As I talk with my colleague security integrators, the same tone seems to flow. It is looking more and more like 2013 is going to be a flat year. We hear about tighter margins, tougher competition from fellow integrators as well as more from IT providers. This raises the question: How do we adjust to make ourselves leaner and meaner so when revenues are flat we protect ourselves against soft (a.k.a. controllable) cost items?

Matthew Ladd says measures have markedly reduced fuel use and other expenditures

The Protection Bureau's Matthew Ladd is featured in this article in the October issue of Security Magazine.