Migrating NVR/VMS to VSaaS Guide

Published Mar 16, 2023 13:20 PM

The VSaaS (video surveillance as a service) market is booming, with new entrants and further investment driving its growth. But converting from on-premise IP cameras and NVRs or VMS servers can be daunting, with numerous factors to consider.

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In this 15-page guide, we overview the five methods of migrating to VSaaS:

  • Add cloud services to VMS/NVR
  • Add cloud storage to VMS
  • Add cloud to existing cameras
  • Replace existing recorder(s) with VSaaS bridge(s):
  • Replace existing cameras with direct-to-cloud cameras

As well as five key considerations which determine which method is best used:

  • Pricing increase vs NVRs
  • Subscription vs. one-time expense
  • Cybersecurity concerns
  • Compatibility/integration issues
  • Advanced functionality issues
  • Bandwidth considerations

Similarities ** ****** ** ** **********

*** ********* ***** ***** **** ****** from **-******* ***/**** *** ********* ** those **** ***** **** ****** **** analog ** ** ***** ** *** 2000s.

**** ***** *** ********* ****** ****** infrastructures ********* *** ***** *** ******* the **** *** ********** ** ********* over ** * **** ** ******** immediately, ** **** ****** ********. ***** bridges **** * ******* **** *** moving ** *** *****.

****** ***** ** ****** ** *** cameras *** ************** ***********, ** *** advantages ** ** **** *********** ****** to ******* *** ****. *********, **** may **** ** ** **** ** simply ******* ***** ** ******* *** and ****** ** *****.

Add-On ***** ********

*** ******** *** ** ********** ** VSaaS ** ** ****** ***** ******** to ******** ***/*** *******. **** *** become ***** ** ********** ** **** incumbents *** ***** ********* ** ***** home ** ***** ***** ******** *** easy ****** ******.

**** ** *** ******** ***** ***** services ** ** "****" *****, *** they ******* ********* ********* **** ** live ****, ******, ** ***** ******* (discussed *****).

*** ***** ******** ********* *** ***** services **** ********, *** ********* **** allow ****** ** **-******* ******* *** the ***** ***** ******* ***/** ****** apps. **** ** *** ***** ****** to ******* *** *** **, ***** is * ****** ******* *** *****-***** providers ***** ******* *** ****** ** direct-to-cloud *******.

******** *************** ***** ********,***** ***** *****,****** **** ****,******* ***** *******, **********'* ******.

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Add-On ******** ****

****** ***** ******** ** ******** *** is * ***-******** *** *** **** incumbent ****** *** ******* ** *** in ***** ********, ** *** ************* most ***** ****** ******* ** *** VMS ******/******, ********* ** ** ********** cost. ***** ********* **** **** ** create ** ******* *** *** **.

Add-On ******** ****

*** ******* *** ** **** ****** is **** ****** ******** ** ***** required, ******* ** ***** * *** client, ******* ** ***** **** **** with *****. ***** ******* **** ** regularly ******* *** ********** ** ******* bug ***** *** *** ********, ***** web *** *** ************* *******.

************, **-**** ****** *** ******* ******** must ***** ** **********, ***** **** VSaaS ********* ********* ** ***** **** of ***** ******* **-****.

Add-On ***** *******

***** ******* ** ******* ***-** *** those ******* ** **** **** ******** of *** ***** ******* * ***** conversion. **** ****** *** ***** ** connect ******** *********** ** ***** ******* providers *** ******-**** ******* ******* ****** on-site ********.

*******-******* ***** ******* *** ** ****, such ** ****** *** ******** ********* **** (*** *** ****), ****** **** **** ***** ********* directly ** ************, **** ********(*** *** ****) **********.

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********, ** ****** ***** ************ ********/*** providers ** ***** **** ******** ********** into ***** ********* ***, ** *** interim, **** ** * *** ** bridge *** ***.

