Hotels have used cameras as part of their security systems for decades –VCR’s replaced by DVR’s (Digital Video Recorders). DVR’s are now being replace by NVR’s (Network Video Recorders) and IPVMS (IP Video Management Software). IPVMS like the Spectrum IPVMS from Digital Watchdog, is an extremely robust video management system that allows for the connection and management of hundreds or thousands of high-resolution IP Cameras.
With the entire hospitality industry straining under the pressure of the global covid-19 pandemic, hotels need a way to do more with less and a robust IP video management software implementation is great place to start.
Greater Security with Few Resources
A modern IPVMS solution uses network servers with redundant hard drives that allows for hundreds or more cameras on a single server than the DVR’s it replaces. Instead of being locked into multiple DVR’s with a fixed number of camera inputs, IPVMS allows for all your cameras to be managed and recorded in a single eco system. A centralized IPVMS allows for easy management of your live and recorded video as well as easy repair when a hard drive eventually goes end of life – you simply remove the affected drive and replace it and the video from the failed drive automatically rebuilds itself.
IPVMS also allows for customizable views making the management of hundreds of cameras a simple and easy task. In addition, with enhanced search capabilities, users can find the recorded video they need in a fraction of time saving hours of scanning hours of video.
The latest IP video management software also allows for the highest resolution cameras in the market. By using high megapixel cameras, you can effectively cover much more area than older analog cameras allowing you to zoom in in greater detail both live and recorded video.
Improved Customer Service
An IPVMS solution can also do more than capture and deter theft. You can use your system to proactively monitor guest amenities using on-camera analytics such as people counting. For example, a camera in the bar area can be used to alert staff or management that the number of guests that have entered the bar has breached a predetermined threshold and trigger more staff to assist in that area.
Or an IP Camera in the bar area may be used to alert staff that towels are running low, so a guest never has to wait for a fresh towel.
Another great application might be an analytic enabled camera in the lobby or guest check-in that alerts management and/or staff of a busy check-in/out period so an appropriate number of staff can assist when times are the busiest.
The applications are limitless and when revenues are tight, hotels must make do with less. However, when you invest in the right video management system, you can do more with less and enhance your guest experiences while keeping them safe.
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