Most Popular Security Trade Shows (Integrator Statistics)
170+ security integrators told us what trade shows they attend and why.
In this report, we examine the results, share detailed feedback from integrators, and how these results compare to 2017.
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- **** **% ** *********** ********* **** attend ** ***** * ****, **** is ** ********** **** **% ** 2017. *********** **** ******** **** **** attend ******** *****.
- *** **** *** *** **** ******** mentioned ****, *** *** **** ****** to ** ***** ** *** *********
- ****/*** ******** *** *** **** ********, though ***** **** ** ********* ********* they ***** **** ** ********* ***, compared ** ****** **** ********* **** only ****** *** ****.
- *********** ***** ******** ********* *****/******** *** vertical-focused ***** ****** **** ****** ***** like *** ** ****/***.
- ******* **** ************* *** *********, *** learning ***** *** ******** **** *** most ****** ******* ***** ** *********** for ********* *****.
- **** ** ******, *****-** ********, *** lack ** ***** **** *** **** common ******* ***** *** *** ********* shows.
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**** *** *********** **** **** **** went ** * ****** ****, **** commonly ********* *** **** *** ****/***. However, **** ***** **** *********, **** non-US *********** ********* **** ****** ** attend **** ***** **-***** *****:
- "** ********* ****** *** **** *** GSX. *** ** **** ***** *** products *** ******* *** ******** **** from *** *********."
- "*** *** ***. *** ******* **'* the ******* **** *** ** ***** sense *** ** ** ** *****. Mainly ** *** ** ****** **** because *** ******* *** ***** *** there ** ****. ** **** ** cultivate *** ***/*** ********** *** **** and ****** *** ********* ** ******** to ***** *****"
- "***- ***** *** ** *** *** old ******* ** * ***** *******. ISC-West ********** *** ***** *******"
- "***** - ******** **** ** *********, Integrate - ** **** ** ********* - *** *** ***** - * attend *** ***** ********** ***** *** networking *** ************ ********"
- "*** **** *** ***. ** *** we **** ** ********, ************, *** new *****. ** *** ** ******** with *** *****"
- "* *** ** ****** *** **** and ***. *** ** ****, ** is **** ** ******* *** *** informal ******** **** ******* ********."
- "***** *** ***. **** ******* ** Bicsi **********, *** ** *** **** is ****** ** ** *** ******** and ** *******"
- "*** **** *** **** ***** **** Summit- **** ***** ** *** ********! Trading **** ********* **** ***** *********** around *** ******* ** ** ******** setting"
- "****, ***, *****, ***** ** ******, fire ******, ***** ******** **********, *-** school ***********."
- "*****, ******** ******, ******* ******** ****** Broad ******* ** *********** *** ********* places ** ** **"
- "*** ****, ****/***. ****** *** **********. Also, ** ** * ********** ****** in *** ******** ** ** *** of *** ****** *** ****** *********** for * *** ****"
- "*** **** *** ***. ***** *** the * *******. *** ** ***** for ******* ** **** ******** ****** and ******* *************. *** ****** ** different ****** **** **** ***** ****"
- "******, *** ****, ***, *** ******** World. **** **** *** ***** ** both ******** *** **********"
- "**** *** *** **********, ****** *** friends, *** ******* *********"
- "*** ****, *** **** ************-******** **** MIPS, *******, ******"
- "***, ***** **** ******. *** ****. To ***** ***** *** ********, "*** ACCC"
- "*** ****, ***. *** ****'* *** and **** **** ********** *********"
- "********* *** *** *** ******* **** are *** **** ****** ********"
- "*** **** *** *** *** *** primary."
- "****, *******, **** ***** ****"
- "*** **** **** ***"
- "***, ****"
- "***, *** ****, ****"
* ******* ****** ** *********** ******** attending ******** ******** *****:
- "**********, ******, *** ******* ***** *************. Show ***** *** ** ********* *********"
- "******** * *** **** ** ******** facing ********** **. ************ ******* ***** (GSX, ***)"
- "********, ********** ******* ****** **** ***** to ******** ************** *** *** ***"
ISC **** **** ******, **** **** *********
*** **** *** *** **** ******** mentioned ****:
- "****** *** **** - ** ** the *******, ****** *** ******* *** cheap *** ****** ********* *** ***** in ***** ***** **** *** **** cycles"
- "**** ********* - *** ****. ***** shows ** ********* ***'* **** *** us. ** **** ** *** ******* government. ********* ** *** **** *****, really ***-****** ** *** *** **** in *******. ***** **% ** *** business ** *-* *****"
- "*** ****, *** ******* **** ************ amount ** ******* *** ******** ** one ***** ****** *** * ****** visit"
- "*** ****. **** ***** **** *** Security. ** *** ** ** ***** you *** **** * ******** **"
- "********* **** *** ****. *’** ***** the ****** *** **** *** ** the **** *** **** ********* ** well ** **********"
- "*** - **** ***********, ******** ***** their **** ** *****. *** ********* sessions *** ***** ** ****."
