“This Hosted Access Thing” at ISC West

Sam Pfeifle, Security Systems News, recently posted his ISC West schedule, which includes a stop by the Brivo booth. In a few short and sweet sentences, Pfeifle summed up the latest buzz at this year’s show by stating, “It seems like this hosted access thing is taking off. Brivo has had something to do with that. Thus, I’m talking to them.”

This “hosted access thing” surely is taking off, and ISC West is proving it this year. With numerous sessions relating to this topic alone, PSaaS and cloud computing are officially on display this week. Need proof? Below are just some of the many educational sessions related to these topics at ISC West:

• Successfully Creating a Hosted Video Solution for a Recurring Revenue Stream
• Security as a Service: The Next Wave of Integrated IP-based Monitoring 
• The 5 Cs of Security as a Service: Why End-users Are Looking to the Cloud

And why wouldn't PSaaS and cloud computing create a buzz at this year’s show? They have been proven to offer providers an opportunity to create a cost-efficient, hosted surveillance solution, while alleviating the customer's task of software maintenance, ongoing operation, and support.

Another show item making an impression this year is Brivo’s new OnSite Aparato, a full-featured appliance-based access control platform. Steve Lasky, Security Technology Executive’s Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, was impressed with the system’s “capacity of 1,000 readers and 500,000 active card holders.”

Aparato is also fully secure, using a Trusted Platform Model (TPM) that is ISO Standard 11889 compliant. Due out in May, Aparato will also offer a scalable licensing model, threat level lockdown, graphic maps, secure, automated back-ups, and more.

The “hosted access thing” and OnSite Aparato are just two of the vast amount of topics being discussed here at ISC West, but they sure seem to be making enough noise to stand out amongst the crowd.

-Steve Van Till