Short answer: BlueEye live video monitoring is usually right for your site if it is empty or lightly staffed after hours, has had theft, trespassing or vandalism, or is paying for guards, and if it has cameras that show clear images at night and a reliable internet connection. Answer the seven questions below. The more "yes" answers you have, the stronger the case.
BlueEye combines cameras and video analytics with live monitoring agents who can speak to intruders through on-site speakers and call for help. Turner Security offers it from our Smyrna and Chattanooga offices. This fit check is the same set of questions we work through on a site visit.
1. Is your site empty or lightly staffed after hours?
If yes: that is the window BlueEye is built for. Nights, weekends and holidays are when yards, lots and job sites are most exposed.
If no: a site that is busy around the clock may get more from video analytics alerts sent to staff on site.
2. Have you had theft, trespassing or vandalism in the last year?
If yes: you already know your risk, and those incidents show where cameras and speakers need to go.
If no: look at your neighbors. A nearby business getting hit is a good reason to check your own gaps.
3. Are you paying for security guards, or thinking about it?
If yes: compare the cost. Live video monitoring can replace or reduce on-site guards at many sites, and agents can view multiple cameras across the site instead of walking one route.
If no: monitoring can still be the first line of response you don't have today.
4. Do your cameras show clear images at night?
If yes: BlueEye can often work with the cameras you already have.
If no: fix this first. Agents can only act on what they can see, so dark corners, glare from lot lights or cameras aimed at the sky need to be corrected with better placement, lighting or infrared cameras.
5. Does the site have a reliable internet connection?
If yes: video can reach the monitoring center without delay.
If no: it can usually be solved with a dedicated connection, and remote sites without power or wiring can use a mobile camera system.
6. Who responds right now when something happens at night?
If the answer is "nobody until morning": BlueEye closes that gap. An agent sees the event, speaks to the person and calls police if they don't leave.
If an owner gets a motion alert on their phone: ask how many of those alerts get ignored, and how often anyone is awake to act on them.
7. Do you have more than one location?
If yes: one monitoring service across all sites gives you the same response everywhere. Turner serves multi-site customers across the US and Canada. See our national accounts page.
If no: BlueEye works just as well for a single location.
How to read your answers
- Yes to 1 and 6: you have an unprotected window and no one to act in it. That is the core case for monitoring.
- Yes to 2 or 3: you have a cost today, in losses or guard hours, to compare against.
- No to 4 or 5: fix cameras or connectivity first. We'll tell you if that is the case before quoting monitoring.
Frequently asked questions
Do we have to replace our cameras?
Not always. We check what is installed and replace only cameras that can't give agents a usable picture.
What if we only need monitoring part of the year?
Ask about it. Turner doesn't lock monitoring customers into long-term agreements.
Run the fit check with us
Read more about live video monitoring, or request a free assessment and we'll go through these seven questions on site.
