Verkada Enters Alarm Monitoring
Verkada is adding alarm systems and alarm monitoring, combining it with its existing video surveillance, sensors, and access control.
In this note, we examine the offering, its pros and cons, as well as a case study in how a Verkada customer eliminated an existing provider by moving to Verkada end-to-end.
Alarm ********** ********
******* ****** ** ** ********* ********* system **** **** ****** ******** ** a ******* ****** (*.*. ******** ****** detection ***** *********, ************* *** ******* alert, **** **** ****, ***. **** new **** ******** *** ****** *********), which ** ******** **** ********* ** a *** ***** ******* *******, **** SMS *** ***** ************* ** *** customer *** ***** ***** ********** ** requested.
************, ******* ** ********* * *** intrusion ***** *****, ****** ******** *** door ********, *** ** ****-***** ******* interface. *** *** ******* *** ******* in *******'* ******* ***** ******* ********* with *** *******, ****** *******, *** environmental *******.
***** *** **** **** *** ******* traditional ***** ***** ******** *** ******** many **** ********* ** *******, *** existing ******* *********, ** ***** **** really **** ****** **** ***** ************ or ***-**-*** **********, **** **** ***** attractive.
Cutting *** ******** *********
******** **** ************** **** ******* ***** "******** ********** false *****" ***** ** ****** ******** quotes **** *** ****** ********, ****** the ********* ** *********** ******* **** from ***** ******** ********** *******:
***** ***** ****** **** ***** ******* *** ****** ********* in ********** ***** ************* $**/** ******* **** *** "*** little ******" *** *** ******* **, many ****** ********* ******* *** ** self-administered **** * ********* ****** *** or ******** ** *** ******.
****, *** ******** ******* **** *** previous ****** ****** *** *********, *** would ********** ****** *** ******** **** were *** ***** *********:
*** ***** ******** * ******* ** $150,000+ *** **** ** ****** ***** alarm ******* ****** *** ** *********, which ***** *** ** ** ******* of ** ***** ****** *** *****. The ***** *** *** ******* *** of *** ****** ** *** ***** alarms.
Service ******* ** ** ** ******
********* ********* ****** ********** *** ************ *******, ** ** **** ********* ** 40 ** ****** *** *** ******* the **. *** *******, ** *** available ** *******'* **** ***** *** the **'* ******* ****** **********:
**** ** * *********** ********** ******** to **** ****** ***** ********** ********* in *** **. ** *** ******** side, **** *** ***** **** ******* is ********* ***** ***** ********** ****. Verkada *** *** *** ********* ** why ** ** *** ********* *** when **** ***** ** *****.
Verkada *********** ********** ********
****** **** ********** / ********** ***** providers, ******* ****** ********* ** *** own *********** ********** ******** *** **** describe ***** * ******* *****, *** ****** * ********** *******. Based ** **** ***********, *** ******** matches *** *******, *** *******, ** ADT ******* *******, *** ******* *** is ********* ********** *** ****.
New ***** ********
******* ** ******* ****** ** * new****** ** ***** ***** ***** *****, **** * ************ *** ******* for *******/******. ** **** *** ******* hardware, ** ** ******-**, ** ****, it **** **** *********** ** *** do *** *** *** * ********* license ** ***** ***** ********.
***** ** ** ** ********-******, *****-******* device, ** ******** ****** ***** *** does *** *** ***. ************, *** panel ** ******* ** ** ****** and * *******, ****** **** *********** intrusion ******, ***** ***** ********* *******. While *** ***** ***** ** ** connected ** *** ******** ** *******, through *******'* ***** *********, **** ****** be ****** *** ***** **** ******* intrusion ****** ***** ** *********. *******, traditional ********* ****** *** ******** ********** in *** ***** ** ******** ********** a ******
******* ** **** ******** ** ****-********** *******, ***** ** **** *** ****** intrusion ****** ***** (*.*. ***, ******, panic ******), *** **** ****** **** video *** **** *-*** ****-****. **** means *** ***** *** ** **** to *********** **** ********, ******** *********, or **-******* ***** **** ** *** remember ***** ****** ** ********* *****.
