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Regularly updated guidance and insights for homeowners, businesses, and property managers.
Security Camera Privacy in Canada: What Businesses Need to Know
Security cameras can protect people and property, but businesses also need clear rules for notice, camera views, access, and retention.
Why Construction Site AI Monitoring Needs More Than Object Detection
Learn why construction site AI monitoring needs spatial context, depth-aware analysis, effective monitoring zones, and practical scenario-specific rules.
What Is ONVIF? How It Supports AI Video Monitoring
Learn what ONVIF does, how it differs from RTSP, and how it connects compatible cameras with AI platforms for video analysis and multi-device event monitoring.
How Event-Based Video Monitoring Works: Tailgating and Illegal Dumping Examples
See how event-based video monitoring turns camera activity into defined events using vehicle tailgating and illegal dumping examples.
Secure Remote Access for Security Camera Systems
A practical guide to accounts, multi-factor authentication, vendor access, network exposure, and recovery planning for remote camera viewing.
How Vision Guard Approaches an AI Monitoring Project
Our process for defining a scenario, checking camera suitability, tuning event logic, and planning the response workflow.
Security for Strata and Managed Properties, Part 3: Privacy, Footage Access, and Maintenance
Part three examines the policies and operating responsibilities that determine whether a strata video system remains useful and accountable.
Field Notes: Questions We Ask Before Recommending a Camera Upgrade
The practical questions that help determine whether an existing system needs maintenance, selective upgrades, or replacement.
Practical AI Video Monitoring, Part 3: Responsible AI Monitoring in British Columbia
Part three explains purpose, privacy boundaries, human review, access control, and ongoing evaluation for AI-assisted monitoring.
Service Focus: What a Security System Health Check Covers
A clear overview of the recording, camera, network, access, and maintenance items worth reviewing in an existing system.
Security Camera Planning Essentials, Part 3: NVR, Cloud, or Hybrid Recording
Part three compares local, cloud, and hybrid recording based on retention, bandwidth, remote access, resilience, and support needs.
Why Better Camera Placement Often Matters More Than More Cameras
A practical look at scene purpose, image detail, lighting, and why adding cameras does not automatically improve usable coverage.
Security for Strata and Managed Properties, Part 2: Parkades, Entrances, and Loading Areas
Part two turns common multi-residential security concerns into practical camera views, event rules, and review workflows.
July Editorial Update: Three Security Topics We Are Covering
A preview of the camera planning, AI monitoring, and strata security series being published this month.
Practical AI Video Monitoring, Part 2: Edge AI vs. Cloud AI
Part two compares where video analytics can run and why many practical systems use a hybrid architecture.
Security Camera Planning Essentials, Part 2: Camera Placement for Entrances, Parking, and Shared Areas
Part two explains how viewing angle, direction of travel, lighting, and property layout affect useful camera placement.
Vision Guard Resources: What Readers Can Expect
An introduction to our publishing approach for security guides, industry insights, and company updates.
Security for Strata and Managed Properties, Part 1: Camera Planning for BC Strata Buildings
Part one provides a planning framework for common property, recurring concerns, decision-makers, and responsible system operation.
Practical AI Video Monitoring, Part 1: From Motion Alerts to Event-Based Monitoring
Part one looks at how defined events, zones, schedules, and review workflows can make camera alerts more useful.
Security Camera Planning Essentials, Part 1: Planning Coverage for Your Property
Part one of a practical planning series covering security priorities, useful image detail, and the information to prepare before a site review.
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