Hanwha Vision is set to enhance its surveillance capabilities with the introduction of BLAZE VMS, a cutting-edge hybrid Video Management System (VMS). Designed for modern surveillance landscapes, BLAZE prioritizes ease of installation, AI-driven investigations, and efficient management across multiple sites.
This platform is fully integrated with Hanwha Vision’s range of cameras and devices, merging on-premises performance with cloud-based federation and centralized management. The hybrid architecture ensures organizations can manage multiple locations effectively while maintaining secure, centralized access.
Comprehensive Surveillance Ecosystem
BLAZE signifies a crucial shift for Hanwha Vision towards a software-focused, AI-capable platform. Andy Jungwoo Ryu, Chief Strategy & Product Officer at Hanwha Vision, noted, “BLAZE represents a major step in Hanwha Vision’s evolution toward a software-driven, AI-enabled platform. By bringing together AI analytics, hybrid cloud architecture, and seamless device integration, BLAZE strengthens our ability to deliver an end-to-end surveillance ecosystem for customers worldwide.”
This platform is fully integrated with Hanwha Vision’s range of cameras and devices
Supporting a broad array of Hanwha Vision devices—which includes speakers, intercoms, thermal cameras, and Wisenet 9 cameras—BLAZE streamlines system deployment. It automatically detects and optimizes configurations for connected devices, minimizing manual setup and accelerating system installation.
Enhanced Investigation Tools
BLAZE integrates with WiseAI technology from Hanwha to facilitate swift searches of objects and attributes within video archives, aiding rapid investigations. Its Similarity Search function uses AI to track individuals across multiple camera feeds, supporting operators in monitoring movements across extensive sites.
Additionally, BLAZE introduces Semantic Search through AI innovations, allowing users to perform natural language queries. This feature enables detailed searches, such as finding "a person with a face cover and a backpack in the office lobby," thus making investigations faster and more intuitive.
Scaleable Cloud Federation
Built to accommodate scales ranging from single-site setups to extensive distributed environments, BLAZE features a clustered system architecture. This flexibility allows for easy expansion alongside operational demands, ensuring continued performance and resilience.
Via cloud-based federation, BLAZE links various systems into a unified organization
Via cloud-based federation, BLAZE links various systems into a unified organization, facilitating centralized user management and single sign-on capabilities across different sites. Connecting on-premises systems to the secure BLAZE Cloud empowers users with safe remote access, bypassing the need for VPNs or port forwarding.
Streamlined System Management
Ethan Kim, Head of Product - Software Solutions at Hanwha Vision, stated, “Customers want a seamless experience between Hanwha devices and the VMS that is simple to configure, intuitive to use, and easy to manage. BLAZE delivers natural workflows, scalable system architecture, and centralized user control for organizations managing multiple sites without adding operational complexity.”
BLAZE is also offered with dedicated appliances tailored for its operation, coming pre-licensed and ready for immediate implementation. This approach eliminates the need for operating system management, simplifying the installation process for integrators and operators.
Hanwha Vision is expanding its surveillance ecosystem with BLAZE VMS, a next-generation hybrid Video Management System (VMS) designed to simplify system deployment, AI-powered investigations, and multi-site management across modern surveillance environments.
Built as a true Hanwha end-to-end platform, BLAZE integrates seamlessly with Hanwha Vision cameras and devices while combining on-premises system performance with cloud-based federation and centralized user management. The hybrid architecture enables organizations to efficiently manage multiple locations while maintaining secure, centralized access and control.
End-to-end surveillance ecosystem
“BLAZE represents a major step in Hanwha Vision’s evolution toward a software-driven, AI-enabled platform,” said Andy Jungwoo Ryu, Chief Strategy & Product Officer at Hanwha Vision. “By bringing together AI analytics, hybrid cloud architecture, and seamless device integration, BLAZE strengthens our ability to deliver an end-to-end surveillance ecosystem for customers worldwide.”
BLAZE natively supports Hanwha Vision’s expanding portfolio of devices, including speakers, intercoms, thermal cameras, and Wisenet 9 cameras. The system automatically detects connected devices and applies optimized configurations, enabling installers to deploy systems faster with minimal manual setup.
Installers can add and configure cameras in bulk directly within BLAZE, reducing setup time from hours to minutes. Preconfigured default settings across supported camera models further simplify installation and system deployment. By tightly integrating devices and video management software, BLAZE delivers a streamlined surveillance experience from installation through daily operations.
More intuitive investigations
BLAZE works seamlessly with WiseAI from Hanwha cameras to enable fast object and attribute searches across archived videos for rapid investigation. Similarity Search uses AI to match similar sightings of a person across multiple cameras, helping operators quickly trace movement across large sites or multiple locations.
BLAZE AI appliances also introduce Semantic Search, powered by generative AI. Unlike traditional video search tools that rely on predefined attributes such as clothing color or object type, Semantic Search allows operators to use natural language queries to locate events that were previously difficult to find. For example, operators can search for descriptions such as “a person with a face cover and a backpack in the office lobby,” enabling faster and more intuitive investigations.
Cloud-based federation
BLAZE is designed to scale from single-site deployments to multi-site distributed environments. Its clustered architecture enables systems to expand as operational needs grow while maintaining performance and system resilience.
Through cloud-based federation, multiple systems can be connected into a single organization, enabling centralized user management and single sign-on across locations. By linking each site’s on-premises system to the cybersecure BLAZE Cloud, operators, administrators, and technicians gain secure remote access without requiring port forwarding or VPNs.
Operating system management
“Customers want a seamless experience between Hanwha devices and the VMS that is simple to configure, intuitive to use, and easy to manage,” said Ethan Kim, Head of Product - Software Solutions at Hanwha Vision. “BLAZE delivers natural workflows, scalable system architecture, and centralized user control for organizations managing multiple sites without adding operational complexity.”
To further streamline deployment and system management, BLAZE will also be available with purpose-built appliances designed specifically for the platform. These hardened systems come pre-licensed and ready to run out of the box, eliminating operating system management and simplifying installation for integrators and operators.
