It depends on three factors: regulatory requirements, the number of locations you manage, and your budget for upfront hardware vs. ongoing subscriptions. During your free site assessment, a Dzinex engineer will evaluate your specific environment and recommend the architecture that delivers the best performance, compliance posture, and total cost of ownership for your situation. Most mid-size Las Vegas businesses end up on hybrid systems — they get the data control of on-premise with the remote accessibility of cloud.

In most cases, yes. We work with all major camera manufacturers (Axis, Hanwha, Hikvision, Bosch, Verkada, Avigilon) and integrate with leading video management systems (Milestone, Genetec) as well as access control platforms (Lenel, Honeywell, HID). Before replacing any hardware, we assess what can be upgraded or reused, saving you significant capital costs. Camera replacement is only recommended when existing hardware is too outdated to support AI analytics or HD resolution requirements.

Most standard deployments are completed in 2–5 business days for single-site installations, or 2–4 weeks for multi-location enterprise rollouts. We schedule camera installations, cabling work, and system configurations around your business hours — typically evenings and weekends for customer-facing environments. There is no downtime to your operations during deployment. Your system goes live the moment installation is complete.

Every Dzinex surveillance deployment includes cybersecurity hardening as standard — not an add-on. This means: network segmentation (cameras on a dedicated VLAN), firmware patching management, strong credential enforcement, end-to-end AES-256 encryption for all recorded and transmitted footage, and role-based access controls so only authorized personnel can view specific cameras or recordings. Your surveillance system will never be the entry point for a cyberattack.

For cloud-only systems, remote access requires internet connectivity, but recording continues locally on-device or via a bridge NVR — no footage is lost during outages. For on-premise and hybrid systems, all recording and local live viewing operates completely offline during internet outages. You're only without remote access, not surveillance coverage. This is one of the key reasons we often recommend hybrid architecture for business-critical environments.