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The security systems integrator channel is consolidating faster than at any point in its history, running out of technicians while demand accelerates, and pivoting from hardware…
The Monitoring Market in Three Numbers: 94-99% of police alarm responses are false (ASU Center for Problem-Oriented Policing), 77% guard turnover in 2024 (ASIS International), and…
The Weapons-Screening Decision in Three Numbers 800+ Schools across 40 states running AI-powered walk-through screening, the deployment scale at the center of a federal enforcement action…
Why AI physical security vendor due diligence now turns on financial signals, not just detection accuracy 6.8x Spread between the lowest and highest published 2026 AI…
The State, Local, and Education cooperative purchasing market reached $65 billion in 2025. This briefing maps the six national contract vehicles compressing public-sector AI physical security…
Most AI gun detection evaluations are built around vendor demos. This methodology is built around evidence. 41% Share of organizations that absorbed pilot integration labor from…
A buyer who only compares software license prices is comparing 18 percent of the actual cost. The remaining 82 percent decides whether the system survives the…
The 2026 Physical Security M&A Landscape in Three Numbers $695M Aggregate annual revenue added by Allied Universal’s seven 2025 acquisitions in the uniformed-guard segment alone Capstone…
The AI Weapon Detection Market in Three Numbers $2.25B+ Projected AI gun detection system market size by 2030 GlobeNewswire / Research & Markets, 2026 16.20% Compound…
The DHS SAFETY Act decoded for AI security buyers. QATT, Designated, and Certified Anti-Terrorism Technology distinctions, the Q2 2026 vendor landscape, and the procurement questions a…
