the fact. For instance, maintenance would happen reactively, or FMs would take action to remedy situations or improve processes only after they observed a problem in the facility. Doing things this way left too much room for inefficiencies. […]

How Automated Facilities Management Can Improve Your Profits

By Jessica Morris, Turntide Technologies Feb 21, 2022 Building Controls

Updated: Jun 6, 2023

Today, facility managers face challenges that can jeopardize profits, including volatile utility and operating costs. With geopolitical uncertainty and unprecedented climate events resulting in energy supply vulnerability and soaring energy prices, companies have increased pressure to make their businesses more resilient. For example, during the Texas Freeze of 2021, electricity prices surged to $9,000 per […]