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Cloudy or Sunny Future for Cloud?
As for cloud computing, there are many pros and cons. First, who is protecting the cloud? Implementing mission-critical security and surveillance control and management software in the cloud has risks. We hear news of the most secure government and private sector data centers suffering from external breaches. However, offering a software as a service (SaaS) business model does provide a very cost-efficient means of deploying advanced system capabilities with minimal capital investment, which is a considerable benefit.
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There is also a growing school of thought that poses the argument against the basic concept of centralized command and control in lieu of systems with distributed architecture with networked monitoring, intelligence and even recording at the edge. My bet is on the added security provided by such distributed network systems and intelligence on the edge in the form of smart cameras.
There are many possibilities to consider when enhancing an existing system, or installing a new one. Intelligent camera and system software solutions appear to be on track – it’s just everything in between we need to keep under surveillance.
Tom Cook is Samsung Techwin America’s vice president of sales for North America. He has been Samsung’s VP of sales for North America for 2½ years and previously ran sales in North America for Vicon and Panasonic Video.
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