Verkada Reviews: Security for the UK
Linda Cheng
Integrated Marketing Manager
Hundreds of organisations across the United Kingdom have modernised their security systems with Verkada. Not only are industry leaders protecting people and property, they have gained new insights to drive operational efficiency. From heatmapping across floor plans to monitoring environmental conditions, Verkada empowers teams with the tools and features they need to shift retroactive incident response into proactive prevention. At the same time, Verkada offers UK-based technical support and utilises AWS Data Centres located in Ireland.
In these reviews, learn how security leaders in the UK use Verkada to enhance safety, improve processes, and ensure compliance within their organisations.
Verkada Reviews for the UK
One Centralised Software Platform “By aggregating data across devices into a centralised platform, Command provides me with a complete picture of what’s going on across every single one of our sites, with actionable insights in real-time. Regular feature and security updates means that the technology I buy from Verkada today will always be ahead of the curve. Plus, the 10-year warranty means I can spend time on planning for growth, rather than worrying about existing investments.”
Daniel Burnham, CTO and Co-founder, Sook Retail Read Full Verkada Review >
Instant Access via Web and Mobile “The desktop experience and app are both incredibly easy to use. I’m able to do everything, end-to-end, from wherever I am: activate the cameras, assign permissions, find footage, archive clips, or share feeds with outside folks. I’m certain that any member of a team could come in and find what they need in seconds, no matter their level of technical skill. Simplicity is key in the adoption of a new tool, which is what made the value of Verkada immediately clear to me and my team.”
Andy Williams, Head of Facilities and Services, Bath Spa University Read Full Verkada Review >
Data Residency and GDPR Compliance “Because I can curate and control who has access to which feeds, it’s easy for me to ensure that data is guarded with utmost security. (Verkada) provides the necessary protections that allow us to be fully GDPR compliant.”
Andy Williams, Head of Facilities and Services, Bath Spa University Read Full Verkada Review >
Future-Proof Technology and Automatic Updates “The speed at which Verkada is able to build new capabilities on top of the existing platform exemplifies what we hope to teach our students–that technology allows for limitless innovation. Since using this (CCTV) technology, there have already been a countless number of advancements; when I login, I get notifications of ‘What’s New’ on the platform. It’s free, requires no work on my end and speaks to Verkada’s love for innovation and technology."
David Jeapes, Head Teacher, Mayfield School of Portsmouth Read Full Verkada Review >
Streamline User and Facilities Management “The more I use Verkada, the more ways I find to become even more successful with the technology. I’d recommend it to anyone who manages multiple buildings… If you have dedicated security teams, Verkada’s technology will help them keep a better eye on buildings. It’s far more effective than hiring additional guards, because oftentimes they aren’t notified of an incident until far after it has occurred. The best part is that no onboarding was required. I sent out invitations, and the team knew what to do with it. Response from the team has been incredibly positive.”
Lee Humphries, General Manager of Security Operations, The London Clinic Read Full Verkada Review >
Simplify Investigations with an Evolving Feature Set “(With Verkada), I get all the things I wished I had with my old system–offline alerts, easy remote access, and the ability to call an intelligent, technical expert and get the help I need. The additional features are the cherry on top… In the period of time that I’ve used Verkada, I’ve seen numerous new additions to the technology stack. People analytics, vehicle search, and crowd alerts; all of these features make it easier for me to conduct investigations and reduce response time.”
Dan Lynch, Network Engineer & IT Administrator, Hanover Displays Read Full Verkada Review >
Integrated Cameras, Access, and Sensors “As a manufacturing site, we have yearly noise and air quality monitoring tests. The environmental sensor would be tremendously beneficial to instantly detect meaningful changes across the organisation. Alongside the cameras, we could investigate events with associated video evidence and set alert thresholds to receive proactive notifications. Cameras and sensors together are a really powerful compliance tool, absolutely.”
Hannah Whitmore, Health Safety Quality and Environment (HSQE) Manager, House by Urban Splash Read Full Verkada Review >
Edge-Based People and Vehicle Analytics “We find people of interest in seconds, either through Face Match or by applying a filter for gender and clothing color. Verkada instantly searches across all our cameras and find who we’re looking for. Motion-based search is useful to instantly see moments in time where movement was detected, as opposed to blindly rewinding through hours and hours of footage. Now that we have these search capabilities, we can’t imagine going back.”
Nick Peers, IT Technical Manager, ClwydAlyn Housing Association Read Full Verkada Review >
Motion Grid Search and Person of Interest Alerts “We used motion grids to highlight areas where the scenes occurred and reviewed all activity from those spots. Soon after, we were able to pinpoint the culprits and their ploy. After sharing the clips with our internal team and local authorities, we successfully arrested the culprits. Additionally, having ‘Person of Interest’ alerts set up will help us continue to mitigate these risks.”
Brett Parker, Head of Properties, GAIL’s Bakery Read Full Verkada Review >
Automatic Security Patches, Firmware and Software Upgrades “My team no longer takes on the responsibility of maintaining and patching vulnerabilities in the system. Verkada’s product, and team, really take on the bulk of the work; they’ve exceeded our expectations in terms of service and support… The 10-year warranty provides additional peace of mind, since we pay a fixed, flat rate upfront.”
David Dodd, Head of Technology Solutions, Third Bridge Read Full Verkada Review >
5-Minute Installation, 25kbps Per Camera “I’ve never used anything like Verkada before. It was easy to get started, use and manage sites day-to-day. Not only is monitoring significantly improved, I’m able to deploy cameras across areas that we simply couldn’t cover before because of infrastructure limitations or poor connectivity. All we needed was a Cat5 or Cat6 PoE injector on a domestic broadband application. It took me minutes.”
Jon Cooper, Facilities and Maintenance Manager, YMCA Trinity Group of the UK Read Full Verkada Review >
Encrypted, Hybrid Cloud Data Storage “The Verkada system makes outbound-only connections to AWS cloud services. We’ve eliminated a number of insecure components, practices, and protocols that we had with our DVR system such as open ports, port-forwarding, and unencrypted data storage. The system is secure by default due to Verkada’s thoughtfully designed infrastructure and hybrid cloud approach.”
Nick Warr, Head of IT, Bossa Studios Read Full Verkada Review >
System Health Alerts and Free Remote Support
“I can instantly see in the morning if any cameras are offline, and therefore, what do we need to do to try and rectify that. The platform from a management perspective is exceptionally good. We can manage, maintain, and rectify all within Command, no matter where in the world we might be.”
Jason Keen, Global Head of Security Operations, Citrix Read Full Verkada Review >
Share Video Links and Granular Access “Command allows me to set access-rights at a really granular level with users and groups, with audit logs for both cameras and users. For one-off or ad-hoc access to footage, say perhaps with emergency services, it takes literally moments to share a live link via email or SMS.”
Jon Cooper, Facilities and Maintenance Manager, YMCA Trinity Group of the UK Read Full Verkada Review >
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