Avigilon Access Control Manager (ACM) vs. Google Cloud Key Management

There are simpler systems out there for card access. The simpler systems are not as granular. There a lot of card access pieces to ACM. ACM also requires a server so if you want a cloud based solution, this is not an option. It's best if you have staff or a local company to support the hardware and software.

Incentivized

Use for most types of cloud SQL services. Excellent modern-day encryption technologies. If a customer wants to manage their keys then Google Cloud Platform is well suited for those people if it matters. Able to divide workloads and pipelines. Customer managed encryption keys support for Data fusion, Data Proc, Cloud SQL, and GKE. We use Cloud EKM: key use operations $0.03 per 10,000 operations for our day to day operations.

Incentivized

• Integrate with burg systems
• Granular for time access
• Flexible with many types of badges

Incentivized

• Option for Customer-Managed Encryption keys for Cloud which very [few] providers do.
• Option to enhance security via Hardware Security Modules.
• Easy control panel and CLI.
• Unified commands to approve or deny key requests.

Incentivized

• How you set up integration with burg systems
• SSO
• Making door double taps easier to set up

Incentivized

• They removed the option for RSA128 bit security so yeah if it matters it a bummer.
• Pipelines are limited and very [few] for the amount you pay.
• General usability and Rapid CI/CD.

Incentivized

Some systems out there are not too granular. They also lacked integration with Google, which we need. With that being said ACM can sometimes make setup too complicated. Double-tap cards for instance take many steps to set up. In other systems it's a one-click setup. ACM is also compatible with Mercury boards. This is a big reason to choose ACM because the boards are not proprietary.

Incentivized

The UI / UX, first of all, is night and day difference. The main attraction after the services were this: It's user friendly. It welcomes new users and properly guides them on what to do and what you can expect. Honestly, I had a very bad experience with Microsoft Azure in 2018, so I think the Google Cloud Key Management service is best for me for now and I may give the new Azure a try later.

Incentivized

• card access can help to limit physical keys
• Less staff to unlock doors for events, because now they are scheduled by one person
• Licensing and installation costs are pricey

Incentivized

• There is no Return of investment in our operations as we use it for KMS.
• The only ROI is that we have a piece of mind while our data is handled by Google.
• Our main objective is being fulfilled and the staff as well as customer are happy.
• Value for money.

Incentivized