Reimagining Law
Enforcement and the Cloud
The trusted, CJIS-capable cloud platform,
designed for the storage and archive of law
enforcement and surveillance video footage.
Microsoft has unlocked the
cloud for law enforcement.
The Microsoft Cloud for Government meets the
FBI’s Criminal Justice Information System’s (CJIS)
Security Policy for cloud for storage and
accessing of police video. Now the cloud is a
viable option for all law enforcement agencies. In
fact, we are so sure of our CJIS-capable cloud that
we are the first and only provider to put our
commitment in writing.1
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"As it relates to CJIS, we
will contractually
commit and sign the
FBI CJIS security
addendum…”
Stuart McKee, CTO
Microsoft
http://www.govtech.com/local/Microsoft-Ante-Ups-against-Google-as-Californias-Tech-Provider.html
Now is the time to capitalize on current trends and
take control of your data.
The speed of information is driving change. Law enforcement is focused on the safety
of its communities, citizens and officers, on preventing crime, protecting citizens, and
solving investigations. As we have seen recently, news and
information around crime and investigations can rush
through social media channels and 24 hour televised
cycles, driving change at an extremely rapid pace. Spurred
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by national current events, citizens, law makers and police
In 2013 one quarter of
themselves are calling for officers to wear on-officer video
police departments
cameras.
reported the use of
The Oakland Police Department has already deployed over
body-worn cameras
600 body-worn cameras2. Other major cities such as St.
Louis, New York and Washington, D.C. are implementing pilot programs requiring usage
of these devices. Pressure to increase video usage has even been addressed by The White
25%
House, which has publicly shown its support for making wearable video cameras available to
police. 3
It adds up. This new on-person video push, in addition to large amounts of video already
being utilized in police cars, stations, as well as surveillance cameras, all adds up to really,
really big data. Problems arise with security, proper storage, and usability. On top of it
all, law enforcement officials are working with tighter budgets than ever before, and
storing these vast amounts of data in a cost effective manner has proven challenging to
say the least. Where do you store it, and how do you pay for it with diminishing budgets?
Show your commitment to security. You can hold yourself to a higher standard,
although FBI rules do not currently apply to locally collected data. Applying the same
standards to your data as are required by CJIS shows your commitment to protecting and
serving your communities.
As police capture, storage, and use of video data rises, so do Microsoft’s efforts to be
the best and most compliant answer to run mission critical solutions and store and
manage data.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141218/08520629477/oakland-pd-body-cams-help-cut-policeinvolved-shootings-8-year-to-zero-last-18-months.shtml
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http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/12/02/who-uses-police-body-cameras-and-whathappens-when-they-do
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A law enforcement story, reimagined with the
cloud.
Responsive, Productive, Effective. Law enforcement wants to be quick to respond, and
effective in monitoring city streets, and protect citizens and officers. Video capture can
play a critical role in solving ongoing crimes, telling an unbiased story, and providing a
crucial safeguard to citizens and officers.4
With approximately 1900 sworn officers, over 20 patrol
stations, The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
faces challenges in managing a police force that patrols the
largest county in the United States, and has over two hundred
cars on the road in any given day. In addition to simplifying
their IT infrastructure with the cloud, and increasing the
mobility of officers to help increase public safety, this county’s
law enforcement leadership needs to manage and secure
critical data, such as in car and on person video feed and
surveillance footage.
Officer worn cameras
reduced the rate of
use-of-force incidents
by 59 percent and an
87% reduction in
complaints. 4
-Rialto, CA Police
Department Study
They need an end to end, full solution that can scale with them for the future and can
manage ever increasing volumes of data. Cameras in patrol cars are getting smarter, and
recording more video. Current trends tell us that on-body cameras will be on almost
every officer in the near future. On top of that, surveillance cameras use is growing. They
are being used where people aren’t; in stations, in the air, and on the streets. The large
data storage requirements will just continue to get bigger.5
https://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.hipchat.com/33/3817/rc4wgppgd39lrns/130408 Rialto AXON Flex
Cambridge Study.pdf
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http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/government/blogs/a-mobile-first-cloud-first-approach-for-governments-office365-azure-and-now-dynamics-crm/default.aspx?postID=482&aID=74
How big is big? An article from USA Today gives some perspective, stating that a year's
worth of video from a single officer's body camera will include about a terabyte of data.
