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Opinion Regarding These VMS Vendors? (AD, Avigilon, Genetec, Milestone)

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Undisclosed #1
•Jul 21, 2023

What's your opinion regarding these VMS Vendors for lets say 29 locations with 599 cameras+. cameras either Bosch, Panasonic, Axis

several integrators in the area says the top ones are the following.

****************** ******** - ***** ***+******** *************** UnityAvigilon **** - **** ***** ******* - **** *** ***** ** *** costly $$$$ *******

******* ** **** **** ******* ********* each ***.

** **** **** ********** ***** **** would **** ** ****** *** ******* remotely ******* *** *** ** * VPN **** **** **** ******* ******. Not **** ***** ****** ***** ***** this ****** *** ****, *******? *** other **** ***** **** ** **** to **** ***** ** *** ********.** are ***** ********* ****. **** ******* + ***** ***********. ** **** **************** Security **** ** *** ******** **** needs ** ** **** ** ****** the *********

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Jul 21, 2023

** **** ********* * ********** ** Genetec **** *** ***** ****** ***** and **** *** ******* **** * cloud ***** ********.

***** * ***** **** *** **** in * ****** ****.

**** *** ***, *** ** ***** the ****** ******* ******* *** ******* hundred *****.

****** **** * *** ******* ***** for ***.

U
Undisclosed #1
•Jul 21, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

*** *** *** *** **** ****** Genetec? *** ** *** ****** *** support? ****** **** * *** ***** for *** *** **** *** **** take?

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Jul 21, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed #1

** ******* ** * **** **** Genetec. *** ********** *** ***** * months. **** ** **.

*** **** ** ***** ***** ****. Plenty ** ******** **** * **** experienced ****.

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Josh Hendricks
•Jul 21, 2023
Milestone Systems

*** ***** *** **** ************/*********** **** you *** ***** ** ****** *** options ****? ** *** **** *** strong ** ********** ** *********** *** self-hosted ************? **** ******* **** ** used ** ****** *** ***? **** kind ** ************** ** *** ****** (Windows, ***** **, **** ***** *****/****, or **** ********* ******** *******, *********** VMS ***********)? ** *** **** *** redundancy ************ *** ******* ** **********? Are ***** *** ***** ************/******** **** access ******* *** **** ** ********* now ** **** *** ****? **** your ** **** *** *** ********** or ********/*********** ********** ***** **** ***** want ** *****?

*’* * ********* ******** ** *** tech **** ** *** ***** *** can **** ***** ** *** ********. Based ** **** ***’** ****** ** far, ********* ******** ** ** ******, though **** *** *********** ** ***-**** WAN ****** ********** ******* *** ** **** ***** in *** ********(*) ********* ** ***** client ***********(*) *** ****, ****** *** used ********* **** ********** ****** *******. They *** ** **** ** **** WAN ****** ********* ** *** *********** without ******* ******* ***** ** *** firewall. * *** ****** ** ******* generically ********* **** ** * **** secure *********** ** **** ********** *** I **** ** ** ***** **** there’s** ************* ******** ******* ***** * ********** secure ****** *** *********** **** ********** of ***** ******* ** *** **** application. **’* **** ******* ****** *** routing *** **** *******, *** ***’** still ******* *** **** ****** ** trust **** *** ************ ********* ***** connections.

***** *** **** **** ********* **** a ********** *** ****** *****, ********* Kite *** ** ***** * ****. It’s * ***** ***** ******* ******** by *******, * ****** ******* ** the ***** *****. *** ***** ********* have ** ***** * ***** ********* on **** ** * ****** ******* the *** *** *** *****, **** some ******** ******** *** ***** *********. Our ***** **** *** ******** ********* can ***** **** **** - **** of ** **** ** ***** **** our ******** ********, *** ****, *** the ********** ****** ***** *********/**********.

***** *** ********* ***’** ******* * Windows / ***** ***********, * *** add **** ** *** ****** ******* of ******** *** *** ******* ** use ***** *** ******* ** ****-****** SQL ****** *********, *** ** ******* user ************** **** ***** ** **** all ******* (*******, ***, *** ******) via ****** *******.

