CES Tech Creates Opportunity

CES Tech Creates Opportunity | #Verdafero | How #security #integrators can leverage the “cool gadget” hype (securityinfowatch)

Professional technology integrators have an increasingly uneasy relationship with CES. To many security integrators, it seems like a massive pep rally for DIY devices that threaten their livelihoods.

Every year, we see a new class of compelling consumer devices that promise homeowners easy installation, management, and control. Every year, I also hear more and more technology professionals dismiss CES as a “gadget show” – either refusing to take these consumer devices seriously, or willfully denying their appeal to their customers. (read more)