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April 20-23, 2026
Walter E. Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C.

2026 Event Schedule

Automation Advances in Data Center Physical Security

Steve Caroselli  (Founder & CEO, Orion Entrance Control, Inc.)
Jimmy Lindsey  (Director, Physical Security Infrastructure, Cipher Digital, Inc.)
William Joe Fallon, AVSEC PM, RCDD, ESS, PSP, CISSP  (Director of Security and Construction Services, Faith Group, LLC)
Mike McGovern, PSP®  (VP Data Center Security, Orion Entrance Control, Inc.)
Location: 207B
Date: Thursday, April 23
Time: 10:15 am - 11:00 am
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Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
Vault Recording: TBD

New technologies for data center security are available in 2026 that will reduce staffing costs and increase security levels. There is increasing pressure to find ways to move security to the edge, increase security levels, improve efficiency, and decrease physical security costs. The new coming self-service automated data center check-in technologies will provide solutions in the near future. In this session, we will take a look at what is coming and some of the considerations that will help guide the development of data center physical security designs today and in the future.