…Running a modern campus comes with real, daily challenges. These include someone slipping past the front desk during the busy morning drop-off, a custody dispute happening in the lobby, or former staff still having access to the building without supervision.

For many years, the usual way to handle these risks was with a basic lock-and-key system. Now, using old hardware puts your students’ safety and your community’s trust at risk…

Summer is in full swing, and even if your operations are busier than ever, your security ecosystem should be running smoothly. This July, we’re sharing the latest in commercial security. Take a look at our review of the new DSC PowerSeries Neo 5, see our mid-summer tech spotlight, and read feedback from facilities similar to yours. You’ll also meet some of the ASI team members working in the field this season.

Running a business on wheels means more security risks. Your vehicle holds valuable equipment, point-of-sale systems, inventory, and your livelihood. A break-in, stolen part, or sudden breakdown on a busy day can mean a major loss of income.

ASI Security Solutions uses Alarm.com Connected Fleet to address these challenges. By connecting commercial telematics to your vehicle’s diagnostic system, Connected Fleet brings together property protection and mobile asset management. It lets you manage your vehicles and headquarters from one app.

Following a complete power outage to the building, your DSC system may lose its internal clock settings. Keeping the time accurate is critical, as it ensures your digital audit trails and employee access logs are perfectly time-stamped.

The "Door Chime" alert is ideal for retail storefronts that need an audible alert every time a customer enters. However, if your keypad is near a busy employee breakroom, that same chime can quickly become an annoyance.

If an alarm was recently triggered, your keypad holds onto that memory so you can investigate before clearing it.

For years, commercial video surveillance has had a major problem: it mostly reacts after something has already happened.

Traditional camera systems are like silent record keepers. They watch from the sidelines, capturing hours of empty footage, and only become useful after a break-in, a liability claim, or vandalism has already happened. You show up in the morning, find the damage, and then spend hours searching through blurry video footage just to give the police a clip.

That is not real security. It is just keeping records.

Your commercial system relies on reliable power to keep your facility secure during outages.

When the system detects a maintenance issue, the Trouble indicator turns on, and the keypad beeps every 10 seconds. You do not need to guess what is wrong—the system will tell you.

Sometimes business operations require flexibility. Bypassing a zone allows you to arm your system while leaving a specific area intentionally unarmed—such as a loading dock receiving an overnight shipment—while the rest of the offices remain fully protected.

Step into the June edition of the ASI newsletter! Our team has been out in the field, uncovering fresh industry insights to stay ahead of the curve. This month, we’re excited to share our top discoveries from the ESX Expo in Texas, unveil the cutting-edge analytics of the new Alarm.com Prism Series cameras, and deliver the latest hands-on technical updates. And of course, you’ll find all the regular tips and updates!

Maintaining a secure audit trail means giving everyone their own code. Your DSC system offers pre-programmed "User Levels" so you can restrict access based on an employee's role.

Arming your building shouldn't be a source of stress at the end of a long shift. Your DSC keypad offers several specific modes to match how your facility operates on any given day.

We gathered to talk about operations, customer service, and new technologies. Meeting in person with key partners like Alarm.com and DSC helps us ensure the systems we install every day remain the absolute best in the industry.

We sent leaders from across our company because real security encompasses every part of the client experience. Here are some highlights our team brought back from the expo.

Stop scrubbing through hours of security footage. Discover how Alarm.com's newest app features, including Familiar Faces and AI Video Event Search, are transforming commercial security management.

Physical keys are a financial and operational liability. By transitioning to Alarm.com commercial user codes, business owners can instantly grant, restrict, or completely revoke facility access from anywhere in the world—saving thousands in locksmith fees while generating a permanent digital audit trail.

When water flows unimpeded for 48 hours, the financial devastation multiplies exponentially. Industry data reveals that the mean commercial water damage insurance claim hovers around $89,000, and often skyrockets much higher depending on the facility type.

Maximize your existing hardware. Here is what a security integrator does to unify access control and proactive video analytics into one smart commercial platform.