Avigilon Shifts Cloud Strategy - Merges Blue and ACC

Published Jan 23, 2020 14:19 PM

Avigilon is shifting its cloud strategy, phasing out its Blue web-managed surveillance platform as a stand-alone brand and merging it with its ACC VMS.

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In this note, based on a briefing with Avigilon, we examine:

  • Avigilon's shifted cloud strategy
  • Why Avigilon made this change
  • New ACC Cloud connectivity
  • What this means for Blue customers
  • When will new features be available
  • Competitor Comparison to Exacq, Milestone/Arcules and Genetec
  • Outlook on how VSaaS should be sold

March **** ****** - *** *** ***** ********* *** **** ******** ***** ********

**** ** ** ****** ****** ** Avigilon's ******* ***** ********, *** ** instead ****** ** *****"****** ********".

******** **** **** **** *** *** cloud ********* *** ***** ********* ** ACC ********* ** ******** ***** ********, and **** *** "*** ******** ******* Blue ** ********* *** [****] *********". Existing ********* *** ***** ******** ********** Blue ************* *** **** **********.

**** ***** **** ********* ***** ***** connections ** ******* ******* ********** **** remain ** ****, ** *** *** and *** *********** **** *** ********* offer *** ************ ******** ** ****.

** **** **** ***** *** ********* migrations, ***** ***** ** **** ********* for *********** ** ***** ********* * particular ******** ** ********* **, ***** the ********* ** ********.

************, **** ******** **** ** *** end ** **** *** **** ********* will ** ******** ** ***:

** *** ** **** *** **** customers **** ** ******** ** ***. We **** ******* * ******** ******* to ******* **** ********** ** *** appliances.

** ******** *** *.* **** **** so *** *** ******** *** ******* their **** ** *** *** *****, access ***** *** *** ******* ******, and ****** ***** ****** ************. *** can ****** ** ** ** **** launch *** ****** ****** ***** **** provide * ****** ********* ** ******* and ******** ***** *********** *** *******.

**** **** ** ******* *** ********** a ****** ** *** / *** integration.

Blue ******* *** / ******* **** *** *** ***

******** *** ********* ** **** **** the **** ******* ******** (******** **** ***** ****) ** ***** ****** *** *** merging **** *** ******* ******* *****, ACC *** ***. ******** **** *** merged *** ******** **** ** ****** Avigilon ***** ******** (***) ******** ** version *.*. *** ******* ******* ** Blue ** *.**.

******** **** *** *.* **** ** released **** *** **** ** ********* globally ** ******.

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

********'* ******* ******** *** **** *** targeting ****** ***** ********** *** ******* service *********. **** ******* ** ***** analytics-centric ******** *** ********** ***** ******** / ********** ***** ***** ***** **** motion-based ***** *************. *******, ******** ******* out * ********:

  • ******* ******* ********* **** **** ** add **/* ****** ***** **********
  • *********** ******** ******* ******* *** **** not ******* ** ******* ************-***** ******* services.
  • **** *** *********** ****** *** ***** to ** **** ** ***** **** VMS ********

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

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******** **** *** ******* *** ******* for *** ** ****** ***** ************ for *** ******** ** *** (****, Standard, **********) ***** **** *** ******* any ********** ********. ** ********** ********** are ******** ******* *** *** **** connect ** *** ***** ******* *** existing *** *** ******** *******.

************, ******** **** **** **** ** updating ****** ****** ********, *** ****** camera/server ************* ******* ** ***. **** said **** **** ***** *********** ****** cameras ** ************* ******* ************* ******* directly **** ***.

***** ******* ******** ** **** **** an ****** ** ******* ** **** (icon *****), ******** **** **** ** not ********* ** ********** ***** *** 3.0 ** ********.

No *** ***** ******* ** ************* ** ******

******** **** **** **** **** ******** (e.g. ***** ***** ******* *** *************) will ***** ** ********* *** **** subscribers, *** **** *** ** ********* for ********* *** ******* ** ******. They **** ***** ******** *** ** their ******* *** **** *** ******** for * ******* ** **** ****.

*** *** ***** ****** **** **** be **** ** ******* ** ***** servers ** ******, ****** ** **** Blue/ACS ********* *******. *** ****** *** web ****** **** ** **********, **** the **** *** ****** **** *******.

Focus ** ***** *********** ******* / ******-******* ************

******** **** **** * **** ** ACC *** **** *********** ******* ******** when ******* **** * ******** ***-**** types:
  • **** *****, ************** *********** *******
  • ******-******* *********** *******
***** * ***-**** ***** **** *** a *********** ***** ********** *********, ********'* ****** *******.*******'* ********* ******* ******-******* ********** **** * *********** **** ** its ***** ********.

No ********* ****** *** ******** **** *********

******** **** **** ***** **** ********** will ** ****** ***, ***** **** not ** *** ******* *** ******** Blue ***********, ****** **** ******** **** servers *** ******** *** ***** *********. However, ** ** ******** ****** ******** additional ****** ********, **** **** ** steered ** ********** *** ********** ** Blue ******** ** ****** ***.

**** **** **** *** ****** ******* will ** ******* ** ******, *** the ****** ******* (*** *** ****) will ** ******, ********* ******** ** both.

Pricing ***** ****** ******

******** **** **** *** ***** ******* model **** ** ********. ****** ******/****** connectivity **** ** ********* ** ** additional ****, ***** ***** ******* *** event *************, *** **** ********** *** features **** ******* ********** ********.

