Petrone Risk and Aluma -- the two biggest consultants in sports security -- recently launched platforms to streamline, organize and increase efficiencies associated with the rapidly growing streams of security-related data and emergency operations documentation.
Petrone’s new Risk Vault “provides users with 24/7 accessibility to manage, collaborate, exchange and maintain all facets of security programming in a secure clearinghouse,” said Nicole Petrone, the firm’s senior managing director. “The platform includes real-time archiving, segmented system projects, notification and communication tools, tiered access controls, task delegation, document repository mechanism, plan and resource library maintenance and reporting tools.”
Comerica Park and Globe Life Field, each anchor tenants in multisport mixed-use developments, use Risk Vault. The NHL, NFL, Live Nation, Allied Universal (the world’s largest provider of security guards), the Philadelphia Phillies and Mercedes-Benz Stadium use inOrbit.
Streamlining security
Many venues, such as stadiums and arenas, airports and amusement parks, have built piecemeal systems that include different incident management-related technologies that use analytics to forecast crowd movement and track cyberthreats, drones, social media conversations and facial recognition.
Security consultants beat the drum about venue operators needing formal emergency-operation protocols, stored in one place that are accessible in real time to those who need them. Equally important is the need to document every incident, and how it was handled, any changes in policies that it may incur and any new technologies that might be required to mitigate a future incident. Risk Vault and inOrbit both integrate these functions into their platforms.
“Being able to document the execution and outcomes of critical tasks is just as important as performing the tasks themselves,” said Akmal Ali, founder and CEO of Aluma and a new standalone software business, inOrbit.
That also makes it easier for operators to go to stakeholders when budget time comes, to law enforcement officials should an event-day incident arise and to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security when applying or reapplying for its Safety Act protection.