Cloud ******* ****

*** **** ******* ** ***** ******* is *** ********* ** ******* ******** on ****. ***** *** ***** ***** locally *** * ***** **** ****** offloading ** ** *** ***** *** long-term *******. ***** **** **** ** extreme ******* ************ (*-* ******, * year, ** ****) *** **** ***** storage *** **** ****-********* *** ** meet ****.

************, ** *********** **** ***-** ***** services (******** *****), * *** ***** many ** *** ******** ** ***** while *********** *****' ******** *** ************** and ******* ** ***** ******.

Cloud ******* ****

*** **** ******** ** **** ***** cloud ******* **** ******** *** ** that ** ***** ******** *** ******. Video ****** ** *** ***** ******* accessible **** *** *** *** ******, not ******* * *** ** ** other **** ***** ***** ********.

***********, ***** ***** ******** ******** *********** knowledge ******* ** ******* ****** *** storage *****. ********** **** **** *** to ********* ***** ******* ********, ** well ** *** ******** *********** ** move ***** **** ***** ** *****, which ***** ******** ********** **** ** troubleshooting.

Add ** ***** ** ******** *******

*** ** *** ***** ****** ****** of ****** ** ***** ** ********** existing ******* ******** ** *** *****. Generally, **** **** ****** ** ****, the ***** ******** **** *** ************ or * ***** ******, ** ***** integrations *** ****-********* *** **** ***** to ****** **** ***** ** **-**** bridge **** ******** ***** ** **** connections.

******** ** ********* ***** **** ****** include ******* ********** (****, *****, ******, i-Pro, *******, *******) *** ******* (**** cameras ****,*** *** ****).

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Add ** ***** ****

*** **** ********* ** ***** * VSaaS ********** **** ******** ******* ** that ******* *** ** **** ** place, **** ** ********** ******** **** or ***** ** *******.

************, ************* **** ** ****, *****, or ****** **** ******* ******* ***** than ******* ***** ****** *************, ******** for ******* *********** ** ********* ************, e.g., ******* ** ****** *******.

Add ** ***** ****

*** ******* ** ********** ******** ******* to ***** ** ***** **** ******* than ***** *******. ********** **** *******, for *******, ******** ***** ** ******* the ****** ****** ** **** ** n ***** ************** *** (****) ***** are ******** ** *** ******* ***, but *** ** *** *** *********. Cloud ******* ********* ******* *** ***** other **** ******** * ** ****.

************, ***** ******* *** ********* ******* to ** **** ******* ** *** camera, ******* ** *** ******* ***** in *******, ***** *** ** ***** capacity *** **** ***** ** ******* issues ** *****-***** ** ***** *** used. ***** ** ***** ******* ********* opt *** ****-**** ***** ******* ******* of ******* ***** ** *** ****** long-term.

Adding ***** ******* ** ******** *******

****, *** *** *** *** ** connected ** ***** ********* ***** * bridge, ** **-**** ********* **** ******** to ******** ******* *** ***** ***** to *** *****. ******* ********* ***** video ******* *** * ***** **** before ** ** *********** ** *** cloud, ****** ** **** ***** *** bridge *** ******* ****-**** *******.

***,***** *** ******** (******),******* (******), *** ******* *** ******** ** the ******-**-***** ******:

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VSaaS ****** ****

*** **** *** ******* ********* ** using * ***** ****** ** **** existing ******* *** ** **** ** place, ********* ** *** ****** *** ONVIF ** ****. ** ********** ****** installation ***** *** ********.

************, *** ****** *** ** **** to ****** ***** ** **** *****, storing ** ******* ***** ***-***** **** greater ********* *** ** **** ******* disruption ** *****, **** ********* ** the *****.

VSaaS ****** ****

*******, ************ *** ** **** **** moving **** **-**** ***/*** ** ***** using * ******:

  • ******-**** ********* *** **********:******* *** **** ***** *** "*****-**" analytics ** *** ****** ** ** the *****, *** *****-***** ****** ********* are ****** *********. ***** ******* ** analytic ********* ****** ********* ******** **** switch *** **** ** ***** ** detection ** ********.
  • ****** ************:**** ***** **** ******** ***** *** common ** **** *****-***** ***, *.*., maps *** ****** *********, *** *** fisheye ******** *** *******, ***. ***** with ****** ** **** ******* *********** may **** ***** ******** *******.

