Alarm Management

Each year demand for video surveillance continues to grow as organizations seek to increase the security and safety of people and property. Searching for a solution that scales with their operations while minimizing upfront investments is challenging for companies with many locations. Thanks to Alarm Management, cameras are the only hardware investment needed on-site, which benefits many businesses, especially remote and unstaffed locations such as energy and construction sites. Since Bosch handles the video surveillance service and video storage in the cloud, less hardware is needed on location reducing capital expenses. It also eliminates maintenance and decreases costly site visits for storage equipment and server upkeep.

Businesses can operate the alarm management services and cloud storage directly or outsource to a Security Operation Center (SOC). The SOC can monitor all events across multiple sites 24/7 and deploy the appropriate measures for peace of mind. Whatever the choice, businesses can monitor remote locations and unstaffed sites from anywhere and only deploy measures or personnel, such as security guards when necessary, for additional cost savings.

Alarm Management works with Bosch and third-party cameras. All Bosch IP cameras have built-in video analytics – a form of AI – to help them autonomously detect pre-defined situations and trigger the cloud-based alarm management service. If needed, the cloud service will alert users to take appropriate action. Bosch cameras are designed to minimize false alarms thanks to their ability to differentiate between real security events and false triggers such as snow, wind (moving trees), rain, hail, and water reflections, making video data more difficult to interpret.

Nevertheless, an actual alarm can still be unwanted based on the customer applications. It typically involves high costs because some response is needed. That's why an AI-based alarm verification service complements our Alarm Management offering. The service is designed to tailor alerts and filter unwanted alerts that don't meet the requirement of the intended application. For example, an animal detected by the camera alongside a perimeter is a valid alert, but unimportant for perimeter security. The AI-based alarm verification service filters such unwanted alerts. The advantages of the service are minimizing false alarms, reducing costs, and strengthening the reliability of the security application.

Alarm Management empowers users to improve operational efficiency, identify actionable insights with built-in Video Analytics on Bosch cameras, and gain a solid return on investment that delivers greater value across the entire organization.

Improved operational efficiency. Remotely access, configure, and maintain cameras via Bosch’s cloud, enabling flexible, secure, and efficient operations from any device.

Cost-effective. Eliminate server infrastructure, reduce false alarms, and deploy security resources only when needed.

A future-proof and secure investment. Future cloud services and camera firmware updates ensure that the video system becomes more intelligent over time. This evolution minimizes unwanted alarms and delivers predictive insights enabling users to tailor solutions to specific customer needs.

Ready to connect. All Bosch IP cameras can securely connect to the cloud to build a secure ecosystem that supports remote monitoring, management, maintenance, and Alarm Management. System integrators can work with their clients remotely via our cloud-based device management service. And perform services such as changing configuration settings or installing firmware updates, ensuring that a system meets the highest security standards.

Open platform. Bosch offers a flexible security solution that meets budgets and needs with no proprietary camera lock-in. Alarm Management can be deployed with Bosch and third party intelligent IP cameras to detect specific situations and trigger alarms.

AI alarm verification. AI-based alarm verification service is designed to tailor alerts and filter unwanted alerts that don't meet the requirement of the intended application. The advantages of the service are minimizing false alarms, reducing costs, and strengthening the reliability of the security application.