About the research 2
Executive summary 4
Summary of differences around the world 5
Key findings 7
OPEX budgets grow 8
IT plays a larger role in physical security 8
Competing for components 9
Human resources face many challenges 11
Observations on cloud adoption 13
Physical security and related data are mission-critical 18
Cybersecurity is still the top priority 20
Physical security gets unified 22
Changes in technology – the past year 23
Changes in technology – the year ahead 23
Key takeaways 25
Appendix 27
Appendix 1 – Survey methodology 27
Appendix 2 – Survey demographic information 28
Appendix 3 – Open-ended comments 30
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