Replace ******* **** ***** *******

****, ***** *** ****** ** ****** their ******** ** ******* *** ******* them **** ******-**-***** ******. ** **** use ****, ******* ******* ******** ** the ***** ********'* *****, **** ** other **-**** ******** ********.

******-**-***** ******* ********* ******* **-***** *******, either *** *****-**** *******, ******* ** bridges ** *** ****-**** *******. **** models ******* ****** ******* *** **, 90, ** *** ****.

******-**-***** ****** ************* ******* ***, *******, Verkada, *** ******* ******.

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Replacing ******* ****

******* *** ************ ******** **** *** camera *** ***** ********, ***** *** several ********** **** ***** *******:

  • ******** ************:************ ** ***** ******* ********* ******** users ** **** * ** **** on *** ****** *** ******* **** basic ************* (****, ********, ***.), * process ***** ***** **** **** *-* minutes.
  • ********* *******:***** ******* *** *******, *** *** always, ************* ******* **** *** ****** firmware *** ******** *****. *****-***** ******* connected ** ******* ** ******** ** VSaaS ******** ******* ****** *******.
  • **** ******* **********:***** ******* *** ********* **** ******* integrated ** *** ***** ******** **** third-party ******* **** **** ******* ** directly ** *** *****. **** ***** users ** ********* ****** ******** ******** from *** ***** **, ******* ** having ** ****** ******** ** **** camera ** ** ****** ** ***** methods.

Replacing ******* ****

*** ******* ******** ** ******** *** replacing ******* ** *** ********** ********** to ******** *** *** ******* *** licensing ****** *********** ********.

************, ******* ** *******, ***** *** lack ******** ***** **** ***** ** the *** ***** ********.

Few ******* ******** *******

**** ***** ********* **** **** **** one ** *** ***** **********, **** few ********* **** **** ***. *** example, ** ** **** **** *** one ************ ** ******* *******, ** well ** ***** *******.

********* ******** ******* ****** ***** **** flexibility ** ***** *********. *** *******, the ***** ***** ***** ******** ******* to ** ********** ***** *** ******* connect ******** ** *** *****.

*** ******* ********* ** ***, ***** manufactures **** ***** ******* *** ******* which *** ** **** ** *** same **********. ****** **** *********, *** not ******** ******** ********* ********** *******.

  • ***** *** ********* ******-**-***** ********* ***** ****, *** *** *** yet ***** * ******* ****.
  • ****** ********* ******* **** ******* ** 2022, ******* ****** **** ** *****, giving "**** ****" ** * ******* date, *** **** *** *** *** shipping. ****** ********* ****** **** **** cloud ********** *** ***** ***, ** well ** ******* ***, ********* ***** Eye *****.
  • ******* **** **** **** **** ** release ** **-**** *** **** *****-***** compatibility *** *********** ********** **** ****, ** ******** ** their ******* ******-**-***** *******.

** ****** **** ******* ** ***** as *** ****** ********* ** *******, but ******* *** ******* ** ****.

Perpetual ******* ** ************ *****

*** ***** *** ************* **** ********* one ** ***** ******* ** *** subscription ***** ** ***** **. ***-**** expense ** ******* ***. **** *** users *** *********** *** ********** ** buying ** ******* ******** ******** ***** are **** *** ** *****, ****** this *** ******* ******** ** *** past *** ***** ** ************ ******** have ****** **** ******, **** ************ (e.g. *****, ****** ***) *** *** consumers (*.*., *******, ******).

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VSaaS ************ ****

*** **** ***-*****, ********** **-*******, *********** yearly ***** *** ****** ** ****** than *********** ******* *********** ***** *-** years. ** **** ** *** ****** of ******* **** *** ******** *************, they *** **** *** ******* ****-**-**** costs *** *** **** ** *** system.

