Vol. 01  ·  Issue 04  ·  The Edge Intelligence Report

The knowledge hub for computer vision in security & operations.

Definitive answers, field case studies, and original research on edge AI and CCTV intelligence — for manufacturing, retail, smart cities, housing, schools, and logistics.

Integration Guide · Edge AI

How to Integrate AI Analytics with Any CCTV System in India

Dr. Vivek Gujar · 25 Jun 2026
Edge AI · Retrofit Playbook

How to Upgrade Existing CCTV Systems With AI Analytics in India

12 min · 24 Jun 2026
Research · Platform Selection

How to Choose the Best AI Camera Platform With Installable AI Apps in India (2026)

14 min · 23 Apr 2026 ·
§ 01 / Latest Insights
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Field-tested writing for buyers, integrators, and the people who run things.

CCTV & AI Design Technical

How IndoAI's Free Planning Tools Are Democratizing CCTV & AI Design

Four free tools at indo.ai/tools — for coverage, camera count, lens selection, and low-light fit

Vivek Gujar·11 min·17 July 2026
Data Governance Technical

DPIA for Facial Recognition and Biometric Cameras: A Practical Template for India

A DPIA for facial recognition is a structured assessment that documents why you are processing faces

Vivek Gujar·16 min·17 July 2026
Data Governance Technical

Video data residency for surveillance: keeping footage in India

Video data residency means storing and processing surveillance footage on infrastructure physically located in India

Vivek Gujar·11 min·14 July 2026
CCTV Compliance Technical

BIS ER-01 / MeitY Essential Requirements: What CCTV Buyers Must Do Now That Enforcement Is Live

Since 1 April 2026, BIS ER-01 compliance is mandatory for every CCTV camera sold in India

Vivek Gujar·12 min·14 July 2026
Regulation Technical

DPDP and CCTV: What You Should Demand From Your AI Camera Vendor

Under India's DPDP Act, CCTV footage is personal data and faces are biometric. The Data Protection Board is live now

Vivek Gujar·16 min·13 July 2026
Comparison Technical

IndoAI vs CP Plus vs Sparsh vs Hikvision (India, 2026): The Layer-vs-Brand Answer

Treat IndoAI vs CP Plus vs Sparsh vs Hikvision as a layered decision, not a brand war.

Vivek Gujar·14 min·03 July 2026
Edge AI Platforms Technical

IndoAI vs Axis Communications in India (2026): Camera or Intelligence Layer?

IndoAI vs Axis is no longer an either-or choice. Axis Communications builds premium network cameras — the capture layer

Vivek Gujar·13 min·02 July 2026
Edge vs Cloud Technical

IndoAI vs Rhombus (India, 2026): edge collaborator, or full-stack cloud?

IndoAI vs Rhombus comes down to two philosophies. Rhombus is a full-stack, cloud-managed platform built around its own cameras and per-camera annual licences.

Vivek Gujar·13 min·Jan 2026
Edge AI Technical

IndoAI vs Verkada in India: why the smartest 2026 choice is a layer, not a rival

IndoAI vs Verkada is not an either-or contest. Verkada is a full-stack, cloud-managed camera platform

Vivek Gujar·13 min·1 July
Small Business Case Study

Cost-Effective AI Video Intelligence for Small Businesses in India

For most Indian small businesses in 2026, the most cost-effective AI CCTV is an edge AI box added to your existing cameras

Vivek Gujar·12 min·25 Jun 2026
Edge AI Technical

AI Edge Box vs NVR in Indian CCTV: Which Architecture Wins in 2026?

For most Indian CCTV upgrades in 2026, the winning architecture is hybrid: keep recording on your existing NVR or VMS

Vivek Gujar·15 min·25 Jun
Real-world BOQ Analysis Technical

Two Indian Cities Priced Their AI Surveillance.

When two Maharashtra municipal corporations built their full Bill of Quantities — covering cameras, AI compute, cloud, storage, power, staffing, compliance risk, and AMC

Vivek Gujar·12 min·22 Jun
Surveillance Planning Technical

Stop Guessing. Start Planning. 8 Free Tools That Change How India Designs Security.