- "******* ***. **** *** *** ******* direct ** ********* **** ****"
- "*** **** *** ****. ******** *** business * ** **"
- "*** **** ** *** ******* *'* close *** **'* ****"
- "*** **** ****"
- "*** ****"
******* ******** **** ****** *** **** commonly ***** ** *** ****** *** attending *** ****:
- "*** ** *** **** **** ** attend *** ****** ******* **** ******* and *********** *** ********"
- "*** ****. **** ***** ******** *** opportunity ** ****** ***** ** **** products *** ********* ** *** ******. Good *********** *** **** ** **** with *******."
- "*** **** ********* ******* ** ** location *** *** ***** ****** ** customer ********/****** ******** **** *** ** arranged."
- "** **** ** ******** ****** **** of *** *** ***** *** * reasons - ** ***** **** *** customers"
- "***, **** **** ****** ** **** with ******* *** ********* ** * single ********."
- "***. **** **** ********** ******** **** around *** *******"
- "***. **’* * **** ** *** face **** **** ************* *** ************"
- "*** ****. ******* **** *** **** people ******"
- "*** ***** ***** **** ** *** what ** *** *** ** ***** other *** *****"
- "***** ******* *** ****. * ******* this ** ********* * ********** ***** for ***."
- "*** ****. ******* **** ***** ** can **** **** ******* **** ** work ****."
- "*** ****, ******* *** *** **** attended"
Cost/ **** ** ******
**** ** ****** ***/** ****** ******** were *** **** ****** ********* ****** all ***** ***** ** *********** ** why **** ** ** ** *** attend:
- "*** ** *** **** *** ********. Other ** ******* ***** **** *********** value ***** ****, **'* *** ********* to ****** *** ***** ** ** tight **'* **** ** *** **** and *** **** *** ****** **** you *** *********"
- "**** *******, *'* * ** ****** and * **** ** **********. *** travel **** *** **** ** **** not ***** ***** ** ****** *** anymore ** ***** *** ****. *** not **** *** ***** **** ** show *** *** *** ** ******* you *** ********* *** ***** ******** 6-8 ***** **********."
- "**** - *** *********. * **** been * ****** ***** *********** **** the *****, **** ***** **"
- "*** ****. ********* ** ** **** in ** *** **** ***** ** be *** ** *** ****** ***** (or *** ***-********)"
- "*** **** ** ** ****** * driving ********. **** ******** ***, *** only **** ***** ** * ******** relationship **** ******** **."
- "* **** *** **** ** *** trade *****, * ***** ** ** the **** *** ** *** **** but ** **** **** ** ***** cost ** *** **** ** **** me **** * *****. * ***** go *** * ***** ** ***** let ** ** ** ** ****'* cost *** ****."
- "*** ****, **** ******** *** ********* cheaper ** ****** ***, ******* ***** it ** ** ******* ** **** of ******"
- "*** **** & ******* ******** ******** in *** *** ******** **** ** NJ. **'* ***** *** **** ** get **"
- "**** ***. ***** *****, **** ** get *****. ******* *** ******."
- "*** ****. ******* *** ******* **** so ** *** *** **** **** for *** ****"
- "*** ** *** *** ***** ****. Cheaper ** ******"
- "****. **** *** ** ********* ***** of **** *** *****"
Regional ***** *******
**** *********** ******** **** ********* ** shows **** *** *****. ***** **** a *** ** ******/******** *****, *** smaller ******** ** ********-******** ***********:
- "* ****** ***** ***** ***** ** New ******* *** * **** ****** to *** ** ***. **** **** value ****** * ** ***** ***** a ******** ******* **** * **** go ** ****."
- "**** *** **** ***** ****. * get ** **** *** ****** *** re-acquaint **** *** **** **** * have *** **** *** * *****. The ***** ***** *** ***** *** cost ** * *** **** *** new ********. ********** ** ***?? *** me!"
- "***** *** **** ***** ****** ** try ** ******, ******* *********** **** have **** ********* *** ***********."
- "***, **** - ************ ***** **. A ****** *** **** ** **** when ** *** ***** ***"
- "*** *** ***** ******** ***** **** if ***** *** ******** ********* ** can **** **** ** ** ***."
- "******** *** ************ / *********** ********* for ********* *** ******* *************"
- "****** *** ***. **** *** ********** available *** ***** *** ********** **** manufacturers"
- "* **** ***** **** ** *** outside ** *** ***** ******-*** **** that ***** ************ *** **"
- "********, ****** ******* **'* ***** ** us"
- "****** ****, ******* ** *** **-***-****** products *** ** **** **** *********"
- "***** ***, *** ***** ** ** requirement ** ****** ********"
- "**** ***, ****** *********. ** ***'* find **** ******* ** ***** ** growth"
- "*** ****, **** & ***** *** regional *-** *******"
- "****** **** - ******** *** ************ contacts"
- "*** ****, *** *****"
- "* *** ** ***** **** ** possible. ********* ***** ***** **** *******"
- "******** **** **** *** ******** *******"
- "***** **-***** *****, ************ *** - hard ** *** ****"
- "****** - *****"
*** ***** *** **** *****, ***** a ****** ** ******** ****** **** a *** ******* ****** ** ******* attending ****:
- "* *** ** ** *** **** for * ****** ** *****. *** I ***** ** ** *** ***-*** events"
- "*** ****. ** ** **** *** they ***** ******** *** ****"
- "*** **** - **'* ****** *****"
- "*** ******* ** *** ******* *** attended"
- "*** ****** ***** **** *** *** ones * *** **** **"
- "*** **** - ****, *****"
- "*** ****, **'* ** ****."