VSaaS ************ ****

*******, **** ***** *** ********** ** large ******* ******* ********* *** ** not **** ** *********** ***** * system **** **** **** ******* ** they ** ***/****** *** *** ************ fee. ********* ** *** ***-****, **** pay-forever ***** *** ** ********* ** budget, ** ****** ** ************.

******* ** * ******* (****)

**** ******-**-***** ************* ******* *** ** buy ******* **** ****, *** ***** products ****** ** **** **** ***** parties *** ******* ******* ********:

Price ******** **. ****

*** ****** *** **** ************ ** low-cost *** ****, ***** ********* **** for $*,***, $***, ** ****, ***** pricing ***** ***** ******* *****. ***** platforms ********** **** *** $***-*** *** year *** ******, ** **** *** essentially ****** *** **** ** * recorder ** **** *** **** ** licensing. ***** ********* ** **** *** more ****** ** ****** ***-** ***** services *** ***** ******** *** ** NVR.

Perpetual ******* ****

******* ***** *** **** **-***** **** fewer ********* *****. **** ***** ***** do *** **** ** ****** *** significant ******** ***** ***** **** *** it. **** ** **** ******* *** integrators ******* **** ** *** **** to ********/****** *** *********** ** ********* subscription ***** *** ************ ******* ** to ****.

Perpetual ******* ****

******* ***** *** ********* **** *** all ** ****, **** ****** ** large ******* ***********.

****, **** ***** ******* ****** ******** maintenance ********* ** *** ***** ******* or *******, *** ***** *** *** required *** *** ****** ** ******** to *******.

Compatibility ******

**** ********* ** *****, ***** *** several ************* ****** ***** *** *****:

  • ****** *******:***** ******* *** *****-***** ******* ** much ****** **** ******* **** ** VMS ***** ******* ***** ** ****** camera *******. **** **** ** *****-***** support, **** **** *******, *** **** generally *** *** ***** ** ******* legacy ******* ** ****** ** ***** do.
  • ****** ******** ****** *** *********:**** ***** ********* **** ***** *** "baked-in" *********, *** *****-***** ****** ********* are ****** *********. *** ***** ********* relying ** ********* ********** ** ***** VMS, ******* ****** ** **** ** ensure ******** ************* **** ***** ***** post-migration ** ******** ****** ***** ******** to ***** ******* ***.
  • ******/********* ************ *** *********:************, ***** **** ************ ** ***** systems **** ** ****** ******* ** intrusion ********* **** ****** **** **** unsupported **** ********* ** ***** *********. Some ***** ********* *********** **** ***** access ******* **** ** ***** ** Openpath, *** **** ** *** ***** the ******* ** ************ **-******* *** does.
  • ******** ****** ******** *** *********:*******, ******** *** ****** ******** **** generally *** ** *********. ***** *** few, ** ***, ***** ********* ***** a ******** ****** ***** *** ** installed ** **** ********. ** **** cases, ******* ******* **** ****/*** *** be ****** *** ***** *******.

*************

***** **** ******** ** ************ ********* dictates **** ******* ** **** *** the ******** ** **** ******* **********, VSaaS, ** ****** **** ** ********* to *** ******** *** **********, ******* video, *** ***** *********. **** ******* additional ****** ******* ***** *** *** be ******* *********, **** ********* ******** able ** ******* ******* ** ******* or ****** *** ***** ******** ******.

**** ****** ** ***** ** ******** these ***** ******** ********, ******** **** strong ********* *** *****-****** **************, *** possibly ********* ******* ********* *** ********* detection.

*******, *** *** ******:***** ** ****** ************* ******** - Ava, ******, *******, *******, ***** ****** *** ************* ** four ****** ***** ****** *************. ** plan ** ******* ***** ************* ***** focused ** ***** ** *** ****** months.

