Peter Dinham
Sunday, 24 May 2009 16:07
Business IT -
Security
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There’s an increasing emphasis on the use of the latest network surveillance technologies and changes in the way organisations are protecting their business assets, with more sophisticated security methods being deployed.
In its latest report on surveillance
technologies, IDC says rapid advancements in network surveillance
technology are shifting the emphasis away from guns, guards, gates, and
dogs and placing it on “more sophisticated, scalable security
solutions,” which the research firm predicts will see
surveillance/monitoring camera shipments grow from 9.3 million in 2007
to 26.5 million in 2013.
According to IDC’s, Chris Chute, however, while some sectors –
education, gaming, public safety, retail, and transportation – have
been eager to adopt network surveillance solutions, others have been
more reluctant to integrate security functionality into their network
infrastructure.
“However, advances in camera and access technologies, as well as
reduced hardware price points, are converging to create a perfect
surveillance storm,” observes Chute.
Chute says market changes are causing a major shift in the way
organisations protect their business assets," and, he says that moving
forward, security administrators will “rely less on human observation
to address their most critical security demands.”
For vendors, Chute says, as a consequence of the changes in the market,
“the opportunity is tremendous for those who understand how to position
themselves in this evolving space."
“In addition to protecting sensitive resources and property, companies
are beginning to recognise how surveillance data can be used to
improve/streamline a growing number of business processes,” Chute says,
adding that “retail, transportation, and gaming verticals are
successfully implementing network surveillance as a business enablement
tool.”
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