Meet Eclipse Net Cloud VMS

Eclipse Net vs The Competition

Use any hardware.

With the Eclipse Net Cloud Video and AI Analytics platform, any camera or NVR/DVR can easily be cloud-enabled, eliminating the need for port forwarding. This is in stark contrast to other competitors, where you are limited to using expensive proprietary cameras, which essentially creates a "Hostage-as-a-Service" scenario in the video surveillance industry. Should you decide to switch solutions, your hardware investment would be lost. Additionally, if other VMS solutions decide to increase prices for their annual licenses, as an 'owner', you would either have to pay up or render your cameras useless. On the other hand, with Eclipse Net, you can connect to a wide range of camera brands, including Axis, Hikvision, Vivotek, Hanwha, and more, even if you switch from the Eclipse Net platform. Ultimately, the ability to connect to any hardware is a crucial factor to consider when selecting a video surveillance solution, as it offers greater flexibility, choice, and lower Total Cost of Ownership for customers.

Is cloud storage a secure option for video footage?

With Eclipse Net's Cloud Video and AI Analytics platform, all storage and analytical processing take place in the cloud. This ensures that video recordings are shielded from tampering, theft, or destruction, even if the camera itself is damaged or stolen. This feature proves especially advantageous for businesses or organizations relying on video surveillance as part of their security strategy, as it guarantees the safety and accessibility of valuable evidence. In contrast, other competitors' cloud offerings store video on-premises with storage integrated into each camera. Consequently, if a camera gets damaged or stolen, the video evidence stored on that camera is lost as well.

While other VMS companies grant access to live video via the internet and store lower resolution clips in the cloud, this approach lacks the same level of scalability, reliability, and security found in the comprehensive cloud-based solution offered by Eclipse Net.

Overall, storing video recordings in the cloud provides an additional layer of security and protection for businesses and organizations, particularly in the face of theft, vandalism, or other unforeseen events that could jeopardize the integrity of the video evidence.

Need video retention on demand?

With Eclipse Net’s Pure Cloud Video and AI Analytics platform, customers can choose from a range of storage plans, from 0 to 10 years or more, depending on their specific needs and regulatory requirements.

Note, that a customer is free to choose any quality settings, bitrate, resolution, FPS from the available on a camera.

This provides a high degree of flexibility, as customers can adjust their storage plan at any time to meet changing needs or regulations. In contrast, other competitors require customers to select a storage plan of 30 days to 1 year at the time of camera purchase with fixed quality settings. This lack of flexibility may not meet the specific needs of all customers, particularly those with changing storage requirements or those who want to be able to adjust their storage plan in response to changing regulations.

All captured footage and recordings are securely stored within AWS, utilizing the most advanced durability technology available on the market. This ensures an extraordinary 99.999999999% guarantee of preserving data without any degradation over time. Compared to the local storage provided by an on-premise camera, this level of reliability is unmatched.

Consequently, the total cost of ownership (TCO) for the Eclipse Net cloud platform is significantly reduced. There is no risk of storage degradation, no need for costly expansions of storage or licenses to accommodate changes in requirements, no requirement for additional cloud storage for backup, and no risk of losing valuable evidence due to theft or vandalism of the camera.

Cloud-based Video AI Analytics processing?

With Eclipse Net's Cloud Video and AI Analytics platform, all analytical processing occurs in the cloud, offering substantial advantages over on-premise solutions. The platform's access to the entire cloud ecosystem grants it access to extensive datasets and models.

Our models receive regular bi-weekly updates with freshly trained data, ensuring the highest level of accuracy and relevance. This rigorous process allows our customers to access the latest analytics through their cloud-based accounts.

In contrast, many competitors on-premise solutions are constrained by the processing power and resources available within the cameras themselves. This limitation means they may struggle to support large, intricate analytical models or multiple simultaneous analytics due to the hardware constraints of individual cameras.