***** ***** ****-**** ** ******** ********* in **** ********* ***** *******, *-*** video ****-**** ** ***.
******, ******* **** ******** * ***** motion ****** *** * ***** **** contacts. *******, **** ** *** *****, nor ******* ******** *******, ***** ** a *********** ************ ******** ** **** modern ********* *******.
Simplistic ****** *** ***-******** **********
** ******* *** ******** ******* *******, without ********** ****** *** *****, ******* created * ****** **** ** **** flexible, *** **** **** ******* ** confusing *** **********.
**** ******* *******'* ******* ****-***-**** *****. Moreover, ***** **** **** ******* ******* do *** **** **** * ******** or ********* **********, ******** ******** *** flexibility ***** **** ****** ***** **** problems **** *** ******.
*** *******, ****** **** **** *********** intrusion ******** **** "***** *****" ** plain ******* ******* "***** **** ***** in ** *******" ** * ********.
High-Cost ******** *** *********
*******'* ***** ******** ** *-* ***** higher **** **** **** ********** ********* from *****, ***, *********, ****, ***. The ***** ***** ***** $*** ****, and *** ***** ****** ******* *** $99 ****. *** **** ******** *** sold ** ***** ** * *** $99.
*** ****** **** ********** ******* ***** between $*,*** **** *** * ****, to $**,*** *** * **-**** ******** per ***** *****.
*** ****-***** ***** ******* ***** $*** MSRP, ***** ** **** ********* ******** to *********** ********* ****** ******* *** offers ************* ****** ************, *** * 10.2" ***********. *******, *** ***** ******* also ******** * *** ******* ******* of $*** **** *** ****.
Hardware *** ** ******
***** ******* ************* ******* *** ********** centers *** ** ******, ***** ***** hardware ** ***. ***** ** ******* is *** ******* ******** ** *** many ** ****** *** *********** ******, designers *** ********** ** ***** ******* require ** *** ** ********* *** insurance ********.
******* ******** ** ******* *** *** AC41 **** ****** **********, ** ** is ******** **** **** ******** ** in *** *******, ******* *** ********.
Compared ** *****.*** *** ********
*** ******* ********** ********** ******* ********** is*****.*** *** ********, ***** ******* ******* ******* *****, access, *** ********* ***** **** **********. However, *****.*** ***** **%-**% ***** *** year.
***** *******'* ****** ** ***** **** its******-** ********, *****.*** *** * ********* **** architecture *** ***** *** ***** ******* for *** ***** ********* *******. *****.*** offers * ** ******* *** *** 3rd ***** ****** *******, *** * direct-to-cloud ****** *******.
*****.*** ** ********* ******* * ***** dealer *******, ********** *** ************** **** ********** *******, ******** ** Verkada's**** *** *** ************. *******, ***** ******* *** **** poorly **** ******** ***********, **** **** more *********** ***-***** *** ****-*******,******* ******* ***, ** ******* ** *********.
End-To-End ********* ******** *******
*** **** ******** ** *** ** for ********* **** **** ** ***-**-***, unified ******** **** * ****** ****** across *** ** ***** ********. ********, this ***** *******'* ***** **** **** more ****** **** ******** ******** *** prospects **** **** ***-**-***.
Closed ****** **********
*** ********* **** ** **** ****, if *** ****, ********** ****** **** purchase *****, ******, *** ****** **** either *** **** ** ** ******* in **** * ****** ****** ** have **** * ********* ** ******** that **** **** ** **** ** maintain (*** ******** ************* ** *** features **** ******* **** *** *******) that **** **** ****** **** ********.
Question ******* *********
*******, ******* ** ********* ***** **** ****** ****** ******** *** ********* ****** *** buildings. *** ******** **** ** *** much ****** ***** *** ******* *** then ********* ** * ******* ****** of ********* **** **** **** ****** end-to-end ********** ****** *** ******* ****** that ***** **** *********** *** *******.