Advanced ***********

***** ********* ********** **** ******** ***** in **-******* ********** ***, ********* *******, saved *******, ******** ***********, ****** ****-**, etc., *** **** ********* **** ****** in *** *** ******* ******** *** multi-imager ******* ** *** *******.

*** ***** ***** **** **** ******** requirements ** ***** ******* ***, **** should ********* ****** ******* ***** ******** will ** ********* ***** ********* ** VSaaS.

** ******* ******** *************** ** **** detail ** *** ******:***** ******** **** - ***, ***** Eye, *******, ******, *******, *******, *******.

Bandwidth ************

**** ********* ** *****, ******** ********* must ** ********* **********, ** **** a ******* ** ******* *** ********* typical ******** ***********, ***** ***** **** provide **-** **/* ******.

**** ***** ******* *** ***** ****** upload ********** ****** **** ~*.* **** to ***** *** ******, ********* ** manufacturer, ********, **********, *** ****** ************. This ***** **** **** ***** *******, a ********** ***** ******, *** ******** upstream ********* ** **** *****.

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********* ************ **** ******* ** ***** long-term ***** ** ******: **-******* (** the ******* ** ******) ** ** the *****.

  • **** *** ****** ** ******* ***** directly ** *** *****, **** ****** or ** ******* **-****, ** ****** the ******** ****** ** **** ** possible. **** *** *** ******* ********* impact, ** ******* **** ** ********** uploaded ** *** ***** **/*, *** video **** ** **** ** ** outage ** ** ***** ******* ** used ***** ** ***** *********.
  • ****** *** ****** ** **** *** video ** ***** ** **** ** required ** ** ** ** ***********. These ***** **** ********* ***** ****** up-front ***** *** ****** *******, *** bandwidth ***** *** *******, ***** **** live ** ****** ***** **** ** sent ** *** ********.
Comments (8)
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Matthew Nederlanden
Mar 17, 2023

****** ******** ****** *** *********: **** VSaaS ********* **** ***** *** "*****-**" analytics, *** *****-***** ****** ********* *** rarely *********. *** ***** ********* ******* on ********* ********** ** ***** ***, testing ****** ** **** ** ****** required ************* **** ***** ***** ****-********* or ******** ****** ***** ******** ** their ******* ***.

*'* *** **** **** ****** ********* can **** ** ******* ********* ** a ***** ********. *****'* **** ** little ******* ******* ** ****** ************* on **** *********** *** ********.

***, **** "******" ********* **** ****** manufacturers *** **** ****** *********, *** some *** ******* **** **** ********* fluff **** ******* **** ** **** it ** (***** ****** ****** ******** ** ****, ** motion ****** **** **** ***** ** a "******").

********* *** ****** ********* *** * real *********** ** ****** **** **** alongside *** *** ******** ** ***** type ********* ***** ** ****** *** box ** "**********" *** **** ********* confusion.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 17, 2023

** *** ***** ************* **** **** in ***** ****** ************** ** ****** and ********, ***'** ******** * **** high *********** ** ********* *** **** low ***** ******** ****. *** *********** in ****, ****-**** ********** ** **** as *** ******** **** ******* **** conducting ************** *** ************* ******** ********* rather **** ******** *********. **********, ********* edge ********* *** ***'* (** ***** management *********) *** *** ** **** challenges *** ****** ** ********** ****** as *** ******* *********.

RL
Randy Lines
Mar 17, 2023

***** *********** ******* ! ******.

***

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Mar 20, 2023

** - *** ********** *** ** the ******* ********, ********* **** ** the ** - *** ****** **** get *** ******** ********* ** *** certainly **** **** ** *** *** it.

********* **** **** ********* **** *** egress ***** *** ******* **** ******* back ***** *** ** ***** * consideration ** *** **** **** *** cameras (* ******* ****** ** **** is ***** ********).

