A significant number of companies are planning to migrate their video surveillance systems to the cloud, according to a recent survey of companies in England conducted by technology company NW Security. The study found that among companies that already operate video surveillance systems, 71% of medium and large companies in the private sector plan to migrate to the cloud in the next 12 months. The figure was 43% for public sector organizations. Looking at specific industries, 89% of construction companies are considering adopting cloud video surveillance, while 80% of companies in the wholesale and retail industry are considering a migration to the cloud. Manufacturers rank third in terms of enthusiasm for cloud video surveillance, with 78% planning to move their systems to the cloud within the next year.
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One of the reasons that businesses are only now looking to switch to cloud-based video surveillance systems is that the UK has been so quick to adopt traditional video surveillance systems, which means that the transition to the cloud has been delayed. Another key factor is the coronavirus pandemic. "What we're seeing here are three key drivers for accelerating video surveillance migration to the cloud coming together right now," said Frank Crouwel, CEO of NW Security. “The first is COVID-19, which is driving an acceleration of all cloud computing applications, creating a 'remote everything' phenomenon, as we like to call it. In addition to the pandemic, the fact that the UK has passed the 'CCTV to network video' tipping point, combined with the broader shift towards a service-based computing model, means that cloud CCTV systems provide better business services. With many organizations moving more of their internal IT platforms to the cloud to enable remote work, migrating CCTV security systems is simply a bargain.