Advantages of remote cloud video surveillance (vSaaS) over traditional

For implementation of model cloud services with which users have more opportunities, than in a case using traditional video recorders, direct connection of IP cameras, installation of servers, etc. are used.

The VSaaS service allows to do without the equipment and the software products necessary for management of video, storage of the written video data. It is enough to be connected to cloud provider, to mount the cameras, to download the client software. It can be done, for example, through mobile application — you watch video.

Connection can be configured through Wi-Fi, 3G/4G — then also mediation devices will not be necessary. All other technical "issues" are resolved by the provider providing service.

General advantages of VSaaS as cloud solution

According to the report of Right Scale, based on survey conducted in 2015, more than 90% of the American organizations already use "cloud" technology.

Since then the number of the organizations using "clouds" grew worldwide. Users estimated:

• economy on the capital investments and operating expenses — setting the IT system using "cloud", it is possible to reduce equipment purchase costs, deployment of infrastructure, energy consumption and personnel;

• environmental friendliness and high extent of utilization of resources — the equipment is used is more complete, the general network infrastructure is involved, energy consumption decreases;

• reliability and sufficiency of a system even at peak and above-standard loads — the cloud systems are reliable, steady against accidents and failures, including because of the shortage of capacities.

The VSaaS systems have all advantages distinguishing cloud computing, and except them own advantages — technology, financial and others. Let's consider them in more detail.

Technical advantages of VSaaS

A system in which data are stored not on servers of the enterprise and in remote "clouds", is not so vulnerable to failures and because of smaller restrictions on amount of data. For expansion of opportunities it is not necessary to change the equipment, to increase number of cameras. It is possible to combine primary local buffering with sending to remote "cloud" already edited material.

Transmission width in VSaaS is much higher, expenses on its maintenance are predicted and controlled. It is possible to change permission in transmitted data or as in the Ivideon systems, to configure cameras in a personal account and to determine the necessary bitrate and permission depending on the client's tasks.

Other functions of cloud video surveillance unavailable to the traditional systems:

• work in the multirent mode — increases utilization of complexes of storage;

• support analog and IP cameras, their automatic adjustment, adding and configuring, consolidation of all cameras in a uniform personal account of the user, tracking of a status of the equipment;

• simple updating and gain of security of a system in the "background" mode, without involvement of profile specialists and replacement of expensive equipment;

• increase in quantity and storage life of videos, opportunity to use means of analytics without large-scale costs, etc.

Security and recoverability of data — key difference of cloud solutions

Cloud video surveillance, such as products Ivideon, are deprived of vulnerabilities in security inherent in traditional complexes. During a cyber crime era it comes to the forefront. Open ports, shortcomings of operating systems and software of cameras threaten confidentiality of data — it is not in VSaaS. Other advantages of solutions:

• it is not necessary to install firewalls, allocating for them additional resources;

• thanks to virtualization it is impossible to get access to "physical" machines;

• security is traced and provided on a centralized basis;

• it is possible to protect channels of remote access (for example, in Ivideon all data stream is ciphered), having saved transmission quality of video and having solved a problem of incompatibility with mobile devices and browsers;

• thanks to reservation of a system are steadier against accidents, the fires, cracking, etc.

Economic benefits of cloud video surveillance

Observation is developed simply, with the minimum "entrance" costs — the number of cameras necessary to you and the mediation device is required. Spend time and money for OS, a configuration of routers, servers it is not necessary.

Support is, as a rule, paid with "a complete packet", and all cares of control of system operation are undertaken by provider. There are no additional investments in repair and service. Expenses are cut down, and degree of their predictability grows in tens of times. It is possible to plan operating costs for a long time forward and to select model — on the traffic volume, the supported functions, the number of cameras, etc.

Except cost efficiency, at the VSaaS systems simplicity of accounting is higher — it is important for the enterprises where it is necessary to carry out "through accounting" all purchased and written-off equipment, selecting for it personnel and other resources. They can be saved, as well as funds for compensation of technical specialists, support of work server (cooling, updating, power supply), remote access and many other things.