Our Mission
"To make VMS and analytics simple, affordable and sustainable"
What we do
Video Management Servers Co. supplies a rationalised, value-engineered range of servers optimised for video management and analytics applications. These are available to purchase new, 'renewed' at half price, or through our unique, MOSS™ (Managed On Site Server) subscription.
Our purpose is to make video management systems more affordable, increasing their use in CCTV, security, and site management applications.
How we support our customers:
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Affordable servers optimised for VMS and analytics
VMS Co. supplies servers optimised for video management and analytics applications. These are available to buy new, half-price 'renewed' or through our MOSS™ (Managed On-Site Server) subscription.
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MOSS™ subscription service
VMS Co.’s unique, MOSS™ subscription service delivers optimised video management and analytics servers to your site. These are owned, managed, maintained and warrantied by VMS Co. within the maintenance subscription fee.
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Rationalised product range for simple selection
VMS Co.’s product range is rationalised to help make selecting the right servers simple and easy.
Our services include:
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Reducing network failure points and streaming costs
VMS Co.’s MOSS™ subscription, deploying servers on-site, addresses critical Cloud VMS limitations, including removing multiple points of system failure; reducing video streaming costs to the Cloud; and reducing risk from hacking.
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UK technical and project support from VMS and IT experts
VMS Co. provides UK technical and project support from industry experts, including warrantied, Next Business Day, engineer-driven support for new, renewed and MOSS™ options of up to 7 years.
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End-of-Life replacement and mid-term upgrades
VMS Co. provides End-of-Life (EOL) replacements and simple, MIGRATE hardware upgrade options for when a server reaches EOL, or if the VMS system expands mid-term and requires a different hardware specification.
Benefits to your business include:
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MOSS™ is a maintenance subscription fee and Operational Expenditure
VMS Co.’s MOSS™ subscription service is an Operational Expenditure not a Capital Expenditure. Because VMS Co. retains ownership of the MOSS™ server hardware it is also designated a maintenance subscription fee.
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Wide VMS brand compatibility
ContactVMS Co. servers work with all leading, open-platform VMS and Analytics brands. Contact VMS Co about your project.
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Sustainable and carbon-neutral
VMS Co.’s MOSS™ subscription and renewed server options are a low carbon solution. Our MOSS™ subscription and renewed servers are designed to help your company boost its own sustainability credentials.
Why MOSS™ and where it fits in
The MOSS™ subscription service sits between purchasing a server or using a Cloud service. MOSS™ has many of the benefits of a Cloud service, including affordable, monthly subscription payments; managed servers; upgrade capability; full warranties and comprehensive technical support. However, unlike Cloud, video streaming and broadband costs are kept low, on a local server, and there is less dependence on unreliable broadband or WAN networks.
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Subscription |
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Subscription |
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Budget |
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CapEx |
OpEx |
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Managed server? |
VMS Co. |
Integrator |
Datacentre |
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Server owner |
VMS Co. |
Integrator |
Datacentre |
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System expansion* |
Subscription |
Additional server |
Subscription |
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Secure access** |
Local/Remote |
Local/Remote |
Remote only |
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Simple configuration |
Local/Remote |
Local/Remote |
Remote only |
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Failure modes |
Low |
Low |
High |
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Streaming cost |
Low |
Low |
High |
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Bandwidth cost |
Low |
Low |
High |
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Mission critical |
Proven |
Proven |
Unproven |
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Warranty |
VMS Co. |
Manufacturer |
Datacentre |
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SLA |
Flexible |
NBD |
Datacentre |
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Power consumption |
Local |
Local |
Remote |
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Failover resilience |
VMS dependent |
VMS dependent |
Provider |
*MOSS™ allows mid-term system upgrades for site expansion.
**Many high security applications allow no remote access so local servers are the only option.
Further benefits of MOSS™ include:
Keep cash in your business
Keep cash in your business with our MOSS™ Managed Server on Site service. It is a simple, monthly subscription for a fully managed, maintained and warrantied server, deployed at your site.
Reduce cost of entry of VMS
Our MOSS™ subscription service is designed to reduce the cost of using optimised VMS and VA servers, making them more affordable and less onerous to support. We support them for you!
Reduce video streaming costs
VMS Co.'s MOSS™ service and on-site server approach removes expensive broadband costs by streaming video to a local server instead of across a broadband network to the cloud. However, the server is managed, maintained and warrantied by VMS Co. like a cloud server, removing the need to rely on erratic broadband or network connections.
Stay within the Operational Expenditure budget
Our unique MOSS™ subscription service is designated a ‘maintenance' fee keeping server and PC costs within the Operational Expenditure budget of a business.
We fit and you forget!
Our MOSS™ service includes delivering the VMS server to site with storage HDDs and supporting and maintaining it thereafter, to an agreed SLA, typically with a 7-year warranty. This saves installation and support time for our customers.
Managed server continuity
When a MOSS™ server reaches end of life (EOL), we replace it as part of our service. We also offer a ‘VMS software transfer’ service, moving the VMS software from the original server to its replacement. This gives continuity of site operation, without the installer or integrator even needing to attend site!
MIGRATE - upgrade flexibility
If a site CCTV system expands and the original server is no longer optimal, such as if more cameras are added to the system, MIGRATE is a service offered by VMS Co. to allow for this to happen seamlessly. The site can scale up with the additional servers it needs, or the original site servers can be replaced with higher specification upgrades. That is the flexibility of MOSS™.
Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
VMS Co. offers a next business day (NBD) SLA as standard, however, we have a 4-hour call out option for mission-critical applications through to a lower cost, 3-day call out – flexibility for all applications - all warrantied for up to 7 years.
Warrantied by Video Management Servers
VMS Co.'s MOSS™ servers and renewed servers are warrantied for up to 7 years. Our new server option comes with the manufacturer’s warranty, with ‘next business day’ onsite support or optional ‘4-hour’ call out.
Sustainability
Did you know our MOSS™ service and renewed server options can contribute to your own company's sustainability and carbon neutral policy. Contact us for more information.
Working with leading brands
VMS Co. works with many leading server and PC brands to bring you our high-performance, optimised, VMS and Analytics hardware solutions. Buy new, renewed or use our MOSS™ subscription.