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Michael Miller
•Jul 21, 2023

******** **** ***** ******** **** **** easy ** *******, ****** *** *****. Just **** ** * ***** ****** to **** ******* **** *** *** to **** *** ******* **** *** web ******* ** ****** ******. *** can ******* *** ******* *** ******** so ***** *** *** *** **** location. **** *** *** ****** ***** archiving ** *** ***'* **** * single ***** ** ******* *** *******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
•Jul 21, 2023
In reply to Michael Miller

*** **** **** **** ** ** you're ********** ** ******** ****** ****** with * *** ** ***-******** *******? Say *** ******* **** ***** *** a *** ** ***-*** **** *******, so *** *** **** ** ********* to **** **** *** ***. ***** you ******* ***** *******?

MM
Michael Miller
•Jul 21, 2023
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3

**** **** **** **** **** **** the ***** **********. *** *** *** up ** *** ******* ** * 2U ***** *********.

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Christopher Uiterwyk
•Jul 21, 2023
IPConfigure

***, ***********’* ****** *** ** ***** a **** *** ******. **’* ****** to ****** *** *** ***** ** get ********** **. *** ******* ******** deployed **** **,*** ********* **** ***** retailers ********* ******* ****** **** ******* monitoring. **’* **** ** ***** *** story. **** -*****

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Chris Ritter
•Jul 21, 2023
Aqua-Logix

*** ** ***** ***'* *** **** however **** *** *** ***** ** "Old *******" **** *** ***** ****'* , *** ******** ** * **** modernized ************ **** **** ***'* -******** VMS. ******* ** ** **** *** why * ****** ************* ******** ***** be * ****** *** *** *****-**** retail *** *** **** *** ******* savings.

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Mark Schweitzer
•Jul 21, 2023

**** *** ********* ** ******** ********, each ** ***** *** ******* ******* cloud ****** *** **** **** *** teams, **** ** ********* *******.

********* ***** ** *** **** ******* requiring * ********* ****** ** ** running ** *** *** ********* ** the ********* ** **** **** *** a *** **********. ** ********** ***** then ****** *** *** ********* ****** via ********* ** ***** ******* ***** in *** ********. *** ****** ** Milestone ** ********* **** *** *** party ***** ** **** ******* *** contextualize **** ***** ****.

******** ***** *** * **** ***** portal **** *** *** ******* *** on-prem ********* ** *** ****** ****** without * ********. *** ******** ** what *** ** **** *** *** cloud ****** ** **** *******. **** integration ** ******* *** ** *** Avigilon ***** ** *******, ** *** end ** ******** * *** **** time ***** *** ************'* ***** ** make *******/******* ** *** *******.

******** **** ***** ***** ****** ** the ******* ** ** **** **** and ** **** *********, *** ***** connector ***** ******* *** ** *** camera ****** *** *********. *** ******** is **** ** ********* **** ** RTSP ********** **** ****** ** ** ability ** ****** *** ******* **********. Alta **** ** * *** **** challenging **** ****** ** ******* *** party ***** **** ***** ** *** outside *** *** ********.

*** *** **** ** **** **** Genetec ***** *** ******** ****** ** a ******* ******* ** ******* *** of *** ****** **** ** ** a ******* ******** **** ** ******* in *** ***** ******* ** ****. This ** ******* ** *********, *** it **** *** ******* * *** as *** ********** ** **** ******** via *** ***. **** *********, *******'* openness ***** **** ** ******* *** party ***** *** ***** **** ******** and *****************. ******* **** ** *** most ********* *** * ***** *** their ***** ***** ** **** ** you ******* *** ***** *** **** of *** ***** ******* ** *** software.

*** ** *** ***** **** ** well ** * ** *********** ***** Azure ** *** *** ** *******.

***** *** ********* **, * **** a *** ***** ********/************** *** ***** want ** **** **:

*. ******-**** ********** ** ******, ***** service ****, *** ********* *******. *** of ***** ************ ** ***** **** to **** ************ **** ***** **** at ****** **** ***** ******** ***. They're ***** ***** *** ******* *** manufacturers *** *********.

*. ** *** **** *** **** remote ****** ** * ******** **** I'd **** ** ***** **** ** Eagle ***, ******* *** **** *** all ** ***** ***** ******* **** cameras *** ******* * ***** ***** experience.