Poll / ****
UPDATE: ******* ******* *******
****** ******** ******* ******** **** *******, **** ************ ******* ****** ****, and ********* ******* ******* ** *** professional ********** *******.
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**** *********** *** "******* ** * U.S. *****, ******* ********** ********" ** the *******:
***** **** ********* ** * ********* partners, *** * ****** ******* **** 3 *********:
*******, **** *****, **** *** *** disclose ***** ********** ******** **** *** using.
Available ** *** ** ****** ******
***** **** ********* **** ******* ****** is **** ********* ** ** ** States ** ******, **** ******* *** approval ** *** *.*. ****** *** are ******** *** **** ************ "** the ****** ******":
Did *** ******* ** *******
**** ***** ******* * ***** ****** the **** *&* ******* ***** ** Listing (*** ***** ** ********** *** original ******) *** **** *** *** answer:
*** ****!!!!!!
** ****** ***** ***** ***** ****** if *** **** ****** *** ********** the ***** ****** ***** *******?
*'* *** ** *** ***** ********, but * ***** **** ** ***** in **** ************* *** **** ** keep *** ***** *********** *** **** period ** **** ***** **** **** paying. ** **** *******?
******* ** **** ********** ********.****************** **** *** ********* ***** *** to ********* ********** *** *** ******* with ** ******, *** * ******* him.
* *** *** ********* ***, *** I ** **** ********** ** ******* OUT ** ***** ** *** ***** place............
******* *** **** ** **** *** client ** ***** ** **** ** advance ******* ** ******* *** ***** system ***********.
* ***** **’* ***** **** *** hardware ****** ***** ******* ******* ** active ************. *** ***’* **** *** option ** ****** ** *** *** using ** **** ******* *******.
******* ***** ***** ***** ***** ********* is ******, ****. ****'** **** ****** off ************ ***** *********** *** ********** management. **** ***** ******** *** ***** relatively ****, *** **** ***** ***** manufacturers *** ***** ** ***'* ****** do ** *** **** ****.
*******: **** ****** ********* ** *** unlisted ** **, ** ************* ***********/********* on ********** *********** **** ** **** ears.
**** **********/********** ********* **** ** **** system ******* ** * ***** *********** of *** ********* ****** **** ********. Without **, ******* ****'* **********.
**** ***** ******, ** ******, ** noted ** *** ****.
* ****, **** ***** ** **** in *** ***** ***** *** ****** they *** * ** *******. ***** are ****** ********* *** *********** ************ out ***** *******, *** *** ****** for *** ** ********** ***** ******* is **** ****** *** ***** ** bother ****.
**** ***** ** **** ** *** water ***** *** ****** **** *** a ** *******.
*** *** ******** ***** **** **** a ******** ************, *** * ** fund.
* ****'* *** *** ******* ***** backup **************? ** **** ***** * 3G/4G ****** ** *** ****'* ******** connection **** ****?
**, ** *** * ****** *** on ** ** **** ***** **** you ** *** * **** *****. Kind ** * **** ****** ***********.
*** **** * ** ********* *** product ** ********, *** *** ***** just *** *** **** ****** ***** to **** ***** ** ******* *** input ** * ********* **** *****-**** scenario. * *** **, *** ********* should **** ******* ***** **** ****, but, * **** ** **** ****** engineers **** **** **** * **** thought... ***!
*****'* **** ********? * ***** **** to **** *** **** ** ****.
***** **** **** ******, ***** *** concise ********* ** * *** ******* announcement.
***, **** *** * ********* *** post *** *** ***** ***** ********. What **** ********* ******** **** **** I *****. ** ***** ** ********* you **** ** ** ****** **, let ** ****.
**** ****** **** ******* ** *** and *** **** ***** *****. ** most ********* **** *** ** ****** a **** ********** ****** ** ******* they *** *** ** ** ****. Many ********* **** ***** *** ******. The ***** ** **** ** ** high, ***** ******* ***** ******* ** this ******. ** *** *** * true ******** ******* *** ***'* **** all ** **** **** ** *** basket ** *** ****** ****.
