EXPANDING REVENUE STREAMS and increasing profitability are never ending battles for security integrators. Adapting your offerings to capitalize on emerging technologies that serve critical needs — without falling for flash-in-the-pan trends that quickly fade — is one of the surest ways to boost your bottom line and ensure business survival for the long haul.
One of the promising new waves is the shift to cloud-based video surveillance solutions, which utilize IP cameras and a cloud VMS. Such systems are hosted predominantly in the cloud and are accessible via the internet through a web browser or mobile device. Tasks that typically require on-premise hardware — like processing footage, storing video and managing devices — are handled in the cloud, simplifying infrastructure and hardware requirements.