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Secure Logiq and Cortech Developments are joining forces for Resilience by Design, a new CPD-accredited event designed to get consultants and specifiers thinking about resilience from the very beginning of the security system design process. Taking place at The British Library in London on 16th September and The Lowry in Salford on 7th October, the sessions will bring together Secure Logiq’s expertise in server and storage technology for HD surveillance with Cortech Developments’ intelligent security management software experience. Operational stages of a project The central message is simple: resilience is not something that can be added at the end of a project. Instead, the CPD will examine how decisions made across software, hardware and infrastructure all contribute to the long-term availability and continuity of a security system and why greater collaboration between manufacturers, integrators, consultants and specifiers can lead to better outcomes. Topics will include failover and redundancy, continuity planning, cybersecurity, infrastructure design and assessing risk throughout the design, deployment and operational stages of a project. Collection of individual technologies “Resilience is one of those words that gets used a lot, but the important question is what it actually looks like when you start designing a system,” says Ben Yoxall, Managing Director of Secure Logiq. “It isn’t one product, feature or box you can bolt on at the end. It comes from understanding how every layer of the system interacts and making the right decisions early enough for them to make a difference.” “That is really what these sessions are about. We want to get people talking about resilience at the design and specification stage and looking at the infrastructure as a complete system, rather than a collection of individual technologies.” Resilient security systems Each event will offer identical morning and afternoon sessions, giving delegates the option to attend at a time that best suits them. Alongside the main Resilience by Design CPD presentation, attendees will hear introductions from both Secure Logiq and Cortech Developments, take part in an open Q&A and have the opportunity to network with other consultants, specifiers and industry professionals. Nicole Davies, Marketing Manager at Cortech Developments, adds: “There is a real benefit in bringing different areas of expertise into the same conversation. Software, hardware and infrastructure all have a part to play in creating resilient security systems, so it makes sense for us to look at those challenges together." Role of secure infrastructure “We want delegates to leave with useful ideas they can take into their own projects, but also with the opportunity to ask questions, share experiences and have conversations with other people facing many of the same design challenges.” By the end of the CPD, attendees will have explored resilience as a wider lifecycle principle, identified key failover and redundancy approaches, considered the role of secure infrastructure within cybersecurity strategy and examined how risks to continuity can be addressed throughout a system’s lifetime. The Southern Event takes place on Wednesday 16 September 2026 at The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB. The Northern Event follows on Wednesday 7 October 2026 at The Lowry, Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ. Both events are free to attend and provide CPD accreditation aligned with consultant and specifier requirements.

Secure Logiq has appointed experienced video surveillance specialist Miles Davies as Technical Programs Manager. Bringing more than 20 years of experience in IP-based CCTV and video management systems, with specialist expertise in Milestone XProtect, Davies has held a range of technical and leadership positions across the security industry, most recently serving as Director of Global Support Services at ORBNET Systems. In his new role, Davies will work closely with Secure Logiq's engineering, technical and customer-facing teams, helping to shape technical programmes, support partners and customers, ensuring the company continues to deliver robust, high-performance solutions for complex surveillance environments. Solving technical challenges "Secure Logiq has built an outstanding reputation for engineering reliable, high-performance surveillance servers and that's something I've admired for a long time," said Davies. "Joining the team is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside people who are genuinely passionate about solving technical challenges and supporting customers. I'm looking forward to contributing my experience while continuing to learn and help drive the business forward." Ben Yoxall, Joint Managing Director of Secure Logiq, said: "Miles' experience speaks for itself. He has worked across every aspect of video management systems and brings an incredible depth of knowledge that will benefit both our customers and our internal teams." Robin Hughes, Co-founder of Secure Logiq, added: "One of the biggest strengths of Secure Logiq has always been the people behind the technology. Bringing someone of Miles' calibre into the business reinforces that commitment. His experience, particularly within Milestone environments, complements our existing expertise perfectly and will help us continue delivering the levels of service and technical innovation our customers expect."

Secure Logiq has expanded its support coverage across Asia Pacific with the introduction of a dedicated regional technical support team operating on Singapore time. The new team has been put in place to provide more accessible day-to-day support for partners and customers across the region, helping to improve response times and provide assistance during local working hours. Range of surveillance and security installations As Secure Logiq continues to grow its presence in APAC, the regional support team will work closely with partners on technical queries, system support, and project requirements across a range of surveillance and security installations. Franck Martinaux, Director of Global Services & Innovation at Secure Logiq, said: “APAC is an important region for Secure Logiq, and having dedicated support operating in the same time zone as our partners is a positive step for everyone involved. It allows us to provide quicker responses, closer collaboration and better ongoing support as projects continue to develop across the region.” As the volume of sales in the region continues to expand rapidly under the leadership of Graham Wheeler, the APAC support team is now fully operational and supporting partners across multiple territories.

Supply chain issues have plagued the economic recovery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the problems show every indication of persisting for months or even years to come. Supply chain challenges have impacted the security marketplace in many ways, reflecting the breadth and variety of products needed to secure people, facilities, and assets. Wondering about the specifics of that impact, we asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: How does disruption of the global supply chain of components impact players across the security industry?