**** "******" ** ****** ** ****** costs *** *** ****** $*** *** annum ** *** ***** ******* *** of ******** ******* **** *** ** the ***** **** ****. * ***** its ** ******* **** - *** it ****** **** ** *** **** effect *** ******** ***** ****** **** apply

JH
John Honovich
Mar 20, 2023
IPVM

****** ***** *** ******* **** ******* back

*** ** ******** ****** ****? *** Internet ******* ******** ** *** ***** provider? * ** *** ******** **** that ***** ****** *** ****** *** but * ** **** ** ******. I **** *** ***** ********* ******** charge ****** **** *** * ***'* recall **** ***** ********* **** **** that ****** ** ** *** ********.

*'* ** ******* ** **** **** what *** *** ******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Mar 20, 2023

** **** - * / ** haven't **** **** ******** ** ** dont ***** ***** ******* ** * product - ** **** ****** ****** integrity / ******** ** *** **** & **** ******* **** *** ***********. I ** ***** ** ** ***** 2 ******* ** ****** **** **** reverted ** ** **** *** ** the ***** ** ******.

* ** **** ***** ** * access ******* ******* *** ******** ** onprem ** *** ***** ** *** egress **** *** **** ********** **** access ******* (**** ******* **** **** obviously) *** ******* ** ** ************.

* ** **** *** **** **** egress **** ** **** **** ***** set *** ********** **** ****** (**** bundle ***** **** ****** **** ***** costs) - * ** ******* *** the ****** ***** ** **.

** ** *** *** ******** (*** / *** ***) **** ****** *** fees ** *** *** ******* - I ***** *** *** **** **** based ** ****** * ******* **** either ****** ** *** ***** ********** or ***** ** *** / ** required - * *****'* ****** ** every ******** ** ****** (***** **** could?) - *** * ***** ***** there *** ****** **** ****** *** egress ** ***** ** **** **** of ********** *** ****** ?

***** *** ********** **** *** ******* data ****** ******* *** (******* *********** in ********* *********) ** ** *** are * ****** ****** ** *** US - ******* ** ******* **** the ** - *** *** ** paying ** **** ** **** ****** to *** **** & **** *** egress **** *** **** ** *** end ******.

JH
John Honovich
Mar 20, 2023
IPVM

* ***** **** **** *** ***** providers ********* ****** ****** ****, *** overwhelmingly ** *** ****** *** ***** providers *** **** ***** ** *********.

***** ***** ***** *** ****** **** limits *** ****** ** ***** ** some **** ** ********** *** ******

** **** *** **** **** *** there ***** **** * **** **** this ******* ** *****, *.*. ***'* say **** ******** ***** ** ****** all ******* **/*, ***. **** ***** incur *********** ****** **** ***** ***** push ***** ********* ** ****** ******. I've ***** **** ** ******* ******* here.

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Sean Patton
Mar 20, 2023

* ** *** ******* ** **** covered *** *******, ******* ** *********, that ****** ****** ** ******* ********** fees ***** * **** *****. ** John *********, ** ***** **** ***** storage ********* (***, ******, ***) ********* charge ****** ****; ****** ** ************ ***** ******* *** *****, ***** **** *** ****** ****** fees.

********* **** ****** *******:

**** ******* ** **** ****** **** require *** ** *** * ******** or ****** *** *** *****, ****** you ****** * ****** ****** *** cloud ******* ****** ** ************* ********* it. ** *** *** *********** ********* that ** *** ** ******, ** is ******** **** ** ***** *** be *********, ** *** ***** **** to ********* **** *** ********** **** would ** ** * ****-**-**** *****.

********* **/* **** *********:

**** ******* **** ***** *** **** streaming **** ********* ******* ******* ** pass ** *** *** ** ***** servers. ******* *** ****** ********* **/*, which ** **** ****, *****, ** have *** **** ********** *****. **** VSaaSes *** ********** ** *** *** video ******* ** ******** *******/****** ******, though ****** **** ******* *** ** cut *** *******.

*******, ********* ** *** ************ *** cloud ********, ******* *** ****** ****** a **** ******* ***-** ****** ********** rate *** **** ***** ******* ******** to *** ***-** ****** ***** *** stored *****.