viso.ai x Intel: Pushing Computer Vision Forward at the Edge

Enterprises today can gain a competitive edge by leveraging computer vision infrastructure. While the technology is mature, organizations face challenges in fully utilizing its value due to complexities in developing, deploying, and managing AI applications. The partnership between Viso.ai and Intel is overcoming these obstacles with a unified, cloud-based platform designed to empower organizations with the capabilities of computer vision.

The Viso Suite streamlines the ML lifecycle, enabling organizations to realize value from their computer applications in just three days. However, deploying applications on cutting-edge hardware is a crucial step in the ML lifecycle.

In this article, we explore the collaboration between Viso.ai and Intel within the Intel® Partner Alliance Edge Accelerator and AI Accelerator initiatives. We delve into the benefits of our partnership and how they enhance organizational capabilities.

Benefits of the Partnership for Organizations

Transitioning from AI model development to deployment can be challenging for enterprises. The viso.ai x Intel partnership addresses this complexity by offering a comprehensive solution for bringing enterprise computer vision systems to life.

About us: We are the creators of Viso Suite, an end-to-end computer vision infrastructure for enterprises. With Viso Suite, ML teams can simplify the entire intelligent application lifecycle in a unified interface, eliminating the need for multiple point solutions. To learn more about Viso Suite, schedule a demo with our team.

Viso Suite
Viso Suite: the only end-to-end computer vision platform

Let’s explore how our partnership supports organizations in their computer vision initiatives and the advantages they gain:

Optimized Model Deployment with OpenVINO

The Intel Distribution of the OpenVINO toolkit simplifies computer vision model deployment within Viso Suite. This ensures high performance and scalability by optimizing deep learning model efficiency on Intel hardware.

Viso Suite offers end-to-end computer vision infrastructure with OpenVINO’s capabilities, allowing ML teams to choose pre-trained, optimized AI inference models.

Object detection with OpenVINO and Viso Suite applied to the restaurant industry
Object detection with OpenVINO and Viso Suite applied to the restaurant industry

Advantage: Viso Suite supports various digital cameras, such as surveillance cameras, CCTV cameras, and webcams, for real-time processing, streamlining operations for ML teams.

Benefit: This integration reduces complexity and time required to make AI applications operational.

Enhanced Performance and Efficiency with Intel Processors

Intel processors, including Intel Xeon Scalable processors and Intel Movidius VPUs, provide the computational power needed for real-time data processing and analysis, ensuring peak performance.

Advantage: Viso Suite integrates and scales Vision Processing Unit (VPU) technologies for on-device AI inference applications, enhancing cost and performance.

VPU technology powers smart systems with deep neural networks and computer vision-based applications, ideal for enterprises deploying AI at the edge.

Intel Movidius VPU, useful for running computer vision applications at the edge
Intel Movidius VPU, useful for processing data from computer vision systems at the edge – source.

Benefit: Intel processors optimize efficiency and performance for AI applications, ensuring reliable smart systems.

Heterogeneous Computing Support

Heterogeneous processing allows organizations to leverage various Intel processors simultaneously, distributing AI workloads efficiently for effective system operation.

Benefit: This capability enables organizations to run their smart systems effectively and reliably, reducing operational time.

Real-Time Edge Processing

Organizations requiring immediate data processing and decision-making, such as in intelligent video analytics and security applications, benefit from Viso Suite’s utilization of Intel’s edge computing capabilities for real-time processing at the data source.

Benefit: This approach minimizes latency and enhances AI vision application responsiveness.

Robust Security and Reliability

Intel hardware offers advanced security features for data protection and reliability, ensuring the smooth operation of computer vision and AI applications in any environment.

Viso Suite:

  • Is ISO 27001 compliant
  • Is built on AWS with rigorous security standards
  • Implements automated testing and continuous monitoring technologies
  • Utilizes multi-layered security with various safeguards
  • Provides a Dedicated Virtual Private Cloud for each Enterprise customer
  • Employs military-grade encryption
  • Enables extensive logging and monitoring of system and application events

Benefit: Organizations can trust in the security and protection of their data against cyber threats.

Safeguarding data with Viso Suite
Learn more about Viso Suite data security

Viso.ai x Intel for Real-World Computer Vision Solutions

Let’s consider how a construction company could leverage Viso Suite and Intel hardware for safety monitoring on a worksite.

Construction

Construction companies need to track individuals’ movements on worksites to ensure compliance with safety regulations. Implementing a smart tracking system with computer vision at the edge can help monitor worker movement in real time. Viso Suite can be deployed on various Intel hardware across a worksite for this purpose.

A smart computer vision system can identify unauthorized access to restricted areas and alert the site manager and workers instantly. It can also generate reports on worker movements for data-driven insights.

Explore our applications page for more on computer vision tasks across industries.

People and machinery detection with computer vision AI
People and machinery detection with computer vision AI

What’s Next with viso.ai x Intel?

In our next article, we will showcase how a large restaurant organization benefited from our partnership, experiencing cost savings and improved productivity. We will guide you through the application lifecycle, demonstrating the value of Viso Suite and Intel hardware for developing, deploying, and managing computer vision applications.

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We offer demos of Viso Suite to enterprise teams upon request. To discover the capabilities of our end-to-end computer vision platform and explore Viso Suite, reach out to our team of experts.