- "*** *** ****** ** ** *****"
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**** ***** **% ** *********** ******** not ********* *****, ****** ****** ************ communications *** ****** ********* *** ***********:
- "****, ** **** ** ****** *******. But ******* ** ****** *****'* **** sense ** ***** ****. *** *******, mfg ****, *** ****** ******* ** with ********** ** **** ** **** competitive ***** ******** *** ****** *** greatest ******** ** *** *********"
- "****! *** ***** ***** *** *** same. *** *** *** **** ******* shell **** * ********* **** ******* on *** ******* ** *******. ** you *** ***** **** * ******* that ***** *** * ****** **** cares *** ********, *** ** ** a ***** **** ** ***** *** over"
- "* ** *** ****** ***** *****. As * ***-***** ****** ********, * feel * ****** ****** *** ****** shows *** * ******* ***'* **** the **** *** ** *** ****** without ******* *** *** ****** ** my ****"
- "****. * *** *** ** *********** from ******* *** **** *** ***'* find * **** ** ** ** a *********."
- "****. * **** ***** *****. * can *** *** **** *********** ****** if * **** **** ** **** for. ** *** **** ** *** I **** ****"
- "****, ** **** ** ****** ****** improving *** ************ ********* ********** **** visiting **** ***** ** *** ********."
- "**** **** ****** ******* **** ********** so ** *** **** **** *** trade ***** **** ** ****** **** for ** ****"
- "***'* ******* ****** ***** *****. **'* easier **** ** ******** **** **** the ***** **** ******* ** ****** to *** *** *** ******** ** the ****** ** * ***** **********."
- "**** , ******** ** **** ****** and ****** **** *** ******* ***** shows"
- "****** - ** ** * **** suck *** * *****'* **** ****** alot ** *****"
- "** ********* ** *** ****** *** trade *****."
- "*****'* **** ** *** ********."
- "****. ***'* **** ****"
- "****, ** ****"
* *********** ****** ** *********** **** reported *** ********* ***** **** ******** either ****** ****** ** *****-** ** travel ** * ******** **** *** last *-* *****:
- "*****'* **** ********* ***** *** **** 2-3 *****. ** *** ******* ** can ****** ****** ***********, ******** *** new ******* ************ ******** ** *** satisfaction. ***** ** ** ******* *** us ** **** ****."
- "*****'* ******** *** ** **** *** years- ** **** *********** *** ****** of ******** ** *** ** **** it ********** *** ** ****** ** the ************* ** **** ** ***** with ** ********* ***** *** ******** and *******"
- "** **** ****** ** **** ********* trade ***** ****** ******* ** ***** situation"
- "**** ***** ****. ** **** ******** ADI ***** ***** ** *** ****. Limited ************ ** ***** (*********) ********** is ****** * ******."
- "** **** ***** **** *** ***** 2019. ** *** ** ****** ****** and ****** ** *** ******* ******** for *********. *** ** *****-** *** my **** ****** ** ***** ****"
- "** **** *** ************ ** **** many ***** ***** *** **** ***** years. *** **** *** ***** **** is ******* ** ******** ** **** reevaluate *** ********"
- "**** ** ** ** *** ****, ASIS/GSX. *** *******. * *** ** everything ********* ** ****** ******** *** office. **** *** *** ******* **** can **** *****?"
- "** *** ****, *** ****. ********** and ******* ** ** ***** ** the ****** ******* ********."
- "******** **** ** *** **** ***** other ****, *** **** *** **** for * ****** ** ***** ***."
- "***** *** *** ***** ***** ****, but ***** **** *'** *** ******* because ** *** ********"
- "********* **** ** *** **** * years"
- "**** ***** *** ******** ********"
- "**** ***** *****."
- "*** ***** *****"
- "**** *** ** *****"
ASIS **** *******
***** *** *** *** **** ******** mentioned, **** * ********* ********* **** only ****** **** ****:
- "*** ************. **** ****** *** ***** have ***** ****. ***** ***** ***** good *****-** ** *******, *** *** speak **** *********/*********** ******, *** *** can ** *********** ** ******** ****-**-**** to ***** ***********"
- "**'** ** ***** ** *** **** month. ** ********* **** ** *****. Vegas ** *** *** *** ********* an ************* ***** ** **. ** thanks"
- "************, *** - *** ** *** become ** ********** ***** ** ****"
- "***. ** *** ****'* *** ** the ******** ** **** ** **** company ************"
- "*** **** ****** ****"
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**** **, *** ************* ****** **** direct ****** **** ***** ***** ***--** pushing *** ***** ******* ************ ** the **** **** ** ***** ***** ago?
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**** **** **** ** ***** ** often *** *** **** ** ********* better ***** *** ***** ** ***** in *** **** *****.
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