As we detailed in Part 1 of this VMS Blog series, enterprises today are having to handle a whole lot more data than ever before. We live in a heavily data-driven world, and a robust and efficient video management system (VMS) is vitally important to managing – and protecting – all that data. NextGen has long been a trusted technology partner for enterprises, and we’re deeply experienced in implementing VMS solutions that help them streamline operations by consolidating video surveillance footage in a common interface.
While some businesses opt to keep their VMS on their premises, many have made the migration to a Cloud-based solution. There are plenty of good reasons for doing this. Data security tops the list.
In an age where cyber threats abound, keeping sensitive data safe has become a top priority for end users across all industry sectors. When Cloud-hosted security services first came on the scene, there was a lot of skepticism about how secure it actually was. But today even the skeptics have become believers, as Cloud-based solutions have proven to be extremely secure.
Cloud service providers are vigilant when it comes to delivering a high level of cyber security and data protection. They’ve invested heavily in encryption protections, beginning right from when the video is captured at the camera! Encryption renders the information unreadable, virtually useless without the encryption keys. Encryption ranks as one of the strongest weapons of defense in an organization’s cybersecurity arsenal.
While maintaining a high level of security is paramount, so too is the need to keep an eye on budgets. A Cloud-based VMS solution answers the call as it translates into a much lower total cost of ownership (TCO) proposition. It eliminates the need for on-premises servers, software, and IT support staff, delivering cost savings, particularly for enterprises with multiple locations and an extensive amount of video surveillance cameras. Cloud-based VMS also comes complete with headache-free maintenance services and scalable storage to meet changing data needs and often-expanding video retention time requirements.
There’s more good news. For enterprises that worry that they need new network cameras to work in tandem with a Cloud-based VMS solution, there’s no need to worry. Video from their existing analog cameras can easily be brought to the cloud with no fear of video quality loss.
Regardless of whether your company’s network is serving just one location or working to monitor multiple ones, all that video can be converged together into one Cloud VMS application. This capability allows security teams and authorized personnel to quickly and easily view all their video footage via one centralized, user-friendly application. This capability is equipping enterprises to manage all their locations through a centralized portal, even remotely via a simple Internet connection!
The far-reaching benefits of a cloud-based VMS solution are becoming all the clearer to end users everywhere. You can count on NextGen’s expertise to migrate your VMS solutions to the Cloud and reap the many benefits it affords. Give us a call to learn more and get on your way to putting a more secure and affordable VMS solution in place, complete with all the support you need to make the migration simple and seamless.