What’s happening in the IT industry should be seen as a predictor for the future of networked surveillance. Approximately a year ago, a major indicator occurred that predicted that managed services would experience a period of accelerated growth and become a permanent segment of the IT services market.
The bottom line may be Wrangler Jeans.
Just as security and business applications are blending together through technology, asset tracking, especially in retail, is fitting into enterprises as snug as a pair of blue jeans.
After hidden surveillance camera footage is used in a court case against two alleged marijuana-growers, a judge rules in favor of law enforcement agents, which sparks a debate over privacy and Fourth Amendment rights.
These days, when it comes to storage of video, it’s choice – not chance – that determines security’s success at meeting its mission with use of technology. This is true for enterprise security leaders at the biggest organizations, where large numbers of cameras create ingest, frame rate, image quality and physical storage cost challenges.
New research from Carnegie Mellon University indicates that using computer software instead of humans to monitor video feeds is not too distant a goal.
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