Tag: PSA TEC

I admit that I had trouble coming up with a title for this week’s blog. But a comedian’s schtick that wrapped up the second day of PSA TEC 2023 just a couple of hours ago triggered a light bulb in my head. But more on that later. It’s been a very busy couple of days here in Dallas as I experience my second PSA TEC conference. More than 400 integrators and PSA technology partners have assembled at the Hyatt Regency in “Big D” for PSA’s annual education and networking...

From the keyboard to the big stage! Growing up, I had aspirations of becoming a sportscaster. When I was in college, I took a major step in fulfilling that dream as I called basketball and football games on the school radio station, and even hosted a one-hour sports talk show on Sunday nights. After graduating, I took my goals of becoming a sportscaster one step further by enrolling in the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in, where else, New Jersey! Unfortunately, if I wanted a job right...

Thank you, Willie Nelson, for a song title that is so appropriate given the whirlwind couple of weeks I’ve had, literally, on the road again. No, I did not have the Partridge Family psychedelic tour bus to take me to my destinations, as my family van and JetBlue were my means of transportation in representing Security Systems News at two industry events – one that supports a very important mission, and the other a conference that yours truly attended for the first time, and even got...

As I write these words, Security Systems News Managing Editor Cory Harris (pictured above at the podium) is in one of my favorite cities, Denver, Colo., for PSA TEC, the conference devoted to the systems integrator community. To say that I have some serious FOMO going on seeing all of Cory’s, and other industry peers’ posts on social would be an understatement! But I am very excited Cory gets to experience his first TEC, a rite of passage for any SSN editor, for sure! And what a great...

WESTMINSTER, Colo.—PSA, a global consortium of professional systems integrators, announced its plans to launch a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) program designed to help systems integrators diversify their service offerings and realize the full potential and benefits of a managed services business model.PSA said the program will “hinge on uniting” industry leading partners in cybersecurity and cloud-based security solutions, training and certification opportunities and...

WESTMINSTER, Colo.—PSA, one of the world's largest security and systems integrator cooperatives, recently announced the education lineup and conference agenda for TEC 2018, which will be held March 12-16, 2018, in Denver.TEC, presented by PSA, is an education and networking event for all professional systems integrators in the security and audio-visual markets. For 2018, TEC gets “Amplified” at its new location at the Sheraton Downtown in Denver with more than 140 new education...

WESTMINSTER, Colo.—PSA Security Network, a global electronic security cooperative, announced that its PSA TEC conference is moving to the Downtown Denver Sheraton in 2018, from March 11-15.The annual conference, which was created in support of PSA's integrators, vendors and members—including ProAV professionals following the recent acquisition of USAV—was held here for several years at the Westminster Westin in the May timeframe.“It really is not complicated,” PSA Security...

WESTMINSTER, Colo.—PSA TEC, PSA Security Network's annual conference in support of its integrators, vendors and members—including ProAV professionals following PSA Security Network's recent acquisition of USAV and CI Edge—provided some valuable education and networking, including some important takeaways for attendees. In addition to training and certification opportunities from manufacturers as well as from SIA, ASIS and CompTIA, this year's educational program touched on many...