A great video surveillance system is an asset in protecting your home or business from theft, vandalism, and other breaches of security. As important as it is to call professionals for the installation of these cameras, you also need to make sure that the technology is up to date.
A great video surveillance system is an asset in protecting your home or business from theft, vandalism, and other breaches of security. As important as it is to call professionals for the installation of these cameras, you also need to make sure that the technology is up to date. Software updates are able to fix bugs, help avoid future problems, and patch up existing vulnerabilities. This post will go into more detail about the necessity and utility of updating video surveillance tech.
Better Video Surveillance Performance
Oftentimes, the issues we start to notice in our electronics get repaired in further updates, but if we never update our software then we never get the most out of the technology. This is certainly true of video surveillance, as we often see problems relating to dropped frames, the amount of RAM required, lagging interfaces, etc. The good news is that these issues can be addressed through the software. Updates are so easy and cost-effective that there’s really no reason to avoid them. When you see one is available for installation, take advantage of it as soon as possible.
Fewer Bugs
Bugs are inevitable in the world of technology. No matter how sophisticated we get, there’s always a blindspot somewhere, and in that blindspot, a lot of damage can occur unbeknownst to anybody until it is too late. As tech companies are made aware of the specific snags and snafus in their products, they release updates with patches that fix these weaknesses. This is true of your phone, your laptop, your Smart TV, the computers in your car, and it thankfully applies to CCTV software.
Getting What You Pay For
When you pay for your surveillance software, you should take into account how long you expect to be using it. If you know that you’ll be counting on it for years into the future, then you should look into their extendable support contracts that will provide you with necessary updates as time goes on. Paying for security software is certainly a much more reasonable business expense than replacing stolen merchandise or equipment at a loss. Plus, the technical support that often comes with these contracts can prove to be very valuable on an average day when your system is just giving you a bit of trouble.
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