The Next Evolution -- Security Today

The longstanding practice of watching hundreds and thousands of cameras for suspicious behavior, and then reacting, is over. This method has proven ineffective, especially as surveillance continues to proliferate in home, business, smart cities and other connected environments. In addition, conventional live-video monitoring services tend to not mention the total inherent delay times from the detection of an intrusion to the execution of effective deterrence reactions. With the ongoing shortage of labor and contract guard services, as well as humans who simply can't stay attentive to multiple video displays, technology is stepping up to assist and revolutionize remote monitoring services. Sensing, detection, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) have changed the formula of monitoring from an after-the-fact forensic activity to a proactive and strategic tool that can actually deter and prevent crime and property loss, at a lower total cost of ownership to the user.