--- title: Cloud Video Surveillance & Access Control in Houston | DSC description: DSC deploys cloud-hosted video surveillance and access control for commercial facilities in Houston, managed from a browser or phone with no on-site servers. image: https://www.thinkdsc.com/hubfs/dsc%20social%20share%20image-1.png --- [Skip to the main content.](https://www.thinkdsc.com/cloud-security#main-content) - [  Houston Office - (713) 464-8407](tel:7134648407) [![DSC Primary Logo Horizontal WTE](https://www.thinkdsc.com/hubfs/DSC%20Primary%20Logo%20Horizontal%20WTE.svg "DSC Primary Logo Horizontal WTE")](https://www.thinkdsc.com/?hsLang=en) [![DSC Primary Logo Horizontal](https://www.thinkdsc.com/hubfs/DSC%20Primary%20Logo%20Horizontal.svg "DSC Primary Logo Horizontal")](https://www.thinkdsc.com/?hsLang=en) - [Solutions & Services](https://www.thinkdsc.com/primary-services) - [Service, Maintenance & Inspections](https://www.thinkdsc.com/services) - [Service, Maintenance & Inspections](https://www.thinkdsc.com/services) - 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Maintaining this infrastructure creates a heavy burden on IT departments, requiring constant software patches, server replacements, and manual backups to ensure data is safe. DSC modernizes your security infrastructure by moving the "intelligence" to the cloud. We deploy hosted [video](https://www.thinkdsc.com/video-surveillance?hsLang=en) and [access control](https://www.thinkdsc.com/access-control?hsLang=en) solutions that allow you to manage your entire facility—or a fleet of facilities—from a secure web browser or mobile app. By eliminating the need for local recorders and servers, we reduce your hardware footprint, lower energy costs, and give your team the freedom to monitor operations from anywhere.   ![confident it professional with a reassuring expression](https://www.thinkdsc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/confident%20IT%20professional.png?width=400&height=600&name=confident%20IT%20professional.png) ## Cloud Capabilities We deploy scalable, server-less solutions that streamline your operations and reduce your reliance on local IT infrastructure. - Hosted Video Surveillance (VSaaS) Stop managing hard drives and worrying about recorder failure. Our cloud video solutions store your footage securely off-site (or in a hybrid cloud edge-device), ensuring evidence is protected even if the camera is damaged. You gain instant access to live streams and recorded archives from any smartphone or tablet, allowing managers to visually verify alarms or check operational workflows without driving to the facility. - Mobile-First Access Control Managing employee access shouldn't require a dedicated PC in a server closet. Our cloud-based access control systems allow you to add users, issue mobile credentials, and revoke keycards instantly from your phone. Whether you need to unlock a door remotely for a vendor or audit entry logs for a specific department, you have total control of your building’s perimeter in the palm of your hand. - Enterprise Scalability & Health Content Cloud systems are built to grow. Whether you manage one building or fifty, you view them all through a single "pane of glass" dashboard—no more logging into separate systems for each location. Furthermore, cloud platforms receive automatic "over-the-air" firmware and cybersecurity updates, ensuring your system is always defended against the latest threats without requiring a technician to roll a truck. Monitoring Services DSC provides 24/7 system monitoring for video, audio, and alert systems to supplement your on-site solutions. [Learn More](https://www.thinkdsc.com/system-monitoring?hsLang=en) ![security monitoring center-1-1](https://www.thinkdsc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/chub_backup/security%20monitoring%20center-1-1.png?width=400&height=400&name=security%20monitoring%20center-1-1.png) Maintenance Agreements Preventative maintenance agreements, service agreements, and record keeping in Building Reports. 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