JUNE 2026

THE UNIFIED CIRCUIT

Shifts Are Happening in the Security Industry

Shifts are happening in the security industry from a sole focus on protection, to enabling efficiency and profitability, integration of unified platforms, broader cross-functional decision-making, and a balanced approach to adopting cloud, AI, and other emerging technologies. 

The industry’s near-term goals aren’t about chasing the newest technology: they’re about building foundational and interoperable platforms that will make innovations like AI, mobile credentials, and cloud achievable at scale.

Integrations are driving decision making

For End Users, integration now defines system choice. It ranked as the #1 deciding factor when choosing a security solution, with respondents emphasizing the importance of connected ecosystems over individual features. This continued focus on video and incident management suggests End Users are looking to unify operational visibility and response under one platform, an evolution from 2025’s emphasis on video as a stand-alone priority.

Unified Technologies works closely with partners such as Gallagher Security and many of the top global video surveillance manufacturers, to design and implement these Integrated Security Solutions

Investment priorities

Across the board, Channel Partners like Unified Technologies are closely aligned with the investments End Users are prioritizing in 2026, a sign of strong communication and a shared understanding of customers’ needs.

End Users report they’ll prioritize:

1. Hardware upgrades

2. Software upgrades

3. Video surveillance

4. Analytics

5. Intruder detection

What will be your priority?

System Goals

Looking ahead 3–5 years, organizations are setting their sights on stability, simplification, and measurable performance. Collectively, these priorities reflect an industry focused on building unified, efficient, and compliant systems that deliver tangible business value. Security leaders are under pressure to do more with less, and that’s shaping a year ahead where integration, automation, and cost-efficiency define success.

Here are the Top 5 system goals over the next 3-5 years, as reported by end users.

1.Integrate with building/IT systems 

2. Increase automation    

3. Reduce system complexity    

4. Meet compliance standards    

5. Improve workforce safety

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Spotlight Solution: Gallagher & Salto:

16 Years of Integrated Access Innovation

For more than 16 years, Gallagher has been proudly partnering with Salto, a leading, global access solutions provider.

The Gallagher and Salto integration offers cost-effective, electronic access control through data-on-card, wireless, and Bluetooth technology. The integration caters to sites that require some level of security, and where a fully wired and monitored door isn’t possible or economical.

Through Gallagher’s award-winning site management platform, Command Centre, the evolution of trusted integrated partnerships continues to deliver real-world value to organizations across the globe.

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Implementation of YOUR Integrated Security Solutions

Development of a phased approach to the implementation of YOUR Integrated Security Solution.

Pick one or two of the following phases to implement each calendar year!

Typical implementation phases:

1.   Video surveillance of the facility exterior

2.   Video surveillance of the facility interior

3.   Door position switches and monitoring of all exterior doors and openings

4.   Access controlled doors to achieve security, visibility, and eliminate keys

5.   Advanced analytics and AI implementation of the video surveillance system

6.   Overhead paging/announcement and notification systems

7.   Perimeter security options to deter intruders and breaches

Without these items in place, a singular incident has the ability to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars above and beyond the expense to implement these systems.

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Closing Message

Expanding Value inside of your organization is always the goal. Security is proving to be much more than protection. It’s driving efficiency, insight, and accountability across organizations, with an increasing number of End Users reporting definitive organizational value derived from their systems.

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