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FYIs on Choosing a VMS
When looking at appliance and
VMS licensing, select a unit
that fits a specific customer
need. Some manufacturers
offer various tiers of equipment,
which can address a
variety of install footprints and
be licensed accordingly.
On-prem VMS
is powerful and
tends to be more
enterprise and
rich in feature
sets.
- Jeremy White, Pro-Vigil
and budgeted for in advance to avoid surprises, "
he points out.
Hinton adds that the first consideration is
whether an organization prefers to pay for its
VMS on a subscription basis or a perpetual
one. Subscription models may offer a lower
initial cost and some flexibility with monthly
or yearly payment terms, he notes, adding
that some organizations may prefer a perpetual
structure.
Brewer advises that, when looking at appliance
and VMS licensing, it's best to select a
unit that fits a specific customer need. Some
manufacturers offer several tiers of equipment,
which can address a variety of install footprints
and be licensed accordingly, he says. This way,
even customers with various sized systems can
choose the product and licensing that suits
them best, while also budgeting for future expansion
needs. SSI
ERIN HARRINGTON (erinharrington1115@
gmail.com) has 20+ years' security industry
media experience.
ONVIF SEEKS TO IMPROVE INTEROPERABILITY
by Leo Levit
▶ ONVIF is focused on
interoperability via open systems
and the promotion of
a standardized interface and
protocols in the Cloud space.
ONVIF's Profile M standardizes
the handling of
analytics metadata among
cameras, VMS and other
software platforms. Devices
are free to produce data
depending on their capabilities,
machine-learning
models and other algorithms;
the data produced and the
way in which it is generated is
consistent among devices.
The profile leverages a
common communications
protocol used by loT systems/distributed
device
infrastructures called MQTT.
Profile M doesn't specify 'on
premises' or 'Cloud,' deliberately
relaxing this and other
requirements. It's agnostic to
a specific device and how it
operates.
Profile M offers the
flexibility to include Cloudand
server-based services
and software (which are not
physical pieces of hardware)
as conformant devices,
opening opportunities for
new integrated applications
and the ability to connect to
different entities in a loT or
automation ecosystem.
Interoperability and
openness are critical as the
industry moves into this next
stage of connectivity and
digital technologies and is
central to the mission of
ONVIF. The goal is a common
set of specifications
that can serve the market
in a stable way, paired with
industry standard protocols
that are not proprietary for
any Cloud vendor.
LEO LEVIT (leonid.levit@
axis.com) is Chairman,
ONVIF Steering Committee.
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