Remote Guarding Is Prime Example of Enhancing, Extending Human Efficacy
A new article published in Security Magazine — Better Together: Humans and Tech Scale Physical Security Capabilities — prompted me to weigh in.
The cold, hard fact is that, in diametric opposition, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find competent or properly trained personnel to serve as guards while at the same time the need for security across the nation continues to escalate.
In addition to recruitment and ability issues, it is getting less economically viable for physical guard companies to meet rising wage, benefits and insurance costs — and end customers are pushing back on the higher costs. At the same time, businesses and other client organizations are ever more wary of the limitations, failures, liability and corruption of human guards.
“It is getting less economically viable for physical guard companies to meet rising wage, benefits and insurance costs — and end customers are pushing back on the higher costs.”
Fortunately, technology is answering the call with more efficient, effective and cost-conscious solutions. Perhaps the best example of that is remote video guard, which is an excellent replacement or force multiplier option for a vast array of market applications.
Properly executed by a skilled practitioner, remote guarding directly prevents crime and catastrophe, eliminates false alarms, and draws priority police response when necessary that results in arrests. This solution also reduces liability and insurance claim losses — all for half the cost of human guards.
End customers should look for an accredited provider that deploys forensically designed systems filtered through AI-powered technology that eliminates the noise to never miss an event, managed by highly skilled command center agents that execute live voice-downs to sites in real-time.
“Perhaps the best example of that is remote video guard, which is an excellent replacement or force multiplier option for a vast array of market applications.”
Furthermore, the remote guarding firm should have references validating its experience and success securing that type of organization (e.g. commercial campuses, multifamily, retail), demonstrable deep relationships with law enforcement, and possess statistics and documentation to support all claims.
Elite Interactive Solutions is the unrivaled leader in this field. While you would expect to hear that from an Elite representative, I would have said the same thing in my former role of 25 years as editor-in-chief of one of the security industry’s most prominent trade journals. Elite’s experts are on the ready to consult with end customer organizations of every variety, as well as guarding companies looking to partner.
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About the Author: Elite Interactive Solutions (eliteisi.com) Marketing Director Scott Goldfine is an Industry Hall of Famer with more than 25 years of security technology and business experience.
