Brivo Blog - Category: Technology

DVR Vs NVR – Where Is My Surveillance Video Stored?
DVR or NVR—where does your surveillance video actually live? Break down the key differences between the two storage systems and which CCTV setup makes sense for your business…
No More “Channel Hopping”: All-in-one Building Management Through Integration
Remember when TV meant three channels and one antenna? Building management has gotten just as fragmented. Why integrating your systems into one platform beats endlessly 'channel hopping' between disconnected tools…
Four Key Ingredients to Improve Restaurant Efficiencies and Security
Cloud-based video management systems (VMS) can help improve restaurant business operations as well as proactively prevent safety and security incidents.
Are you Listening? Your Smart Building is Talking…
Remember 'let your fingers do the walking'? Today your smart building is the one talking—generating a stream of data most operators aren't yet listening to. Here's what it's saying…
Mobile Access Control: What are Mobile Credentials?
We rely on smartphones for everything—so why not opening doors? A plain-English explainer on mobile credentials: what they are, how Bluetooth-enabled access works, and why it matters…
3 Easy Steps to Add Video to Access Control
Would you drive at night without headlights? Running a facility on access control alone is just as blind. Three easy steps to add video surveillance for complete visibility and control…
Key Benefits of Access Control as a Subscription Service
Cloud-based access control adoption took off when remote work made on-prem servers a liability. The key benefits of access control as a subscription—lower costs, remote management, and tighter integration…
New Era of Data and Access Control
Data is the new oil.' As cloud-based access control captures and stores more of it affordably, there's never been a better time to put that data to work for your business…
Moving to the Cloud
You already use the cloud every day—email, streaming, social. So why is your physical security still on a hard drive? Why moving to the cloud opens doors for years to come…