Cisco Blog > Government
Today from CiscoLive in Melbourne Australia, Cisco announced Video Surveillance for UCS.
The word from down under is “hyper-scalable” with support for tens of thousands of cameras with increases of up to 1,000 percent with the modular UCS platform versus dedicated server solutions.
Cisco Video Surveillance helps public sector organizations transform the way they protect people, property and critical infrastructure
Cisco Video Surveillance on Unified Computing System also delivers:
- Rapid provisioning from 8 weeks to 15 minutes
- Reduced infrastructure costs, faster disaster recovery and deployment, reduced staffing needs and cooling costs
- Improved performance, scalability, agility and manageability
Read this whitepaper to see more examples for how video apps can also help government agencies stretch budgets and reduce costs.
If you didn’t get a chance to visit Australia, perhaps next year. Here’s some nice photos from the CiscoLive show floor.
Tags: Cisco, Cisco cloud, Multi-Tenant Data Center Architectures, physical security, Public Safety and Security, UCS, UCS Express, Urban Security, video surveillance, Virtualized Security
• Cisco Video Surveillance helps public sector organizations transform the way they protect people, property and critical infrastructure
o Urban security, city surveillance, national security, critical infrastructure, and large public events
o Disaster recovery and first responder
o Safe and secure colleges and universities
• Hyper-scalable (tens of thousands of cameras), hyper-flexible
• Rapid provisioning from 8 weeks to 15 minutes
• Reduced infrastructure costs, faster disaster recovery and deployment, reduced staffing needs and cooling costs
• Improved performance, scalability, agility and manageability
Check out some photos from the live event in Australia!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28952761@N05/sets/72157629272455126/
Tags: Cisco, Cisco cloud, Multi-Tenant Data Center Architectures, physical security, Public Safety and Security, UCS, UCS Express, Urban Security, video surveillance, Virtualized Security
Wishing you and your family safe travel to your destination during this Thanksgiving weekend. According to AAA, 42.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more during the holiday weekend (Wednesday – Sunday) although the average distance that people intend to travel is 110 miles less than last year. Thanksgiving air travel is expected to increase with approximately 3.4 million travelers expected to fly to their destination. Sixty percent of travelers say the economy will have no impact on their travel plans. Over 900,000 people expect to travel via other modes including bus, trains, and watercraft.
Many communities are working on strategies to improve the safety and security of cities and transportation systems.
Watch this Discovery Channel video and see how video technologies are helping make travel safer in New York City. The integrated Traffic Management Center (TMC) integrates city-wide video feeds for increased situational awareness, mobile emergency response, and collaborative incident communications.
Read More »
Tags: force-multiplier, mobile emergency response, physical security, Public Safety and Security, Secure Cities, situation awareness, video surveillance
During the past several months we have witnessesed a number of disaster and emergency response crises around the world including: 
Tornados in Alabama
Earthquake and tsunami in Japan
Earthquakes in China and New Zealand
Floods in Australia and Brazil
Gas pipeline explosion and fire in San Bruno California
When major disasters and emergencies occur, response organizations and government public safety agencies require immediate communications support to save lives, establish relief operations and provide ongoing assistance in affected communities.
IP-based secure communications provides flexible capabilities for mobile emergency responders including Cisco TacOps.
Read More »
Tags: Continuity of Government, Emergency Responders, government, Public Safety and Security, Secure Communications
