Genetec Launches Cloud Access Control (Synergis SaaS)

Published Sep 21, 2017 17:33 PM

Genetec's cloud everything expansion continues, with their announcement of Synergis SaaS edition, joining their cloud video offering Stratocast, cloud LPR, cloud federation and more (see Genetec Cloud Tested).

Two years ago, the company released CloudLink access appliances, which despite its name, was missing 'cloud' functionality. With Synergis SaaS, the company rounds out the offering.

Based on a discussion with Genetec, inside we examine:

  • Synergis SaaS Key Features
  • How It Integrates With Premise Locks Using CloudLink
  • Which Locks And Controllers Are Supported
  • Federation With Other Genetec Platforms
  • How Synergis SaaS Compares To Competitors

Read the full details inside.

Synergis **** *** ********

*** ***** ***** ******* ****** **** functionality *** ********** ******* ** ******** Genetec *******-***** ******** ********, *** ******* of ***** * ***** ****** ****** the ******** ** ****** ** ********* Azure, ********** ***********'* ***** ***** *********.

** ********** ***** *********** ** ******** in *** *****, *** ** *** biggest ********* ********** ** *********** *** need ** *******, ******** *** ******** a ******* ****** - * ******** ** traditional *******-***** ****** ********. ******, *** local ***** *** ******* *** ********* to ********* **********, ***** ** **** connected ** * ****** ******** **********.

******* **** **** ****** ************ ** * key ********** **** ******** ****, *** after *********** *** **** **** *** local ********* ******, *** *************, **********, and *********** **** *** ****** ** done ** ******* ** ** * web ******.  

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Uses ********* *********

* *** ****** ** ******** **** is **** ** ***** ****** ** used, *** ****** * ******** ********* access ***** ********** **** *********** *** readers ** *** *****.  ** ***** detailed **** ******, ********** *********** ****:

* ****** ********* *** ******* ** to *** ******* *******, ******** *** limit ******* ** *** ***** ** connected *******. 

**** ******* *** ********* ** ~$*,***, and ******** ******* *** ********** *********** and ********* ***** **** ~$*** - $800 *** ****.

Broad ****** *************

* *** ************** ******* ****** **** Synergis **** *** ********* ** *** various ***** ** *********** *** ******* that *** ** *********.  ***** **** cloud ****** ********* *** ******* ** properietary ***** ** **** ***********, ******* is ********** **** **** ***** *** party ***********, ********* ****** **** ***, Mercury ********, *** ****:

*** ********* ******** **** ** ***** and **-*** ********** ** *** *****, as *** ****** ****** ******** * webserver.

Uses ********** *** ***-*** ************* 

*** ******** ** ***** ****** ******* is * *** *******. ***** *******'* traditional ****** ******** ** ****-******** *** government *********, *** ** ****** ********* cybersecurity ******* ******* ***** ******, *.*., ******* ****** *********, ***** ****** ***** ******** * user's ****** ******* *** ******* ********.

******* **** **** *** ************* *** ******** SaaS *** **-******* ********* ********** ** encrypted ** **** ************ *** *** AES ** *** *** *********, *** data **** ****** ***** ** ******** only **** * ****** ****. ** port ********** ** ******* ******* ** configured *** ******** ****, *** *** platform ******** ****** *** ***** *********.

**** ****** *********** ***** ** ********* *****, *** company ***** ** '*** ******* ****' is ******* ** '****** ***' *** has *** **** * *********** ***** problem ** *** ***** ******* ***** ********.

Same ******** ** ******* ********

*** ***** ******* ** ******** ******** the **** ******** ** *******-***** ********. This ******** *** '**** ********' ******** uncommon ** ***** ***** ****** ******** like **** ********, ********* ************, *** two-person ****** *****.

Federated ******** **** ***** *******

***** ******** **** ** * *****-***** cloud ********, ** *** **********'* **********-**-*-********* ******* ***** *** **-******* ******* for ******* **********.

*** ******* ** *** **** ***** premise-based ******** **** ***** ******** ** a ****** *********** ** *********** * big ********* *** ******* ******* ** large *********.  **** ***** ****** ********* cannot ****** ***** ***** *** ***** server ***** ******* (** **** *******) in * ****** ******** ********, *** Genetec's ********** ****** ** ** * key *******.

** ***** ** ***** ***********, * Genetec **** *** **** * **-******* server ******** ******, *** *** ******** SaaS ** ****** ***** **** *** widely *********. ******* ********** *** *** of *** ***** *** ******* ** combined **** * ********* **********.

Compared ** *****

** ******** **** *********** ***** ****** provider *****, ******* *** ******** **** is *********** ** ~$** *** ****** per *****.

*****'* ***** ****** **** *******:

  • ****** *********: ********** *** '******' ****** *****, such ** * ************ ** ***** desk *****, *****'* ******** *** ********* are **********, ***** ********' ***** ********* may ** ********* ** ******* **** up.  
  • ********** *** ***** ******: **** ** *** '***** ********' that ******* ****** ****** *** ****** wasted *** ***** *******.
  • ***** ***** ****** ****: *** ***** *******, ***** ***** price ** ****** ****, ** ***** is ** *********** ** *** * ~$1150 ********* *********.

*******, ******** **** *** ********** **** Brivo *********:

  • ******* **** *************: ******** **** *** ********* **** with **** **** *** ********** *****, even ****** *********/***-** ****** *** ********* by *****.
  • ********** ******: ** ********, ********** ****** ******** systems ** * ****** ****** *********** composed ** **** ***** *** **-******* ******* could ** * *** ********** *** larger, ********* ******** - * ******* that ***** **** *** *******.
  • **** *******: ******* ****** ************ ** **** cameras *** **** *** ******* *** access, * ******* ***** **** ***.

******* ******** * ********* ********* *** connects ******** ***** ** *** ****** point, ***** ***** ******* ******* **** controller ******** ** *** *****. ***** configuring *** ********* *** *** ********** point *** ******** ******** ** ************ compared ** ******** ********** ***, *** additional **** ** * $**** ********* on *** ** **** *********** *** locks ***** ******* *** ** *** costly *** *******, ***** *******.

******** **** **** *** ******* ***** surveillance ** *******, *** **** ***** it ** ** ***-** ** *** basic ***** *******. ****** ********** *** similar ******* ****** ************* (****, *** certain ****** *** ******* [**** ** longer *********] ****** *** *********) ** Brivo's ***** ***** (**** ****).  *******, ** ******* ********** ********** is **** **** * *******-***** ******** Center ******, *** ****** ** ********* cameras ************* *********.

Market ******

*** ***** **** ********** ****** ******* will ******** ********* ** ******** **** based ** ********. *******, ***** *** broad ************* **** *** ***** ********, migrating ** ******* ******** **** **** time ***** ***** ********* ***** *** single ********** ***** ** *** ***** or *** **********.

****** ******* ******* *** *** ******* often, *** ****** ****** ** * niche ****** * ***** ********, *** Genetec's ***** ****** ****** ** ** compete *** ** ********** ***** ** could *** ******.

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