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Parks Associates’ new white paper, "Smart Spaces: New Opportunities for Custom Integrators," released in partnership with Nice Group, reveals that K-12 schools and universities, apartments and condominiums, and hospitality properties across the US are increasingly investing in technology to improve their services and operations.

“Connected sensors and devices are at their most effective when they are integrated – with each other, with central control planes, and with unified data access,” said Kristen Hanich, Director of Research, Parks Associates. “Moving into commercial markets offers integrators a path to higher revenues, as budgets in sectors such as multifamily, hospitality, education, and quick-service restaurants significantly outpace typical single-family residential projects.”

From the SecurityWorldMarket.com article, "New white paper reveals huge opportunities for integrators

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