The surveillance industry has seen a massive amount of innovation in the past decade. New technologies, revised efficiency requirements and an information-centric workforce all continue to demand new approaches. However, in most cases, these innovations – ranging from IP networks and remote access to intelligent search technology – lag several years behind similar advancements in the IT sector.
The promise of video surveillance in the cloud, or VSaaS, is no different. While seemingly every facet of the enterprise – from storage, word processing and mail to voice, procurement and customer relationship management (CRM) – is benefiting from the disruptive nature of the cloud computing model, surveillance has taken only half-hearted steps in this direction. Thus far, the industry has missed an opportunity to reinvent itself for the better.