Coronavirus is top of mind for educators and school administrators as we work to determine how and when schools can reopen safely. And while controlling the spread of a dangerous virus is rightfully the primary concern, it’s not the only threat that students will be facing when they return to school.

Unfortunately, violence, bullying, break-ins and school shootings can occur at any time and under any circumstances. When schools reopen in Memorial, TX, make sure your students return to a safe and secure environment on all fronts.

When classroom doors reopen, you’ll have your hands full with fever screenings, mask checks, social distancing and other safety measures for preventing the spread of the coronavirus. That’s why right now is the best time to upgrade your campuses with security tools like gunshot detection, access control and security cameras. With top-of-the-line security technology in place, you can focus solely on keeping students healthy and well without worrying about other crises. Keep reading to learn more.

The Houston area, and Texas in general, have seen tremendous economic growth in the past decade. There is always new construction going on everywhere, and many options for businesses and reorganizations to relocate.

What are the reasons tenants move offices or retail locations? Sometimes it's about the old real estate adage of location, location, location, but often it's about amenities and features of properties. Commercial properties that don't keep up to date with the latest trends and amenities often get left behind. One way to keep your tenants from going elsewhere in River Oaks is with strategic investments in commercial building automation. Keep reading for ways to keep tenants happy – and in your buildings– with these automation technologies.

Video surveillance systems have been around for a long time. When video recording transitioned from analog to digital technology, vast new worlds were opened up in video surveillance. Digital brought the ability to store vast amounts of video efficiently and the ability to index and find specific footage quickly.

Cloud computing has also brought a sea change in information services. Out smartphones depend on cloud-based applications for most of what the apps do.  In video surveillance, the cloud also brought significant advantages. Cloud computing delivers the ability to deal with a huge number of devices and synchronize information across devices and systems efficiently. But in video surveillance, complete reliance on the cloud can have disadvantages in speed and security, depending on the application. One company, OpenEye, has managed to fuse the best of local video surveillance with secure cloud management and features. OpenEye is simply a smarter way to do video surveillance. For many commercial and high-end residential video surveillance applications in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, it offers the perfect balance of ease of use, administration, and performance. Read on to learn more about this innovative video monitoring solution.

One of the things that tend to happen with acquiring infrastructure of all types is that they become islands without connections and interoperability to other islands. In business, companies often buy software solutions based on a specific need – human resources, production, customer service, and so on. Often, they invest heavily in customizing these systems for their needs. There almost always comes a time when these systems need to share information with each other for the business, and that’s when companies often find out how difficult and expensive it can get.

If you are a school administrator at any level, you can undoubtedly come up with these types of examples. Often inertia keeps your organization from moving forward with a new initiative to integrate systems at the cost of productivity, money, and other resources. Compound that with the fact that most school systems are typically strapped for funding, and often the subpar status quo continues.

ASAP Security Services has a long history of serving school systems around Texas with security and technology solutions. We not only offer point solutions, but we also encourage school districts to think about school safety systems strategically, as the safety of our kids is paramount. And that means looking at security solutions that work together, both proactively and reactively, to keep schools in the Rio Grande Valley and Texas as safe as possible.

Read on for some examples of this holistic approach to school security.