Integrating Technologies across Systems and Sites

When we think of Security Technologies, the natural tendency is to jump straight to Technologies, instead of starting with understanding the risks that the facility/enterprise faces.

Security expenditure is a bit like batting first in a T20 contest. The risk you take in putting up a score on the board is the most important aspect for the team batting first. Take too much risk and you may end up with a below par score and take too little risk and again you may end up with a below par score. Similarly, it is essential to cater for the appropriate amount of risk when deciding on security technologies and associated expenditure.

Once you have decided the appropriate risk and the matching technologies, the next step is to create an efficient system by minimizing the number of interfaces. You want to ensure minimum platforms for technologies such as Attendance, Access Control, Visitor Management, Guard Tour System, Contract Labour Management, Parking Management System, Material Tracking, Key Management, Asset Management and Preventive Maintenance.

After the integration of technologies at the system level, the next step is achieving economies of scale and adopting the RAG (Red, Amber and Green) approach to focus on the critical issues at the Enterprise Level.

The above mentioned 'start from the base' model can help Enterprises ensure risk-free scaling of the peaks of 'Effective and Efficient Security'.