***, ****** *** **** ***** *******! I ***** **** * ********* / strategic *********** ** *******, **** ***** more *****. ***** * ***** **** many ******** ********* ***'* **** *** their **** ** *** ******, ** the ****** **** ******* **** * portion ** ****** ********* ***** ***-**, end-to-end *******, **** ** ***** ** be **** ********** *** *******. * think *** ******* *** **** ** a ********** ***** ****** ** ********* (compared ** ****, ********, ***.) *** far **** ******* (*** *******) *** customer.
***** * ** **** ***** ***** team *** ******** **** ******** ** detail, **** *** **** ** ********** permanent ******* ****** ** ***** ** the ********** ** **** **** ** discontinuing ********** *** **** ** *******, like **** *******. **** **** ***** the ***** ******** ** ******** ****** that ******* **** ******* *** **** to ******* *** ** **** **** (as ** ********) ******* **** *****..........
****.
*** *** *** *******? *** ***** Verkada ******** ********** *** ********** ** different **** *** ***** ***** ********? The ****** ******* ***** ** ********* than *** ** ***** *** ********** is * *******?
* ** **** *** *** *****, John.
* ******* ** *** **** ** new ********** *** ***** ********* *** the **** ** *** *** ********** and **********. *** ** ** ******** and ******* ***** ** ** ***** end ** ** *****. ************, ** virtually ***** "**** ***" ****** ******* a **** ************* ** **** *****'* of * "*******" **** ***** ** be ********. *** *******, **** * new ******* *** ** * ******* perhaps *** **** ** ** ****** the **** *** *** ****, ***.....
**** *******, * ******** ***** ***** is ******* ******** ** ******* ** possible, *** ******** ************* ******** **** accounts ** **** ** **** *** past ********** ***** "*" # ** days. ** ******, * ***** ** wrong, ***! ***** **** **** ******* an *********** ******-********* **** **** ** effective *** ************* ******** ** ******* with ***** ****** **** *** ******** that ***** ***** *** *** *** finding ***-*** ********* ** *******/*********** ******* problems. **** ***** ** *****.
*******, **** ** ** ** **** ways **** * ******, ***** ****** continues ** ******* ** * "***** alarm" *** ** **** ******* *** monitoring *********. ** ************* **** *** above ********** ** **** *******'* ******** will ** ****** ******* ** ***, not **** ** * ***** ******. Is **** *******?
***** ************ *** ***** ***** ********* are *** *** **** ***** *** this ** * **** ***** ***** to ***. ** *** **** * problem **** ***** ******, ****** ******* is *** * ***, **'* * bandaid. ** *** **** **** ****** 25 ***** ****** *** ***** * would **** ** ******* **** ******* at ***** **************** **** ********.
** *** **** **** ****** ** false ****** *** ***** * ***** also ** ******* **** ******* ** their **************** **** ********.
*** ****** **** **** **** ******* at *** ******* *** ****** ******** their *****... ******* **** ** * 'new *** ** ** ******' ** any ****** ********* ***************.
**** '**** *****' ********** ** ****'* OP ** **** **** ** ***** usual"***** **** ******** ********as * '****' vs Verkada solution that is better than that worst case scenario"********* **** **** *** ****-***** ***.
*** *** ***** **** *** **** study **** ******* **** *********** ******* marketing *******... ****** * ** ********* that ***** *** ** ******* ** dinosaurs:
“** ******* ** ****** ** * new ******** *** ***** ******** ** remove ************** ** *** **** *** previous ******.”
“** ******** ***** ** ***** ****** a *****; **** ****** **** **** us * ******* ** $*** *** scaled *************."
"*** ********** ******* ***** **** ****** an $**/**** ******* *** *** *** little ******, ******* ** *** ********** and *********** *********, ** ******** *** code ** *** *** ****** ******.”
"...******* *** ***** *** *********, ******* and *** ***** ******** *** ** way ** **** *** ****** *** causewithout ***** ******. If an alarm went off and the emergency contact didn’t answer, the third party would call the police based on their discretion."
