Genetec Stratocast - Cloud Gambit
Genetec is making a big bet on the cloud. Indeed, it is the biggest bet any VMS vendor has yet made for VSaaS and the most significant move in the VMS market in years.
[UPDATE January 2013: Genetec Cloud will be called Stratocast and a one page website has been released.]
In this note, we look at what it is, what it means and how it compares to current VSaaS, especi...
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