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22 Security Dealer & Integrator / www.SecurityInfoWatch.com April 2017 America's Fastest Growing Security Dealers and Systems Integrators VP of Security Tony Varco. "Complet- ing seven acquisitions in 2016, one thus far in 2017, and more to come, Convergint treats each acquisition uniquely and leverages the value it can add to its service-based culture." Fast-Growing Technologies It turns out that Strategic Security Solutions is not alone when it comes 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 29% 17% 12% 13% 49% 13% 41% 25% 9% 35% 28% 5% 5% 9% 28% 44% 4% 21% 40% 3% 360 and Panoramic Video Audio-Based Detection (including Gunshot) Autonomous Machines (Drones or Ground-based) Biometrics Cloud-Based & Hosted Video/Access Control H.265 Video Products HD, Megapixel & 4K Cameras/Displays IT & Network Management Solutions Mass Notification Mobile Access Control Credentials Mobile Apps for Video and/or Alarm Systems Mobile PERS and/or Panic Alarms Power Management Technologies PSIM & Situational Awareness Platforms Smar t Home & Residential Lifestyle Technologies Video Analy tics Video Intercoms Video/Audio Alarm Verification Wireless Access Control and/or Video Other What cutting-edge technologies are you most interested in adding (or have already added) to your portfolio of offerings? to steering clients toward adoption of cloud-based solutions. Nearly half (49 percent) of Fast50 dealers and integrators cited cloud- based or hosted video/access control as a cutting-edge technology they are most interested in adding (or have already added) to their portfolio of offerings; and 51 percent called it a top technology trend – making it the most popular technology on the market for dealers and integrators. Of course, rushing to adopt a new technology or service like cloud ser- vices is probably not a good idea. According to Michael McWilliams, President and CEO of Red Hawk Fire & Security (No. 45), it is paramount to make sure a new product or service will actually solve a current customer problem – not be just the next shiny new thing. "We owe it to our cus- tomers to make sure the products, the manufacturer, and the underly- ing technology will be around for the long-term," McWilliams says. "We also need to ensure there is thorough train- ing for all departments affected by the new technology. Sales, installation and service operations must be in lockstep with the new changes." e next most popular technologies and trends are focused on the video "Completing seven acquisitions in 2016, one thus far in 2017, and more to come, Convergint treats each acquisition uniquely and leverages the value it can add to its service-based culture," says Vice President of Security Tony Varco.