“***** **** **** **** ***** ****** calls ***** ********* ** *******, ****** us **** $***,*** ******** ****** *** stores."
“** ** ***** ** *********, * receive * **** ** ***** ***** with * **** ** *** ***** footage. * *** *********** *** **** the *****, ********* **** *** ***** is, *** ****** ******* ** ******** a ****** ********.In **** * ***’* ****** ***** ****, *******’* **/* ************ ********** ******* **** ****** *** ********* ***** *** ***** ******** *** **** *** ****** ** ******.”
**********, * **** *** ** **** hard ** *******.
*** ** ********** ******** ***** *** off - *********/***** ***** ***** *** a ******: ** ******** ******.
*** **** *** ******** **** ** the ****** **** ** *** **** - ********** ** ****** ******** ** convincers ** *** ***** ***.... *** maybe ****'* ****** ** **** *** and **** ** ** *** **** big ***** *** *** ****** ************ types. *** **** ***'* **** **** their ****** ********* *** *** **** option *** ******** ********* ***.
* *** ***** **** **** ** the ***** **** *** ******* *** is **** **** "*****". ** *** are ***** ****** **** **** ***** alarms * ***** ***** ** * bigger ***** ** ****. ******* ** all ***** *** "***'* **** **** in *** ** ***** *** *** that ******* ** *****". **** ******* when **** **** *** ** *** out ** *** * ***** ******* their **** ** *******.
***** *** ***** ** ** **** of ****** ****** ***** **** ** the **** *** ***** **** **** get **** ** ******* *** ***** sleazy ******* **** ***** ******** ***** out **** *** ****** ** *** it **** **** **** * ******* to ******* **** ******* ********!
***** ***** ***** ********** ****(*) **** Verkada *** *** ****** ******** *** licensing. ******* **** **** *********** **** law ***********, ***** ***** **** ** no ********, ***** ******** **** ********** to *********. *** ********* *** ********** are ******** **** ** *** ******* the ******** ********* *** *******. **** a *** ******** *** **** ***.
******: *** *****; ******* ******** *****
**** *** *** **** ********* *** my **** ***** ***** ** ***** just ***** ** * ***** **** their ******** *** **** ** ******** for **** ** *****.
***** ******** *** * ********** ******* and ******* **** ****** *** *, ergo ***** **** *** ***** *******'* description.
** ****, **** ***** *** *** not *****, ***** ******* ** **** ish , *** **** ***** **** I ********* ***** **** ***** *** any **** ********* ********* **** **** been ****** ** *****, ********* ********** really ****'* ****** * ***** ***** the **** *** ***** *** ** I ***** **** ** * ********* company **** *** * ****** ******* that ** **** **** ***.
*** ** ****** ******* ** *** do ***** *** ******-**********, *** ***** a ********* ***** ** ******* ******* all *** ******* *********** **********. *****, disrupting **** ** ****-***-*** ***** **** generate $******** ** ***…. ******** ******* and **********.
*** ****** *** **** ******* ***** on * ******* **** ******* ************ and *&*:
UPDATE: ******* ******* *******
****** ******** ******* ******** **** *******, **** ************ ******* ****** ****, and ********* ******* ******* ** *** professional ********** *******.
3 ********** ********
**** *********** *** "******* ** * U.S. *****, ******* ********** ********" ** the *******:
***** **** ********* ** * ********* partners, *** * ****** ******* **** 3 *********:
*******, **** *****, **** *** *** disclose ***** ********** ******** **** *** using.
Available ** *** ** ****** ******
***** **** ********* **** ******* ****** is **** ********* ** ** ** States ** ******, **** ******* *** approval ** *** *.*. ****** *** are ******** *** **** ************ "** the ****** ******":
Did *** ******* ** *******
**** ***** ******* * ***** ****** the **** *&* ******* ***** ** Listing (*** ***** ** ********** *** original ******) *** **** *** *** answer:
***** ***** ********** ** **** ** interesting ** *** ** **** *** be ********** ****. * **** **** the ***** ******** ** ***** ** require **** ***** **** *** ***** business ****.