According to Christian Morin, vice president of product engineering and CSO at Genetec, the physical security industry has not been able to get cloud or software-as-a-service quite right – either for the customer or the system integrator. Buyers and channel partners too often are beholden to proprietary or feature-deficient as-a-service solutions and often are forced to choose between all cloud or all on-prem. To bring its new Security Center SaaS solution to the market, Genetec, for its parts, reportedly transformed its entire approach to procurement, deployment and maintenance, all without compromising the enterprisegrade capabilities. Built with cybersecurity and privacy at its core, the new offering is described as a massively scalable, open and unified SaaS solution that combines access control, video management, forensic search, intrusion monitoring, automation and many other advanced security capabilities. These capabilities and the open architecture of Security Center SaaS are designed to enable systems to handle complex workloads where they make the most sense to be deployed. “This flexibility addresses a longstanding need of end users and fills an important gap in the market.” said Chalouhi. “Current approaches to SaaS have undercut the role of channel partners, whom we see as central to customer and project success,” said Michel Chalouhi, Genetec vice president of global sales. “Security Center SaaS represents an important opportunity for our systems integrators. It means better margins and long-term customer satisfaction, with no additional investment in time or resources on the part of partners.” Security Center SaaS is a deployment-agnostic platform that supports a range of configurations, said Genetec. Based on a hybrid-SaaS architecture, the new solution allows organizations to move components and sites to the cloud based on their needs and requirements using a combination of cloud-native services and cloud-managed appliances, with storage and processing at the edge. Due to its open architecture, as well as the ability to connect seamlessly with existing on-premises security devices and infrastructure, the solution provides organizations with more flexibility in choosing the devices, cameras, door controllers, etc. Access control devices and cameras that are not cloud-ready can be connected to Security Center SaaS using Genetec edge appliances. Providing the ability to centralize the monitoring and management of multiple sites, Security Center SaaS is suited to meet the needs of customers in a wide range of verticals, including retail, education, corporate campuses, banking, healthcare and cities. It can serve low-density deployments with a handful of direct-to-cloud devices and scale up to thousands of sites and devices with hybrid storage and processing, explained Genetec. Operators can manage operations from a SOC or on the go through robust web and mobile applications. With an automated quoting and ordering process, systems can be fully operational within minutes from when the order is placed, while a brand new Genetec Portal helps channel partners quote, order, deploy, and manage large deployments. Available globally in April 2024 from certified Genetec partners, Security Center SaaS is offered in tiered subscription plans based on the number of device connections needed. o New SaaS solution takes on-site security to the cloud Getting Physical By Martin Vilaboy AT YOUR SERVICE: XaaS Security Center SaaS management view 44 CHANNELVISION | MARCH - APRIL 2024
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