Modernizing Security & Surveillance with ZoneMinder and NETINT VPUs
Voices of Video with Isaac Connor from NETINT, hosted by Mark Donnigan
Security and surveillance systems are changing fast, driven by higher camera counts, new codecs like HEVC and AV1, AI-based detection, and growing pressure to reduce power and infrastructure costs.
In this Voices of Video episode, Mark Donnigan speaks with Isaac Connor, longtime ZoneMinder developer and newly joined NETINT Technologies engineer, about how open-source video management, high-density decoding, and purpose-built VPUs can modernize CCTV and VMS architectures.
The conversation explores ZoneMinder’s evolution from an open-source CCTV project into a flexible platform for security, surveillance, research, and custom video workflows. Isaac explains why many surveillance deployments still rely on legacy servers, CPU-heavy decode paths, and installer-driven architectures, and how NETINT VPUs can help unlock real-time AI, AV1 encoding, scalable decoding, and lower-power operation across edge, on-prem, and cloud-connected security environments.
Isaac Connor - Staff Software Engineer at NETINT Technologies
Isaac Connor is an open-source developer, systems architect, and video surveillance specialist with more than two decades of experience in Linux-based infrastructure and scalable video systems. Best known for his work with ZoneMinder, Isaac has helped evolve one of the industry’s leading open-source surveillance platforms into a flexible solution used across enterprise, industrial, and research environments. His work focuses on video processing, AI-enabled workflows, FFmpeg, and modern surveillance architecture. Isaac is currently a Staff Software Engineer at NETINT, where he is focused on next-generation VPU-powered security.
Mark Donnigan - Head of Strategic Marketing at NETINT Technologies
Mark Donnigan is the Head of Strategic Marketing at NETINT Technologies, where his extensive experience and innovative approach have significantly contributed to the company's growth and industry standing. With a background that combines deep technical understanding and strategic marketing expertise, Mark has been instrumental in positioning NETINT as a leader in ASIC Video Processing Units (VPUs) for ultra-high density video encoding and streaming. His work at NETINT involves not just promoting the brand and its products but also shaping the future direction of the video streaming and encoding market.