{"id":104634,"date":"2020-11-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.een.com\/?p=104634"},"modified":"2021-02-05T13:17:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T18:17:37","slug":"5-questions-you-should-ask-your-video-surveillance-provider-about-its-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.een.com\/nb\/blog\/5-questions-you-should-ask-your-video-surveillance-provider-about-its-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Questions You Should Ask Your Video Surveillance Provider About Its Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not all clouds are created equally. There are public clouds, offered by public companies like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud, that cater to a large number of users. Users pay as needed, but are subject to the policies and security measures implemented by the cloud provider. Then, there are private cloud computing platforms, which are cloud storage options specific to a particular company. These clouds can be hosted independently by a company or offered through a third-party cloud vendor, allowing for maximum flexibility and security at an affordable rate. Finally, there are hybrid clouds, which use a mix of on-premise, private cloud, and third-party public cloud services.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of which option you choose for your video surveillance system, you should know what it\u2019s costing, how it\u2019s architected, where your video is being stored, and how secure it is. Ask these questions to better understand your vendor\u2019s offering \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q1. What are the costs associated with cloud computing?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Storing video in the cloud can be an expensive proposition, particularly if you go with a public cloud provider, many of which make significant gross margin on storage. Private clouds, such as Eagle Eye\u2019s, provide better pricing in the long run because they use their own storage. In addition, users avoid gross margin stacking with private data centers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) is lower with a private cloud because users:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get cost-effective long-term storage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have no software to install or manage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only pay for storage used<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduce IT staffing costs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower upfront capital expenditures&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gain compliance assurance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid technology obsolescence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redeploy (or reduce) staff<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incur no maintenance\/warranty fees<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Q2. For what specifically is your cloud architected?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.een.com\/cloud-video-surveillance-report-2014\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eagle Eye cloud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is architected specifically for storing video, as opposed to many public clouds which are architected for object storage. Because it\u2019s purpose-built, the Eagle Eye cloud is more efficient and faster for video, as it\u2019s designed to minimize latency within the data center. In addition, by eliminating the middleman, Eagle Eye and its technology partners have much more freedom to innovate on the platform.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another important differentiation between public clouds and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.een.com\/true-cloud-white-paper\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eagle Eye private cloud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is it doesn\u2019t just store your video \u2013 it enables users to manage, play, retrieve, share, archive, and delete video securely through its entire lifecycle. And, it allows for remote maintenance, flexible retention, and scalability.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q3. In what country is our video recording being stored?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s say you work in a country with specific regulatory requirements around data privacy (think GDPR in the U.K). Or your company has a corporate policy that dictates where your data is stored. Or you need the ability to quickly and easily comply with legal requests for data from various government entities. In any of these scenarios, you would need your data stored in the same geographic location where you do business.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eagle Eye Networks operates 10 data centers throughout North America, Asia, and Europe, for the storage and management of surveillance video. Contrarily, public clouds like AWS don\u2019t always provide data centers in locations customers want or need.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q4. How cyber secure is your solution?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eagle Eye&#8217;s own cloud can provide enhanced cybersecurity because Eagle Eye controls the architecture of the data center. To further secure customers\u2019 data, Eagle Eye Cloud VMS offers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secure encryption to buffered and locally recorded video<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constant monitoring against threats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No open ports or onsite firewalls<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No onsite software to patch (updates are automatic)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Triple redundant storage for events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two-factor authentication&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Q5. If your cloud service doesn\u2019t meet my needs, can I easily change providers?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cameras can be expensive and laborious to install. Many require lifts or scaffolding; some may even need permits and inspections. Make sure you don\u2019t get locked into proprietary hardware with a VMS provider. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.een.com\/support\/camera-compatibility-digital-ip\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eagle Eye Cloud VMS is compatible with more than 3,000 cameras<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from leading manufacturers, so there\u2019s no need to rip and replace your entire technology infrastructure, which preserves and protects your existing investment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not all clouds are created equally. 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