Genetec Inc. has announced that SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park have unified their physical security operations using Genetec Security Center.
Home to the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, SoFi Stadium is a the premier sports and entertainment destination located at Hollywood Park.
The stadium has established itself as a world-class venue, hosting concerts and global sporting events while consistently ranking among the top venues in the world.
To support events of this scale, the organization said that it standardized on Security Center to unify video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) and other physical security systems in the 3.1 million-square-foot venue and across the 300-acre Hollywood Park development.
Operators manage more than 3,000 cameras, 700 readers and numerous other systems and sensors from three security control rooms, helping teams maintain situational awareness while streamlining day-to-day operations.
Since deploying Security Center, the SoFi Stadium IT team explained that it has a reliable, scalable and cybersecure platform that runs on an isolated network and connects back to centralized servers.
During big events, they support security operations by monitoring system performance from the Network Operations Center, ensuring everything is working as it should.
The company highlighted that this allows security teams to handle daily tasks with ease, while IT keeps systems running smoothly on the backend.
“Genetec Security Center has improved our response time efficiency by giving us all the information we need in one platform.
“We’re able to understand what’s happening and make decisions quickly,” said Nick Bermensolo, Vice President of Security and Safety at SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park.
Paul Maldonado, Vice President of IT Infrastructure and Operations at SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park commented: “The Genetec team doesn’t just understand physical security systems, but IT systems too.
“With their help, we’ve been able to deploy a reliable and high-performing security platform at scale.
He continued: “Genetec has really helped us establish a technology standard.
“Security Center is reliable and cybersecure, integrates well with our network and reduces overhead for both IT and security.
“That’s the type of technology we want to continue implementing across our business,” Maldonado concluded.
Looking ahead, the organization said that both teams are focused on getting more value out of Security Center, exploring AI-based tools and more automation.
They know they have a flexible, scalable platform that can support evolving cybersecurity and network requirements.