New Video Monitoring and Security Solutions for Smart Cities

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Three new Video Management Platform (VMP) models for video security and monitoring purposes were introduced by Hitachi Insight Group. The models combine virtualized compute and storage, are optimized for enterprise video security and monitoring environments and support video analytics.

Video management systems provide a critical foundation for information assets that support a holistic security program and regulatory compliance in enterprise and institutional security environments. Video monitoring, which has traditionally supported only physical security, is now being used to support new applications, such as improving traffic congestion, increasing industrial and operational efficiencies and supporting workplace safety. These applications are driving a flood of “big video” data that requires enterprise-class storage, fast data recall, expanded data security and little-to-no degradation to effectively support real-time monitoring and analysis.

Many existing video storage and monitoring solutions still rely on legacy technologies and analog video formats that cannot fully capitalize on IoT or support analytics and advanced technologies. According to Sys-Con Media, Hitachi VMP is designed to address this gap in enterprise environments to help security, IT and business operations teams better utilize video technologies to reduce risk, increase security and workplace safety, and drive greater operational and organizational efficiencies.

Hitachi is expanding strategic alliances with digital video management system (DVMS) industry leaders Milestone Systems (for open IP video management software) and OnSSI “will help to pave the way for smarter, safer cities, industries and businesses of the future,” said Reinier Tuinzing, strategic alliances manager, Americas, at Milestone Systems.