How does remote guarding differ from standard alarm monitoring?

There are many significant differences. The most impactful is that traditional alarm system monitoring is reactive, responding after an alert has been triggered. At best, this typically acts as a mere deterrent. Remote guarding, on the other hand, represents a paradigm shift of using video to respond in real-time as soon as a suspicious person enters a scene to proactively prevent crime. Even those providers offering “video verification” are only attempting to verify an intrusion has taken place in order to react — again, after the fact. And although that may reduce their false alarms, Elite’s remote guarding is the only solution that eliminates false alarms to zero (more than 90% of traditional alarms are due to user error, pets, wind, etc.). Also don’t be misled by companies that claim to provide “remote guarding” that is often little more than unmonitored onsite cameras that (if they were actually recording) are maybe checked well after an incident occurs.

Are all remote guarding providers basically the same?

There are many significant differences. The most impactful is that traditional alarm system monitoring is reactive, responding after an alert has been triggered. At best, this typically acts as a mere deterrent. Remote guarding, on the other hand, represents a paradigm shift of using video to respond in real-time as soon as a suspicious person enters a scene to proactively prevent crime. Even those providers offering “video verification” are only attempting to verify an intrusion has taken place in order to react — again, after the fact. And although that may reduce their false alarms, Elite’s remote guarding is the only solution that eliminates false alarms to zero (more than 90% of traditional alarms are due to user error, pets, wind, etc.). Also don’t be misled by companies that claim to provide “remote guarding” that is often little more than unmonitored onsite cameras that (if they were actually recording) are maybe checked well after an incident occurs.

Does it matter where my organization is located or what type of business it is?

There are many significant differences. The most impactful is that traditional alarm system monitoring is reactive, responding after an alert has been triggered. At best, this typically acts as a mere deterrent. Remote guarding, on the other hand, represents a paradigm shift of using video to respond in real-time as soon as a suspicious person enters a scene to proactively prevent crime. Even those providers offering “video verification” are only attempting to verify an intrusion has taken place in order to react — again, after the fact. And although that may reduce their false alarms, Elite’s remote guarding is the only solution that eliminates false alarms to zero (more than 90% of traditional alarms are due to user error, pets, wind, etc.). Also don’t be misled by companies that claim to provide “remote guarding” that is often little more than unmonitored onsite cameras that (if they were actually recording) are maybe checked well after an incident occurs.

Is the solution hardened against cyber-attacks and could it be used to compromise our organization’s enterprise network?

There are many significant differences. The most impactful is that traditional alarm system monitoring is reactive, responding after an alert has been triggered. At best, this typically acts as a mere deterrent. Remote guarding, on the other hand, represents a paradigm shift of using video to respond in real-time as soon as a suspicious person enters a scene to proactively prevent crime. Even those providers offering “video verification” are only attempting to verify an intrusion has taken place in order to react — again, after the fact. And although that may reduce their false alarms, Elite’s remote guarding is the only solution that eliminates false alarms to zero (more than 90% of traditional alarms are due to user error, pets, wind, etc.). Also don’t be misled by companies that claim to provide “remote guarding” that is often little more than unmonitored onsite cameras that (if they were actually recording) are maybe checked well after an incident occurs.

How can I tell if remote guarding is delivering enough value?

There are many significant differences. The most impactful is that traditional alarm system monitoring is reactive, responding after an alert has been triggered. At best, this typically acts as a mere deterrent. Remote guarding, on the other hand, represents a paradigm shift of using video to respond in real-time as soon as a suspicious person enters a scene to proactively prevent crime. Even those providers offering “video verification” are only attempting to verify an intrusion has taken place in order to react — again, after the fact. And although that may reduce their false alarms, Elite’s remote guarding is the only solution that eliminates false alarms to zero (more than 90% of traditional alarms are due to user error, pets, wind, etc.). Also don’t be misled by companies that claim to provide “remote guarding” that is often little more than unmonitored onsite cameras that (if they were actually recording) are maybe checked well after an incident occurs.