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Michael Miller
•Jul 21, 2023
In reply to Mark Schweitzer

******** **** ***** ***** ****** ** the ******* ** ** **** **** and ** **** *********, *** ***** connector ***** ******* *** ** *** camera ****** *** *********. *** ******** is **** ** ********* **** ** RTSP ********** **** ****** ** ** ability ** ****** *** ******* **********. Alta **** ** * *** **** challenging **** ****** ** ******* *** party ***** **** ***** ** *** outside *** *** ********.

**** *** ******** ******* *** ****** setups ** *** *******. * **** did **** ******* **** ** **** camera.

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Mark Schweitzer
•Jul 21, 2023
In reply to Michael Miller

*** ** ***, *** *****'* **** to ******** * ****** **** *** stream ********. ******** ** ***** ********* AVA ** ******* ** **** ** can ** *** *** ***** *********.

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Michael Miller
•Jul 21, 2023
In reply to Mark Schweitzer

*** *** **** ****** **** *** WAN ******** ** *** ******'* ****** via *** ***** ********* ** ****** so *** **** ****** ** *** the ********.

******** ***** *** * **** ***** portal **** *** *** ******* *** on-prem ********* ** *** ****** ****** without * ********. *** ******** ** what *** ** **** *** *** cloud ****** ** **** *******.

****, * ** *** ************* **** your ****** ****. *** **** ******** are ********* ** *** ***** *** managed *** *** **** *********. **** experience ** ***'** ***** ***** ******* or ***** ********** **** *** ***** cameras. ** ****** *** ****** **** system *** ** ** **** ****** URL. *** **** **** *** **** when *** *** *** "***** ****** is **** *******". *** ******** *** in *** ******* *** ** ****** APP ** **** ** *** *** use *** ******.

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Mark Schweitzer
•Jul 21, 2023
In reply to Michael Miller

** ******* ** ****** ******** * setting ** *** *** *** (** well ** *** ********** ** ***** managing ********) * **** ** **** a ******, ***** ** *** ******'* web **** *** ******** ** *** appropriate **** ** **** *** ******. Something **** ** ********** ** ***'** managing * ***** # ** ******* but *** ******* *** * ****** installation.

** ** *** ***** *******, ****** re-read ** * *** ******** ***** Unity *** ****. *** *** ***** on-prem ******** *** *** **** *** NVRs **-**** ** *** ***** ***** Avigilon ***** ********.********************************************.***

**** ****** ******* ****** ******* ************* when ******** ** *** ***** ****** which *** ** *****.

MM
Michael Miller
•Jul 21, 2023
In reply to Mark Schweitzer

*** *****, * ****** *** ***** statement ** *** *** *** *******. Right *** ***** ** ****** * thick ****** ******* *** * *** see ***** ******* **** *** **** to *** ********* ** *** *****.

*** ** *** *** *******, *** ALTA ***** ** *******. *** *** not ******* ****** ** ** ** the ****** **** ** *** **** via **** ** *** *** **** to ****** **** **** ****** ** needed *** ****** **** ** ****** much.

****, ** **** **** ***-**** ***** Windows ***** ** *** ****** ** we **** ** *** *** ***********'* management ***** ** ** ****** ** not ** *****.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
•Jul 21, 2023

******* ***** *** *** ***** ** Sunday.

** ***** ** *** ***** ** chose. **** **** **** **** **** for **** * ******. ******* ***** make ** **** ** **** **** them.

******** *** ********* *** **** *********** alternatives ******* * ** ***** **** on ******** **** ***** *********** **** and ***** ****** ******* ** ********** at ****. ********* ** **** ***** and * ****** ***'* *** **** much **** * *********** *********** *** more. *** * ***'* *** **** putting *** ******** *** **** ****** makes ** ******* **** *** * good ********* ******.

** *** *** ** **** *** the **** ****, ******* **, ** far, **** **** ******.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
•Mar 28, 2024

*** ******* ** *** **** ****** - ********* ** **** * **** call - ** **** * ****** that **** **** *** + ******* on ******** *** ** ** ******* well - *** ******* **** ********* is **** ***** ***'* ***** ****, they **** * ****** ** ************ inc ****

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