Genetec announced a new version (v 5.10) of its flagship unified security platform, Security Center.
Among many new enhancements, this major new release allows more system components to run in the cloud, reducing the gap between cloud and on-premises security systems.
It also makes it easier to connect external systems and tap external data for use in dashboards, maps and investigations without relying on complex, specialized integrations.
A practical path to a hybrid-cloud architecture
The new version of Security Center brings enterprise video surveillance customers new options to facilitate their migration to the cloud as well as support flexible hybrid-cloud architectures.
Taking a step further towards unified, enterprise Video-Surveillance-as-a-Service (VSaaS), the new version of Security Center Omnicast?? ?the video management system of Security Center? enables the seamless use of tiered cloud and on-premises storage to manage short- and long-term video archives according to customer needs.
It gives configuration flexibility and reporting capability, and supports various scenarios for real-time or on-demand access to video footage stored in the cloud.
Depending on its recency and criticality, video can either be stored in high performance storage for fast access, or long-term storage to support flexible cost options, as well as data compliancy. To ensure maximum security, ingested video blocks are encrypted on-premises and then moved to the cloud using encrypted communications channels.
?Last year accelerated the digital transformation of organizations big and small, inside and outside of the security industry,? said Francis Lachance, Director of Video & Appliances product group at Genetec, Inc.
?Omnicast Cloud Storage is not just terabytes in the cloud. It?s a complete collection of media services that deliver the flexibility and sophistication enterprise customers need to successfully move to a hybrid-cloud video surveillance architecture.?
Sipelia? Communications Management, the module of Security Center that enables SIP-based communications between operators and intercom devices, has also been enhanced to offer support for cloud-based deployment.
Genetec Record Fusion Service
Security Center 5.10 introduces a new, no-code solution to connect external data sources to enhance an operator?s situational awareness. The new Record Fusion Service feature offers a simple, fast path to integrate third-party data streams from private or partner record publishers, such as traffic, utilities, or weather feeds to name only a few.
Users can define tailored record types and consume data from a variety of sources including KML, JSON, and CSV documents, or set up a REST application listening point to which these external services can push records.