How Smart Video Management is Transforming Business Security

Smart video management is an advanced form of video surveillance that takes advantage of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and advanced analytics to analyse and record video footage. This system can analyse and interpret footage. The artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies also allow it to detect anomalies within video feeds. Not only that, but smart video management also integrates with other security systems.

A video management system that alerts your personnel to security incidents in real time and initiates relevant response protocols automatically. It’s no wonder businesses are migrating from legacy video surveillance to modern, smart video management systems.

Facilitates Real-Time Alerts and Response

One of the biggest drawbacks of legacy video surveillance is that it only records your footage. Most of these systems also store that footage locally.

There are several problems with that.

Since the systems only record footage, they’re only useful as a point of reference. That means the systems only help when something has already gone wrong. And since some of these systems record the footage locally, tampering is also easier.

Smart VMS CCTV systems change that for businesses. These systems use AI and ML to analyse footage and deliver real-time alerts of security issues as they happen. They can detect an intruder, a break-in, unusual movement patterns, or even unauthorised access to a restricted area.

More importantly, they alert your team immediately.

That means your security personnel are not reacting hours or days after an incident. Smart video management makes sure your team operates on real-time intelligence, so they can stop security threats before they escalate into something worse.

Also, these systems store data in the cloud. That protects your footage from tampering or loss and ensures you have easy access to it from anywhere. It also supports compliance and internal audits.

Smart video management uses AI and ML that have been trained on tons of data to detect security threats. This is an essential secondary measure on top of your security personnel who monitor live footage. The benefit is fewer false alarms that cost businesses valuable resources.

Promotes Proactive Security Management

In addition to providing real-time alerts, an AI-powered video management system supports proactive threat detection. Remember, these systems are trained on lots of historical footage. They learn what counts as a genuine security threat vs harmless behaviour.

Historical data gives these systems predictive capabilities, i.e., they can alert your team of potential security threats before they happen.

For example, they may flag repeated loitering in a restricted zone or area. In a warehouse, they can flag employees who are not following the correct safety protocols.

Proactive security and safety help businesses keep their staff and assets safe.

Supports Centralised Monitoring

Centralised security monitoring is critical for any business operating across multiple locations.

Creating and maintaining a video surveillance system for each of your locations can get very resource-intensive. You’ll need to build each system from the ground up. You must also hire people to manage these systems at each location.

Smart video management allows you to deploy AI-powered security video surveillance across multiple locations, but manage them from one place.

Of course, you need boots on the ground at each location for faster response to security threats. However, you won’t need to build the entire system at each location. Only the hardware, like the cameras and door readers, needs to be installed at each location. Monitoring, intervention, and reporting can be done from one remote location.

This increases operational efficiency and reduces the costs involved in keeping your business secure. You’ll hire fewer personnel to monitor your security feeds.

Plus, having a centralised video management system means you can compare different sites and detect trends more easily. This helps with identifying recurring security incidents at specific locations. It also enhances decision-making and ensures effective resource allocation.

Supports Seamless Integration with Other Security Systems

Smart video management syncs with modern security systems, such as alarm systems, access control and visitor management systems. This makes sure all your security systems talk to each other. It benefits your security personnel because they’ll have complete visibility into what’s happening.

Seamless integration also facilitates automation. When one system is triggered, it can activate another and another. This speeds up response time and can be instrumental in preventing losses.

For example, the smart video management system might detect unauthorised access to a restricted area. This could trigger the access control system to lock the doors around that area and the alarm system to go off.

An alert will also be sent to your security guards showing what the issue is and exactly where it’s happening. And if it’s at night, sensors can turn on the lights for better video recording and to make sure your guards can see clearly and respond accordingly.