“With roughly 765,000 full-time state and local law enforcement officers in the United
States, along with their dash-cams and other video systems, that's a huge data
requirement.” 6
That is huge. For San Bernardino, this means about 2000
Terabytes per year of data storage. With video in police
vehicles, in interrogation rooms, surveillance feeds, and soon
on-person, the volume of data is larger than an in-house server
or IT team can manage. With so much video to be collected,
how can they make sure their data is stored and managed
securely and cost effectively?
After researching the options, The San Bernardino County
Sheriff’s Department has found a secure and scalable end to
end solution that will accommodate their growing data storage
and archive needs: The Microsoft Cloud for Government.7
Let’s see what Microsoft could do for you.
“…we saw that
Microsoft had
really done its
research, and they
had worked with
CJIS and CLETS to
address the
regulatory issues
that affect us.”
Ted Byerly San
Bernardino Police
Department
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/10/22/police-body-cameras-privacy-cloudcolumn/17744917/
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http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-Office-365-ProPlus/San-Bernardino-County-Sheriff-sDepartment/Sheriff-s-Department-Enhances-Mobility-Improves-Public-Safety-with-CloudServices/710000004357
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Uncomplicate Big Data with the Microsoft
Cloud for Government
Our solution provides a secure, scalable, and cost effective
option that takes full advantage of a secure cloud.
It is Secure: Our encrypted and CJIS-capable solution allows
transparent use of operational controls validated by third party
auditors that conform to CJIS. Offering an environment
physically-isolated from our public cloud, our datacenters are
constructed in areas designed to support business continuity
scenarios. Further, we require that our government cloud is
operated by U.S. citizens and we adhere to a broader set of
security and privacy policies to protect customer data.
“...Microsoft’s
direct commitment
to CJIS has clearly
differentiated them
as the leading cloud
services provider
and making them
the ideal solution
for [us].”
Ted Byerly, San
Bernardino Police
Department
It is Scalable: This dynamic platform for solutions and storage
accommodate significant data growth (including unstructured
data like videos) with continuous application availability and
scalability. We design with flexibility in mind, knowing that some entities will look for
hybrid solutions that allow them to store more sensitive data in an on-premises
datacenter and less sensitive information in the cloud. As part of this flexibility, agencies
can scale their services as their needs change, all without having to sacrifice compliance
with their regulatory obligations.
It is Cost effective: Our solution allows you to free up resources for other missions:
reduce management and operational costs while delivering new services that reflect
changing citizen needs by repurposing your existing local resources. Pay-as-you-go
pricing enables cost predictability and allows you to change capital expenditures into
predictable operating expenses.
Microsoft has YOUR solution.
It’s all about you. With the expanded preview of One Cloud for Government, many of
our Justice and Public Safety customers and partners are already building new solutions
on our platform. Keeping in mind that Microsoft chooses only the best, brightest and
most reliable partners, together we design with flexibility in mind, knowing that each
organization needs something distinct. As part of this flexibility, agencies can scale their
services as their needs change, all without having to sacrifice compliance with their
regulatory obligations.
Use one of these solutions, or let us help you create your own.
VIEVU, a leading designer and provider of wearable cameras for law enforcement
personnel, is developing a secure storage system on Azure Government cloud to help
police departments capture and archive video evidence gathered during a police officer’s
daily routine. Again, because Microsoft’s solution is CJIS-capable, police departments will
be able to use the cloud to view, modify, and share video data more easily with a
convenient on-demand solution capable of meeting regulatory requirements.
NC4, an organization focused on improving public safety and security, will deliver its NC4
Street Smart and NC4 Signal solutions on the Azure Government cloud. A set of crimefighting tools that provide officers with on-demand access to crime data while patrolling
the city’s streets, NC4 Street Smart and NC4 Signal will use information in the cloud to
help law enforcement more quickly and accurately pinpoint patterns, locate offenders,
and gather insight for investigations. By building on the Azure Government cloud,
agencies using NC4’s solutions will be able to increase situational awareness and better
prevent crime while complying with CJIS obligations.
GENETEC, the makers of AutoVu, the automatic license plate recognition system of
Security Center, a unified security platform, provides officers the most accurate and
reliable ALPR system in the industry, ensuring that thousands of plates can be read
effortlessly during each shift.
Get started today.
With Microsoft’s cost-effective cloud platform, you can reimagine mobility, gain greater
agility, and drive the innovation that helps create a positive experience for your citizens.
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