![]() Security technology is no longer seen as devices that are solely used to keep people and property safe, but it is finally becoming a strategic tool to help improve business operations. Post pandemic, this same AI-based, license-free analytics that monitored occupancy levels and social distancing will evolve to monitor traffic congestion and provide actionable retail intelligence.ĭon Fruhwirth: This crisis has given the security industry an opportunity to redefine its role and value proposition. Being able to update and enhance a camera that someone has already purchased is a powerful way to add value and represents a departure from old business models. The way in which analytics and AI could be deployed at the edge during the pandemic is a testament to the agility and development speed that is possible when a market or public safety need arises. Beyond capturing images, the ability for cameras to collect and analyze data has increased their utility in ways that positively impact sales and operational efficiency. The pandemic has been a proof point in how video surveillance technology can be expected to go beyond traditional physical security in providing new ways to protect customers, employees and assets. ![]() Ray Cooke: As a manufacturer serving our customers around the world, we’ve seen just how important video surveillance has become to businesses operating with reduced staff and a remote workforce. Steve Lasky: How has the pandemic forever altered the realities and perceptions of what video surveillance technology is meant to do and should do? ![]() Joining me are Ray Cooke, Senior Vice President for Products, Solutions, and Integrations at Hanwha Techwin America Don Fruhwirth who is the Director of Product Management at Interface Security Systems and Lee Brown, who has worked 19 years in a lead role for the design and operation of casino video surveillance systems. Recently Editorial Director Steve Lasky conducted a virtual roundtable with representatives from Hanwha Techwin, their affiliates and clients to better understand the ramifications of COVID-19 on the perception of security video technology in the recovery and what the future has in store. From integrating video with secured entrances and physical access control to monitoring temperatures and tracking people throughout a facility, video systems have been instrumental in both curbing further outbreaks but also helping to restore quasi-normal business operations for many organizations.Īs market sectors across the country continue to strategically reopen operations, video surveillance figures to remain in the spotlight. The coronavirus pandemic accelerated the adaptive process of advanced analytics and AI integration into video devices to help governments, organizations and business owners track and help mitigate the spread of the deadly illness. Already regarded as the most dynamic and volatile security technology market, the trajectory of video surveillance systems has dramatically transformed these past 15 months due to COVID-19.
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