**** ** *** **** ******** ******* details *********.

Features ******* ** *** *.*

******** **** *** *** ******** **** be ********* **** *** ****** ** ACS *.*, *** ***** **** **** to **** *********** ******* ** *** end ** ****, ****** *** *********** and ******* ** *** *** **** has ***** ****** **** ********.

Compared ** ***********

********'* ******* ***** ******** **** ****** cloud ****** ** *** ***** ******* their ********* ********* *****. **** ** a **** *************** ******** ** *****, most ******* ********* ***** ** ***** (*** ****)******** ****** ***** ******.

************, **** ************** ******** **** ******* and *********, *** **** ***** ********** that *** **** *********** *** **** cloud ******** ********** **** ***** **** VMS *********.

******'* ***** ******** ***************** ***** ******* *** ********* ** Security ****** *** ****** *******. ********* has*******, ***** ******** ********* ** ***********, but ** ***** **** ******* ******** channels.

Outlook - ***** **** ** ***

***** **** ********'* **** ****** *** Milestone / ******* ******** * ****** of ******* ***** ****** ** **** separately, ********* / ******* ******** *** Avigilon's ***** **** ****** **** ** is ****** ****** *** ********* *** providers ** ***** ***** ** ** extension/expansion ** ***** ******** ***, ****** than ** * ******** ** ********* product ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Jan 23, 2020

****, *** ***** ** *** $**+ for * ****** **** *** **** limited ** *** ****** ** ******** it *** ******...**** * ******* ************ on *** ** ****?

** ***’* ****** **** ** *** customer ******* **** **** ****** ** cancel ***** ************, **** **** * $2k *****.

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Ryan Karpilo
Jan 23, 2020

**** ********* ** *********.

** ***’* ****** **** ** *** customer ******* **** **** ****** ** cancel ***** ************, **** **** * $2k *****.

**** ******** *** ***** *** **** management, *************, **** ****** ******, *** selective ***** ******* ** ********* ******,*** ***** ** ****** ** *** on-site *********.

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Remiel Feng
Jan 24, 2020
ENS Security

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Jan 26, 2020

******* ********** ** ** * ********* thread

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Michael Miller
Jan 23, 2020

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Alex Wasson
Jan 23, 2020
IPVMU Certified

**** ** * ***** **** ** Avigilon. *'* ****** ***** ** ** a *** ** ************* ********* *** taking ****** **** ***** ******** *** customer ****.

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Undisclosed #2
Jan 25, 2020

*** **** ******* *** ********** ***-********* from *** **** ** ** *******. I ***** **** ******** **** ** they ***** *** **** *** "*****" something ******* **** **** ******* ****** by ******* ** **** *****, *** it *** * ******* **** ****'* really *** *** **** ****-***** *** cases.

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Faisal Pandit
Jan 27, 2020
Johnson Controls

******* *** *********** ******** ****** *** solutions (**** ****) ** **** ** older ******** ****** (*****) ** * challenge **** ***** ***** ************ (***** must ***** ** ****) ** ******* with. * ****** ** **** ******** to *** *********** **** **** **** all *** ***** ******* ** **** "digitally *********."

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Feb 24, 2020

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Michael Miller
Feb 24, 2020

* ********. **** *** ** ** an ******* ** ******* *** ****** guarding *** ***** ********** ** * service. *** *** *** ******** ********* to *** **** ** ********* *** AI *********. **** *** *** * good *** ******* ** *** *********** of ***. ****** ******* ***** **** Avigilon *** *** ******* ** ****** cloud ** *** **** ** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Feb 24, 2020

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Michael Miller
Feb 24, 2020

***** ** ***** *** **** *** take ***** *** *** ******** ** least ** ** ***. * *** rack ** * ****** ****** **** I *** **** *** ** *******.

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Michael Miller
Feb 25, 2020

** * ** **********. *** ** deploying ** ********** ** *** ******** verse ** ******* *** *******? *** are *** ********** ** ******* ****** then ******* ** *** ******?

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Sean Patton
Mar 17, 2020

****** ******* **** ******* ************* ***** ****** ** * "****** product" ** ********'* *******:

March **** ****** - *** *** ***** ********* *** **** ******** ***** ********

**** ** ** ****** ****** ** Avigilon's ******* ***** ********, *** ** instead ****** ** *****"****** ********".

******** **** **** **** *** *** cloud ********* *** ***** ********* ** ACC ********* ** ******** ***** ********, and **** *** "*** ******** ******* Blue ** ********* *** [****] *********". Existing ********* *** ***** ******** ********** Blue ************* *** **** **********.

**** ***** **** ********* ***** ***** connections ** ******* ******* ********** **** remain ** ****, ** *** *** and *** *********** **** *** ********* offer *** ************ ******** ** ****.

** **** **** ***** *** ********* migrations, ***** ***** ** **** ********* for *********** ** ***** ********* * particular ******** ** ********* **, ***** the ********* ** ********.

************, **** ******** **** ** *** end ** **** *** **** ********* will ** ******** ** ***:

** *** ** **** *** **** customers **** ** ******** ** ***. We **** ******* * ******** ******* to ******* **** ********** ** *** appliances.

** ******** *** *.* **** **** so *** *** ******** *** ******* their **** ** *** *** *****, access ***** *** *** ******* ******, and ****** ***** ****** ************. *** can ****** ** ** ** **** launch *** ****** ****** ***** **** provide * ****** ********* ** ******* and ******** ***** *********** *** *******.

**** **** ** ******* *** ********** a ****** ** *** / *** integration.

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