Cloud-based video monitoring is gaining popularity.

Securicorp Components Ltd., a UK-based security services company, has launched a monitoring service based on the concept of cloud computing, where the resources, software, and data storage system are available in the cloud. Although cloud video surveillance is a hot subject in the industry, the service is one of the first market offerings for companies and individuals.

The clients will control and manage their systems online, through account usernames and passwords, the video data will be stored on external servers - "in the cloud". The installation and configuration of the IP cameras on site will be as simple as possible - the users don't need to know technical details. To provide the cloud solution, Securicorp has partnered with telecoms, data centers, Internet service providers, and retail companies.

 

So, the whole system of the individual user exists in the virtual world, with automatic update to the latest version and optimization in the background, and surveillance data stored on external servers located outside the monitored facilities. The existence of the system in the form of a flexible digital platform will allow anyone to select features that are really needed, without paying for unnecessary functions.

 

Securicorp and other suppliers of CCTV solutions use ready-made software solutions that allow for the implementation of CCTV in the cloud. The first solution dedicated for ISPs, telecom operators, and security services companies has been offered by NeoVSP. The OVS™ (Online Video Surveillance) belongs to the Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) solutions that minimize the clients' involvement in the network architecture and equipment, usually aside from the cameras. Similar solutions are offered by Iveda Solutions, OzVision, Connexed, iControl.

The change in thinking of CCTV video surveillance a service rather than the physical system opens the door to long-awaited features, including the most expected one: intelligent image analysis. The amount of gathered data, even in medium-sized systems, is so great that also the most modern video monitoring systems have to be treated more as archives than sources of live information. The application of cloud computing technology provides almost unlimited possibilities. It is only a matter of time when IT specialists create algorithms with artificial intelligence techniques allowing for autonomous early detection of real threats.