How does the cost of remote guarding compare to onsite guards?

There are many significant differences. The most impactful is that traditional alarm system monitoring is reactive, responding after an alert has been triggered. At best, this typically acts as a mere deterrent. Remote guarding, on the other hand, represents a paradigm shift of using video to respond in real-time as soon as a suspicious person enters a scene to proactively prevent crime. Even those providers offering “video verification” are only attempting to verify an intrusion has taken place in order to react — again, after the fact. And although that may reduce their false alarms, Elite’s remote guarding is the only solution that eliminates false alarms to zero (more than 90% of traditional alarms are due to user error, pets, wind, etc.). Also don’t be misled by companies that claim to provide “remote guarding” that is often little more than unmonitored onsite cameras that (if they were actually recording) are maybe checked well after an incident occurs.

Does contracting for remote guarding require a rip-and-replace of an existing video surveillance system?

There are many significant differences. The most impactful is that traditional alarm system monitoring is reactive, responding after an alert has been triggered. At best, this typically acts as a mere deterrent. Remote guarding, on the other hand, represents a paradigm shift of using video to respond in real-time as soon as a suspicious person enters a scene to proactively prevent crime. Even those providers offering “video verification” are only attempting to verify an intrusion has taken place in order to react — again, after the fact. And although that may reduce their false alarms, Elite’s remote guarding is the only solution that eliminates false alarms to zero (more than 90% of traditional alarms are due to user error, pets, wind, etc.). Also don’t be misled by companies that claim to provide “remote guarding” that is often little more than unmonitored onsite cameras that (if they were actually recording) are maybe checked well after an incident occurs.

Will my organization be able to access video data captured by the system?

There are many significant differences. The most impactful is that traditional alarm system monitoring is reactive, responding after an alert has been triggered. At best, this typically acts as a mere deterrent. Remote guarding, on the other hand, represents a paradigm shift of using video to respond in real-time as soon as a suspicious person enters a scene to proactively prevent crime. Even those providers offering “video verification” are only attempting to verify an intrusion has taken place in order to react — again, after the fact. And although that may reduce their false alarms, Elite’s remote guarding is the only solution that eliminates false alarms to zero (more than 90% of traditional alarms are due to user error, pets, wind, etc.). Also don’t be misled by companies that claim to provide “remote guarding” that is often little more than unmonitored onsite cameras that (if they were actually recording) are maybe checked well after an incident occurs.

Can remote guarding be used in combination with our onsite guards?

There are many significant differences. The most impactful is that traditional alarm system monitoring is reactive, responding after an alert has been triggered. At best, this typically acts as a mere deterrent. Remote guarding, on the other hand, represents a paradigm shift of using video to respond in real-time as soon as a suspicious person enters a scene to proactively prevent crime. Even those providers offering “video verification” are only attempting to verify an intrusion has taken place in order to react — again, after the fact. And although that may reduce their false alarms, Elite’s remote guarding is the only solution that eliminates false alarms to zero (more than 90% of traditional alarms are due to user error, pets, wind, etc.). Also don’t be misled by companies that claim to provide “remote guarding” that is often little more than unmonitored onsite cameras that (if they were actually recording) are maybe checked well after an incident occurs.

How long does it take to get a site up and running?

There are many significant differences. The most impactful is that traditional alarm system monitoring is reactive, responding after an alert has been triggered. At best, this typically acts as a mere deterrent. Remote guarding, on the other hand, represents a paradigm shift of using video to respond in real-time as soon as a suspicious person enters a scene to proactively prevent crime. Even those providers offering “video verification” are only attempting to verify an intrusion has taken place in order to react — again, after the fact. And although that may reduce their false alarms, Elite’s remote guarding is the only solution that eliminates false alarms to zero (more than 90% of traditional alarms are due to user error, pets, wind, etc.). Also don’t be misled by companies that claim to provide “remote guarding” that is often little more than unmonitored onsite cameras that (if they were actually recording) are maybe checked well after an incident occurs.