As companies grow and their security needs develop, it’s important for them to make use of access control solutions that can easily keep up with that growth. Whether a business is looking to add more doors, open a new location, or add a large influx of new users and credentials, ProdataKey (PDK) is prepared to meet any scalability needs with ease. But how exactly does PDK make access control scalability so simple?
What is Access Control Scalability?
Scalability in access control refers to the process of expanding a system. This can look like taking a system from one door to a hundred, one hundred doors to a thousand, and anything in between. Security systems are often scaled in order to meet the demands of a growing business. But growing a business is already stressful enough on its own–you don’t want to be dealing with a difficult access control system at the same time. “As your business changes, you need to be able to adapt quickly and not have it cost you an arm and a leg to rip out and replace an entire system,” says Sean Blaisdell, PDK’s Inside General Sales Manager. To avoid growing pains for your business, you need to be able to scale your access control system quickly, affordably, and easily. Luckily, ProdataKey can help you do all of that and more.
Scaling Cloud-Based Access Control Systems
When it comes to scalability in security systems, cloud-based solutions like PDK provide a lot more flexibility to dealers. “With a cloud-based system, as long as you have network connectivity, you can put a controller anywhere. With on-prem solutions, you typically have to have some sort of chain between the hardware,” Sean explains. With cloud-based connectivity and intuitive features like automatic discovery, you can install PDK devices without spending excessive time and money. Additionally, all PDK hardware is forward and backward compatible, meaning that you don’t need to replace old hardware when expanding your system with new devices
Alongside expanding a building’s existing security system, PDK also makes it easy to expand your security management into entirely new locations. “You can have a Cloud Node in California with 8 doors on it, and a Cloud Node in Florida with another 8 doors on it. They are two separate networks, but they can all function under one umbrella,” says Sean, describing PDK’s intuitive multi-site management. The simple addition of new Cloud Nodes and networks under one PDK customer account means that large enterprises can easily open and secure new locations without the worry of their access control system getting left behind. With PDK’s intuitive cloud-based hardware, your access control system can always grow at the same pace as your business.
Security Scalability on the Software Level
While scalability is often seen through the lens of hardware additions, software scalability is also an important feature. Even if a building manager isn’t adding new doors or locations, they could be under pressure to add a large amount of new users and credentials. In this case, it’s important to have a system that can keep up with such a high demand.
The PDK.io interface makes it easy to add new users to an access control system without any additional cost. “If you start out with 100 users and now all of a sudden your company continues to grow and you're at 500, 1000, 2000 users of the system, PDK is going to handle that beautifully,” insists Sean
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PDK systems are also easily scalable from the credential standpoint, seeing as there is no maximum amount of credentials that can be put into a system. Furthermore, with the option to remotely create and assign mobile and Bluetooth credentials without additional per-credential fees, dealers will always have an affordable and readily-available option to meet any demands that arise.
“Ultimately, we want to grow with our partners, and we want our partners to grow with their customers, because if everybody's growing, everybody's making money. We'll win all across the board.”
Sean Blaisdell
Is your Business Growing? PDK Grows With You
ProdataKey doesn’t cut corners when it comes to scalability–that’s why PDK has ensured that it’s easy to expand your system on both the hardware and software level. Guaranteeing this easy growth for businesses is an integral part of ProdataKey’s mission to provide the best possible security solutions for our dealers and end-users.
