All about Accessia Cloud Converter

Enterprises are now all in on the security, scalability, and simplicity benefits that the cloud delivers across all areas of their business.  
 
When it comes to physical security, the benefits continue to be widely understood, and the appetite is clearly there, so what’s holding organizations back from cloud migration? Why are so many enterprises still using on-premise access control? The reason we hear time and again is that the barrier to entry for cloud migration is simply too high.  
 

And it’s not simply a cost barrier. It’s the disruption, downtime and sheer inconvenience of getting cloud connected. There are readers to be replaced, wiring and ‘cans’ to be ripped out, databases to migrate, credentials to redeploy, and a whole lot of logistical and administrative pain to get to the cloud. And of course, that’s not to mention the reluctance to endure any downtime, of which there is inevitably plenty with full rip and replacements taking weeks, if not months.  
 
This is the headache that Accessia has solved with its Cloud Converter. With a simple node blade replacement, a site-wide cloud migration can happen within a couple of hours, and the legacy on-premise access control deployment is given a new lease on life from all the features of Accessia’s cloud physical security platform, while keeping all other system components, readers, and wiring.

These cloud features include: 

- Automatic platform, controller, and reader updates 
- Expert support 
- Unlimited users and credentials
- Seamless integrations 
- Remote management
- A single pane for unlimited multiple sites 
- Easy onboarding 
- Intuitive reporting 

All of which: 
-  Helps save organizations money that would otherwise be spent on maintaining and supporting a legacy system 
- Saves time and reduces vulnerabilities with updates being applied automatically 
- Lowers administrative burden with endless integrations to reduce repetitive work - Reduces training required 
- Delivers more value with integrations into an existing tech stack and unlimited scalability to help future proof the deployment.
 
So how does the Accessia Cloud Converter work? It’s simple, in the case of an S2 NetBox switchover, we import the S2 database containing nodes, portals, and users, then visit a customer’s site(s) to swap existing S2 node blades out for Accessia node blades. And that’s it. All existing wiring, enclosures, readers, and credentials stay in place - the swap is all done within a couple of hours. No headache, no fuss, no hassle.  

The Accessia Cloud Converter is your organization’s shortcut to the cloud. Find out more here and, if you’re heading to ISCW later this month, drop by booth 5040 for a demo. 
 
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