KNOWLEDGE IS POWER (AND SO IS DATA)

Knowledge is Power. Can we have too much knowledge? I don’t think so. The same can be said for data. Data fuels the knowledge we need to make intelligent decisions and solve problems. The right data, transformed into knowledge, makes us all smarter.

 In today’s complex physical security environment, having the right knowledge can make all the difference in managing one’s business while mitigating risk. In a recent article, Jim Cannon, President of Stanley Security put it best when he said; “data is the raw material of our time”. Extremely insightful and I couldn’t agree more. From that raw material (data) we gain the knowledge necessary to keep our defensive systems, access control and video, up.

 Many companies have recognized that capturing and transforming the diagnostic data from physical security networked systems and applications, can bring tremendous value and intelligence into their security operations. Many see this as a clear trend in 2016, and a necessary capability for managing physical security networks. Possessing a technology that delivers on the promise of a proactive, preemptive, and predictive service, can eliminate security risks and cut costs, while strengthening customer relations and improving service, support, and margins.

Viakoo brings an IT class, vendor agnostic, multi-application, monitoring and management solution to physical security environments. Viakoo captures that “raw material” in the form of critical diagnostic data from access control, and video technologies, then delivers that data back as intelligent, actionable information (knowledge) to mitigate the risk of downtime that leads to missing security incidents.

 Today more than ever, new technologies and automation are needed to mitigate risk and manage multi-vendor complex security infrastructures. A continuous diagnostic capable of detecting and alerting on unknown issues is now required.

 Whether access control or video, the type of data needed is diagnostic and operational.  Diagnostic data is critical for rapidly fixing security failures, and operational data is important so as to preemptively establish trends and early identification of upcoming issues.  Taking the two together, only by capturing and analyzing physical security data can security operations move from “reactive and unsecured” to “proactive with defenses always up.”

 With unmatched ease of use and installation, Viakoo delivers the data that makes us all smarter. Knowledge is power, and so is data.