Cloud Lift and Shift
Centralize XProtect Management and SQL
🏬A Retail Example
The Problem
🏪 Before — 480 stores each host a stand-alone XProtect Pro+ server (Management + Recorder) to avoid WAN latency.
Different locations are on different versions of XProtect.
Some locations also require infrastructure updates.
🤹♂️ Pain — corporate security juggles 480 consoles, duplicate patch cycles, and inconsistent user roles; travel costs soar any time a store needs re-config.
☁️ Strategy — stand up a single XProtect Corporate Management + SQL instance in AWS, keep every store’s Recorder on-prem for local video capture.
The Solution
🚀 XPort in action
API lift of cameras, roles, views, analytics rules from each store into the cloud Management server—no manual exports.
Live repoint of on-prem Recorders to the new cloud endpoint during a short maintenance window; recording never stops.
ID and bookmark preservation keep historic clips addressable, even though the media remains on local disks.
🔑 Results
One pane of glass for 15,000+ cameras—operators search, bookmark, and dispatch from HQ or home.
70 % IT labor savings: one patch window, one license pool, zero flights to reboot a store PC.
Enhanced cyber posture: All policies, AD rights, and audit logs are enforced centrally; edge sites store only video, not credentials.
XPort Workflow recipe
🌵 Legacy “e-code” islands running Professional/Enterprise/Express 2014-2016
E-code → C-code + Move Recorders, Keep Footage
🏚️ Old C-code versions (2017-2020) plus server refresh
Move Recorders, Keep Footage
⚡ “Hot” sites already on 2024+ but want instant lift to the cloud Management tier
Move Recorders, Keep Footage
🧹 Cleanup & cost-trim for stores with too many little servers
Upgrade Everything, All at Once
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