Prices and delivery times for essential components in video surveillance systems are being driven up as demand soars from other industries. Secure Logiq’s Robin Hughes explains the current state of the market. Challenges Component shortages and supply chain challenges are a hot topic in just about every industry based on semi-conductors and silicon chips right now, and security is no exception. It’s common knowledge that the global Covid lockdown caused a shutdown in the mining of silicon and spherites as large industries such as motor manufacturing canceled or postponed their chip orders – this has caused a supply gap that every industry is feeling. However, there is a second challenge that is hitting the security sector particularly hard, and it may not be one you are expecting – cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies and security When people discuss cryptocurrencies and security, thoughts often turn to cybersecurity and ransomware payment tracking. But the issue for the majority of the security industry comes from crypto mining. When it comes to cryptocurrencies, GPUs are intrinsic for ‘proof of work’ mining GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) are a key component in video surveillance, they decode images and display them onto screens. With the increase of video analytics, these have also become key to running the complicated algorithms required for creating the metadata and presenting it in a meaningful way for end-users. However, when it comes to cryptocurrencies, GPUs are intrinsic for ‘proof of work’ mining. Demand for GPUs When Bitcoin prices were relatively low, it was hard to justify the cost of a GPU and the associated power consumption for Bitcoin mining applications. But as the price of Bitcoin has increased exponentially, demand for GPUs to do the number-crunching has grown dramatically causing a major shortage and huge price hikes. This rise in prices is not correlated with an increase in technological performance on the new GPUs, it is entirely a case of demand outstripping supply and a resulting bidding war. To put this in context, cards are currently going new for around twice the original price and manufacturers simply cannot keep up with the demand. Chia On top of this, there is a new cryptocurrency creating a new threat to a different part of the video surveillance industry. A new ‘environmental’ cryptocurrency called Chia has dispensed with the processing power and electricity demands of traditional GPU mining, instead of utilizing the spare storage space on hard drives (HDD) to verify blockchain transactions (‘proof of space’). The demand for this particular cryptocurrency has to date called on 30 Exabytes of storage since May this year – that’s 30 Billion Gigabytes of data, and it’s not just HDDs, high-capacity SSDs are also in demand. This is causing massive hard drive supply issues globally, thus rocketing prices for those that are available. HDD consumption The security industry sits comfortably in the ‘Big data’ category and with storage retention times running from 30 days to 6 months Of course, this has a particularly large knock-on for the video surveillance market. There is nothing more data-intensive than video, other than multiple streams of HD video. With this in mind, the security industry sits comfortably in the ‘Big data’ category and with storage retention times running from 30 days typically up to 6 months and longer in some regions/applications, the video surveillance market consumes more HDDs than many other markets. Growth of data centers While you would think that this would make security an important area for HDD manufacturers, our market is a relatively small player. IT vendors will always focus on their core customers, and the rise of the gaming market, as well as the growth of data centers due to remote working in the pandemic, has created a more important sector to serve – and these customers will always come first. Imagine the daily storage space required if 5 Billion people uploaded just one image a day to ‘the cloud’! Component manufacturers These factors combined with the lack of raw materials leading to longer lead times for component manufacturers mean that the prices for hard drives and GPUs are likely to remain inflated well into 2022 while factories play catch up on the backlog. The market for IT hardware is currently strong enough to continue even with the increase in component prices and the extended lead times for products. If you can get your hands on any HDDs, the delivery times from most distributors are around 6-8 weeks. Increased delivery times All of this has had a serious impact on the security industry. Video surveillance projects are now facing the combined issue of increased delivery times and higher costs. Many manufacturers, integrators, and distributors are doing their best to absorb the price increases where they can, but this is unsustainable over the long term. So what can be done? Second-hand applications Some people are getting more creative by purchasing from the second-hand market Some people are getting more creative by purchasing from the second-hand market. However, it is unlikely that commercial applications will be willing to risk potential downtime or data losses by using second-hand components that have been pushed hard for months on end mining cryptocurrencies. Making early purchases While I can’t comment on what other manufacturers have done, at Secure Logiq we have been watching this market trend closely. We always try to keep a close eye on anything that has the potential to significantly impact our manufacturing capabilities and try to offset any potential challenges with early purchases before the impact is fully felt. As such, we have been able to secure enough products to continue manufacturing as normal for more than six months. Increased demand as a challenge While we have this existing stock to meet current and anticipated orders, we continue to scour the market for any available stock to make sure we are at the top of the list when any fresh products come on the market. This has meant that throughout our 10-year history we have never failed to deliver a customer order within 7-10 working days. The delays with component manufacture and the ongoing increased demand will continue to present a huge challenge to the video surveillance and wider security industry. However, good planning and intelligent design will allow projects to remain on track. Security technology manufacturers are not alone in this challenge, but the dual-threat is perhaps unique. It will take a while for this threat to be overcome, but with robust planning and by paying close attention to the market forward-thinking video surveillance manufacturers can still deliver projects for their clients.