DropCam Is Making Security Inexpensive

· By Jake Nolan · Security Industry & Product News

Updated April 26, 2018

DropCam Is Making Security Inexpensive

If you are like me, you are probably intimidated by things that you don’t understand, even though you don’t want to admit it. You also probably want to save as much money as possible while operating your business. To the average person, everything that goes into setting up a security system can be pretty intimidating. There is so much setup required for the cameras, the software, the security company, the list goes on and on.

Greg Duffy had a great idea one day when he was trying to figure out a way to see which dog in his neighborhood was doing its business on his lawn. He realized how difficult security camera setups were and wanted to create something that was super easy to install and use. He and his buddy Aamir Virani got to work on making this vision come to life.

With DropCam’s new technology you can get a really nice surveillance system for not a lot of money. Not only that, but there is basically no setup involved at all. The cameras are completely plug-and-play, and they are ready to go right after you plug them in and connect them to your Wi-Fi.

The idea and the products are so good that they are going to be used by Google’s Nest Labs after making a $555 million dollar deal. It is now looking like DropCam is going to dominate the security camera market after making this big move.

Not only are the cameras easy to set up and use, but they come with a ton of really great features. One awesome thing is that they can be controlled and monitored from any location, no matter where you are in the world. You can sign up for a subscription, and this lets you record all the video to the cloud and access it any time you want to with your password. You can view it on computers, tablets, smartphones, basically whatever you have.

dropcamThe cameras also have night vision and are built in. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Although this sounds like one of the best options for surveillance, there are a few things that you should think about before you dive in. Unlike other security systems, these cameras are not monitored by a security company that could easily and quickly call the cops for you if something bad is going on. There is also no alarm attached to the system to alert the authorities if there is a breakin, so you’d have to get that handled separately.

Even if you don’t go this route for your main surveillance system, it is a really great idea to use security cameras as a way to keep an eye on employees, or even use them in a retail setting to learn more about your customers and what sections of your store they visit most. Learning more about your customers means better business tactics and more money.

No matter what you use them for, it is clear that DropCam can be very useful in almost any setting. Even Google thinks so.

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