Funlab centrally manage 800 IP cameras with CMS and reduced storage use by 89.4% through Active Backup for Business

Funlab has been growing dramatically in the past few years and is eager to embrace digital transformation to streamline operations and remain competitive. There were three main obstacles however faced by Funlab prior to deploying Synology NAS. First of all, accessing files remotely, sharing them, and synchronization were not possible on the existing DAS infrastructure. Secondly, the virtual machine solutions that were used by Funlab to run applications such as point of sales systems, bowling software, and arcade apps, often crashed, had database issues, and lacked version control. To make matters worse, the analog CCTV DVR that Funlab was using didn't allow remote viewing and centralised management. It also only worked with a specific type of camera.

After learning about Synology's solutions, Funlab deployed RS3614xs and 38 RS3617RPxs units to each of the venues that they operated to consolidate file management, backup tasks, and video surveillance all onto Synology NAS.

 

 

As Funlab runs its Active Directory, network/wifi controller, database servers, eftpos server, door access system, and other monitoring systems on 2 VMware ESXi servers at the HQ, the data and configurations take up 34.9TB on the 2 servers. Synology Active Backup for Business features global deduplication and Changed Block Tracking (CBT) technology, allowing Funlab to reduce the amount of space needed for backups down to 3.7TB.

 

 

With Funlab's POS, arcade, bowling, and debit machine software now running on Synology's Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), Funlab is now able to centralize multiple virtual machines in one single console, more delicately control the versioning of each virtual machine, and use Synology VMM as the hypervisor for other virtualization purposes in case their VMware ESXi servers are down.

 

Surveillance Station solves problems Funlab has been struggling with the traditional CCTV analog challenges: camera compatibility and remote monitoring. Each Funlab venue runs 18-25 cameras, and with Surveillance Station, not only is Funlab able to quickly deploy new ones as needed but monitor them from anywhere. Surveillance Station also allows them to centralize and easily back up recordings.