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in web interfaces are typically exclusive to the
camera itself and do not normally provide a
shared access capability across other network
cameras. And a VMS may provide additional
features and capabilities, the extent of which
may be divided across several product tiers
(with lower cost bringing fewer features).
Just ahead, Burrows, Brewer and other experts
do their best to sort it all out.
Pros/Cons On-Prem Vs. Cloud
When considering VMS options, there are some
key, organization-specific factors that should be
weighed and worked through with the integrator.
Among them is the decision to opt for an
on-premises or Cloud-based solution.
" One of the first differences to consider is the
deployment method, " advises William Hinton,
product line manager - video, for Genetec. " An
on-prem VMS requires its own hardware and
the management of this infrastructure. With a
Cloud-based VMS, all of that is removed from
the equation and is managed by the Cloud provider.
To this point, much of this depends on
whether the customer has the resources and IT
expertise to manage an on-prem system. This
also ties into another difference that should be
considered - scalability. "
He continues: " Priorities can shift quickof
a network video recorder (NVR) or digital
video recorder (DVR) but is typically more sophisticated
with more options and capabilities
than a packaged NVR.
As Michael Brewer, regional marketing manager
for Bosch Security and Safety Systems,
points out, VMSs can be run in multiple ways.
" It's important to understand the customer
need to discern what architecture would be the
best fit. An on-premises implementation could
be server-based or SD card-based. There is also
Cloud-based, or hybrid approaches. There is no
right solution - just the one that meets the
customer need. "
Today's modern network cameras offer internal
capabilities to record and review video
directly themselves via a web browser and without
the use of a VMS. However, those builtsecuritysales.com
ly,
and the need to scale and grow security
solutions may change. A Cloud VMS can
scale quickly with your needs while an onprem
system requires additional hardware to
expand. Keeping the VMS current with the
latest versions, features and updates should be
considered. Those updates will be managed
for you with a Cloud-based solution but will
need to be managed internally with an onprem
solution. "
Jeremy White, Pro-Vigil founder, adds that
deciding between on-prem and Cloud ultimately
comes down to whether you want to
manage your own hardware or not.
" With on-prem, the appliance is on location,
which means it needs to be secured and back
up plans must be in place. On-prem VMS is
powerful and tends to be more enterprise and
rich in feature sets - they're typically bigger
systems, which means more horsepower, " he
notes. " Cloud VMS, on the other hand, tends
to be lighter, newer, and easier to deploy because
they usually have fewer features and are
best for SMB use cases. An advantage of Cloud
is if you have many locations, you can easily
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Users
and systems
integrators often
underestimate
the importance
of a VMS.
- Jason Burrows,
IDIS America
http://www.securitysales.com
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