Additionally, Eclipse Net's platform is designed to be highly customizable and extendable, enabling customers to integrate third-party analytics tools into the cloud-based solution. This offers even greater flexibility and customization for customers with specific analytical requirements beyond the platform's built-in capabilities.

Overall, leveraging the cloud's power and resources for analytical processing provides significant advantages over on-premise solutions. Eclipse Net's platform fully harnesses these capabilities, delivering potent and highly adaptable analytical tools that enhance the accuracy and precision of surveillance alerts.

The advanced analytics and adaptability of Eclipse Net result in significantly fewer false alarm events, reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO) for both monitoring and alarm stations. Each false alarm event demands additional time and resources from operators, incurring unnecessary expenses. By utilizing Eclipse Net's platform, our customers can minimize the frequency of these false alarms, leading to a more efficient and cost-effective monitoring process.

Is the solution cybersecure?

Cybersecurity stands as a paramount concern for any security video solution, and it must be integrated comprehensively throughout the entire system. All potential attack vectors, including web and mobile end-user interfaces, admin panels, APIs, on-premise hardware, and hardware user interfaces, must be diligently fortified. Among these components, cameras are often the most susceptible to remote attacks within a corporate network. In the case of many VMS competitors, the camera assumes responsibilities for storage, analytics, live viewing, and becomes a central point of vulnerability.

In stark contrast, Eclipse Net has devised a PUSH technology connector, enabling cameras or NVRs to establish direct connections with the cloud while shielding them from internet exposure. Our Pure Cloud Video and AI Analytics platform, hosted on AWS, boasts top-tier cybersecurity measures, ensuring robust protection at every level. Our multi-tenant architecture prioritizes security, leveraging serverless design, independent services, and a meticulous separation of concerns to thwart unauthorized access and limit potential attack surfaces.

Furthermore, we've taken steps to guarantee that high-level integrators lack visibility into customer accounts beneath them, bolstering overall security.

Unlike Eclipse Net, many VMS & video cloud companies have been marred by cybersecurity vulnerabilities, highlighted by a 2021 breach that exposed client data and revealed a backdoor superuser, as reported by IPVM. Such vulnerabilities raise not only privacy and compliance concerns but also significant security risks. While some VMS companies have introduced two-factor authentication as a mitigation measure, the inherent central administration remains a target for potential exploits, necessitating a comprehensive reevaluation of permissions throughout the system.

In summary, cybersecurity is a paramount consideration for video surveillance solutions, especially in sensitive environments like businesses and government facilities. Eclipse Net's platform has been meticulously crafted with a robust cybersecurity focus, providing customers with peace of mind and ensuring their data remains shielded from potential cyber threats.

Is video alarm monitoring included?

The Eclipse Net Platform boasts a robust cloud-based alarm monitoring user interface, offering a multi-camera view and arm/disarm functionality. Eclipse Net seamlessly integrates with prominent alarm stations such as IMMIX and BOLD. Users have the flexibility to employ the Eclipse Net alarm station module alongside the alarm station's analytics, camera analytics, or Eclipse Net's own cloud-based analytics.

With Eclipse Net's cloud-based alarm station, customers gain the capability to monitor multiple remote locations effortlessly, harnessing the expertise of remote operators instead of being confined to specific physical sites with designated cameras. Our platform provides customers with the versatility to either connect their cameras to third-party monitoring stations through integrations or utilize their in-house operators while leveraging the integrated Eclipse Net alarm station. This enhanced flexibility empowers customers to scale their operations efficiently and effectively, all without the need for substantial infrastructure investments or the hiring of additional personnel. The Eclipse Net cloud-based alarm station offers customers a genuinely remote monitoring experience, enhancing both operational efficiency and convenience.

In contrast, other VMS companies offer a subscription to third-party monitoring services on a per-camera basis, with the option to purchase an alarm panel for multi-camera viewing. However, it does not embody a pure cloud concept that seamlessly transitions to a monitoring station web interface.