Every wrong camera placement. Every under-provisioned NVR. Every ANPR system that fails in rain

Vivek Gujar·8 min·20 Jun
Railway AI Special Report Case Study

The AI Revolution Indian Railways Cannot Afford to Miss

India runs 13,000+ trains a day. With 23 million daily passengers and ₹2.4 lakh crore budgeted for modernisation

Vivek Gujar·12 min·28 Apr
Warehouse Case Study

Your warehouse is watching. But is it thinking?

How Indian warehouses are moving from passive CCTV to active AI — PPE violations and forklift near-misses, in real time.

Vivek Gujar·14 min·26 Apr
Operations & Compliance Use Case

Seven more dashboards that make your EdgeBox earn its keep.

From crowd counting to smart parking, queue analytics to hygiene compliance — dashboards that pay for themselves.

Vivek Gujar·11 min·25 Apr
Appization Use Case

How Appization AI dashboards prove your EdgeBox is working.

Eight EDGEBENCH-validated AI dashboards, decoded — the proof your edge deployment is actually delivering.

Vivek Gujar·5 min·22 Apr
Surveillance Tech Use Case

Your camera already knows. Does your security system?

Visual intelligence and edge AI are quietly moving the brain from the server rack into the camera itself.

Vivek Gujar·8 min·10 May
Industry Technical

Edge AI cameras transform industrial safety: the technical guide.

How pixel density (PPM) and real-time inference define modern worker safety — beyond passive monitoring.

Vivek Gujar·11 min·09 May
India Retail AI Retail

Footfall analytics for Indian retail: count, track, convert.

Edge AI that turns raw store traffic into revenue intelligence — accurate to ±2%, DPDP-compliant, Made in India.

Vivek Gujar·14 min·06 May
Industrial Safety Industrial

Edge AI cameras for industrial safety: processing at the speed of sight.

Traditional CCTV reviewed footage hours later. Edge AI acts the moment a safety incident begins.

Vivek Gujar·12 min·11 May
Healthcare AI Healthcare

Fall detection AI camera for hospitals & elder care in India.

A patient falling in an unmonitored ward is an emergency, a liability, and a NABH finding — all at once.

Vivek Gujar·12 min·11 May
Deployment Guide Technical

Upgrade existing CCTV to AI in 48 hours.

Turn your current cameras into intelligent assets — no new wiring, no rip-and-replace, no downtime.

Vivek Gujar·9 min·09 May
India Surveillance Industrial

The post-Chinese CCTV era: why India must rethink everything now.

As supply chains realign, India’s surveillance market faces a rare inflection point. What changes now.

Vivek Gujar·14 min·06 May
AI Alerts Technical

CCTV AI alerts and reporting: why response speed matters.

A camera that records is useful for investigation. A camera that alerts while it happens prevents loss.

Vivek Gujar·10 min·04 May
Strategic Use Case

When the camera becomes the IT manager.

IT Service Management’s biggest reinvention in two decades — and the catalyst isn’t software.

Vivek Gujar·8 min·02 May
Enterprise Industrial

The Adaptation of AI Camera in India in 2026

The original article covers consumer smartphone photography — completely misaligned with IndoAI's enterprise B2B camera business.

Vivek Gujar·8 min·26 Mar
Enterprise Security Use Case

5 Reasons Indian Enterprises Are Switching from Traditional CCTV to Edge AI Camera Systems in 2026

Walk into any large Indian manufacturing plant, corporate campus, hospital, or warehouse today and you will find the same thing:>

Vivek Gujar·12 min·28 Mar
Healthcare AI Diagnostics Healthcare

India's AI Diagnostic Revolution: Detecting Disease Before It's Too Late

From AI-assisted tuberculosis screens in rural clinics to cancer biobanks training deep learning models at AIIMS, artificial intelligence is quietly rewriting

Vivek Gujar·9 min·17 Mar
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§ 06 / The Glossary
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