Just a few years ago, IT professionals were wary of cloud-based security products. But today, Software as a Service (SaaS) is quickly gaining traction. Baker Group not only designs and installs SaaS security solutions for its clients, but it also depends on it for its own security.

“Some of our significant enterprise customers have moved their data centers off site. Once that shift started happening on the corporate IT side, the conversation about hosted security platforms changed rapidly,” says Jesse Crawford, Director of Technology & Business Development at Baker Group.

Benefits include:

• Exceptional security, privacy and compliance
• 24/7 access, from anywhere
• Subscription-based service, no hardware investment
• Scalability
• Hybrid solutions

“Unlike some of the first hosted security products, the current products we represent let corporations mix and match systems,” Crawford says. “For example, a corporate office might have an on-premise surveillance system, and smaller locations using hosted video. Cloud-based security allows them to all operate seamlessly.”

Leading manufacturers of video surveillance, access control and license plate recognition software (Genetec, Schneider Electric and Avigilon) now offer SaaS solutions – primarily using Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services. “Genetec recently announced that all new releases will include a cloud option. It’s the way of the future,” Crawford adds.

“As video quality has improved and data rates have gone down, cloud-based surveillance has gained favor. It’s proven – it’s not an experiment anymore.”

To learn more, please call Jesse Crawford at 515.299.4234.