As many businesses are returning to the office, companies are looking at ways to improve their office space while also getting the best return on investment (ROI) . One sector many owners and CEOs may not think to address? Security, or access control. Between lowering rates of unwanted personal in your building, lower rates of theft, the reduced need to replace locks nearly as frequently and more, the introduction of these systems can prove to be a great money saver for your business.

Oftentimes, some of the problems that a business will face can be simplified or completely eliminated through the introduction of an access control system in your office. With security becoming a bigger focus in the workplace overall, make sure you remember access control as well.

For a video surveillance system to provide useable forensic data after an incident occurs, there needs to be sufficient “pixel density” to allow an observer of the footage to see enough detail to be useable. Pixel density is often referred to as “Pixels Per Foot”, or PPF, and is used to determine how good the quality of an image will be in certain lighting conditions at certain distances. This could be to detect a person, read a license plate or notice if an object is moving. However, for forensic purposes, it is generally used for a persons’ face.

Today’s wireless technology has come a long way, and many intrusion alarm systems are now available almost entirely wirelessly. Here we look at some of the pros and cons of wireless versus traditionally wired alarm systems.