Surveillance systems help businesses with keeping them secure and keeping a record of their daily events. They’re great for recording the occurrences inside and outside property lines, capturing crimes such as theft and vandalism, and even recognizing car plate numbers and models. They have helped multiple businesses prevent losses, save money, and keep them more secure.
The security and surveillance market is expected to continue to grow as time goes on. In a report from Statista, in 2022, the information security products and services market was successfully predicted to surpass 172 billion dollars. Security cameras are in high demand these days and for a good reason. However, businesses are starting to discover new, unique usages for their security systems beyond just recording potential criminal activity. In this article, we'll break down four clever ways businesses are utilizing their security cameras and sensors and how you can too.
Live-Streaming Events
Many businesses are starting to live stream events with their security cameras.. For example, some schools live-stream their sporting events, marching band shows, and theater performances through security cameras on platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and even their school websites. This allows family members and friends who are unable to attend these events to be able to watch. Businesses are also using the ability to live stream through their security cameras to capture panels and essential company events to be able to post clips.
Maintain Natural Disaster Documentation
We all know how difficult it can be to file an insurance claim, especially during unpredictable weather and natural disasters. The last thing you want to do is fight for insurance claims while dealing with the damage or chaos a natural disaster may have thrown upon your business. With your security cameras, you'll have evidence of the event and damage to use for getting faster processing through your insurance company.
Monitoring Staff and Vendors in Your Business
Threats to your business can come not only from the outside but from your own employees and vendors. It could be theft by an employee or perhaps one employee harassing another. Maybe an employee got injured on the job. There could even be construction in your building, and accidental damages could occur. Whatever occurrence takes place, whether purposeful or accidental, having a surveillance system can help capture these moments for evidence and ultimately help your business avoid costs and liabilities.
Alerts on Temperature Changes and Power Outages
An exciting addition to recent surveillance technology is environmental sensors. What do these do, exactly? These sensors alert allergens, mold, vaping, etc., and can keep track of air quality overall. They also measure area features such as humidity, motion, temperature, and pressure. This could be useful, especially for restaurants, cafes, and anything that sells goods needing proper temperature storage. So if ever a power outage occurs in an area, and a business such as a grocery store is closed when the power outage happens, whoever is in charge of the surveillance system can receive alerts and act quickly to avoid spoiled inventory.
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