Unlimited Streaming quality.



With the Eclipse Net Cloud Video and AI Analytics platform, live streams are effortlessly disseminated from the cloud to an unlimited number of users, offering customers the choice to select their preferred quality settings for stream distribution. This level of flexibility and scalability ensures that numerous users can simultaneously access the stream without encountering issues related to bandwidth constraints or compromised video quality.

In contrast, other VMS competitor cameras have limitations, allowing only a restricted number of users to access their online streams. The quality of these streams is also hindered by bandwidth limitations.

Their approach generates a new outbound stream for each new request or video stream, making it efficient for a small user base but posing scalability challenges when multiple users need to access multiple cameras remotely. This bottleneck in ISP bandwidth can result in a suboptimal user experience.

At Eclipse Net, we've implemented a highly scalable solution to address these concerns. Our platform employs a single outbound stream to accommodate multiple users viewing various cameras from remote locations. This approach guarantees that our solution is exceptionally scalable, meeting the demands of businesses of all sizes. By harnessing our cloud-based platform, customers can access their video streams from anywhere without fretting over bandwidth restrictions or scalability obstacles. This feature ensures that Eclipse Net's solution remains accessible and consistently provides a seamless user experience, regardless of the number of users or cameras in use.

In conclusion, the ability to distribute high-quality live streams to an unlimited number of users holds significant importance for many customers, particularly in environments where real-time remote monitoring is crucial. The Eclipse Net platform is purpose-built to offer this level of flexibility and scalability, rendering it an ideal solution for a wide range of applications.

Unlimited storage for cloud archives, clips, and timelapse.



With Eclipse Net's Cloud Video and AI Analytics platform, customers enjoy unrestricted access to cloud archives, clips, and timelapse storage. This translates to the freedom to store as much footage as necessary without concerns about storage space limitations.

In contrast, other VMS competitor storage plans are constrained, requiring customers to make a plan selection at the time of camera purchase. Consequently, they may face storage constraints if their footage storage needs exceed their chosen plan's capacity.

The capability to store an unlimited amount of footage holds significant importance for many customers, particularly those operating in industries subject to regulatory mandates demanding extended video footage retention. Eclipse Net's platform empowers customers to archive as much footage as required for the duration they need, alleviating concerns about storage capacity limitations.

Multi-level delegated administration.



With Eclipse Net's Cloud Video and AI Analytics platform, integrators and dealers gain access to an extensive array of tools and functionalities, empowering them to efficiently manage their diverse client portfolios, implement pricing structures, and establish an unlimited number of sub-integrators and customer accounts within their system.

Our platform has been meticulously crafted with integrators and dealers in mind, offering a flexible and scalable solution that can be tailored to meet the unique requirements of each individual business. This adaptability allows integrators and dealers to either build their business from the ground up, seamlessly transition their existing clientele to the cloud platform, or harness the capabilities of cloud-based video surveillance to foster growth and expansion.

In summary, the capacity to manage a diverse client base, implement pricing strategies, and create an extensive network of sub-integrators and customers holds paramount importance for many integrators and dealers, especially those seeking business growth and expansion opportunities. Eclipse Net's platform equips integrators and dealers with these vital features, granting them enhanced flexibility and control over their business development endeavors.

Co-branding options.

The Eclipse Net Cloud Video and AI Analytics platform presents integrators and dealers with the opportunity for co-branding, allowing them to personalize the platform with their own branding and logo. This feature creates a distinctive avenue for integrators and dealers to either enter new markets or expand their existing business verticals, safeguard and bolster their brand identity, enhance visibility, and set themselves apart from competitors.

In contrast, other VMS competitors do not provide co-branding options, limiting integrators and dealers' ability to tailor the platform to their specific requirements and preferences. For many integrators, dealers, and larger clients, the capacity to co-brand the platform holds significant importance. It can contribute to brand establishment, bolster customer loyalty, and yield long-term revenue growth.