Digital Watchdog Favorability Statistics 2021
Digital Watchdog (DW) has been around for many years but how has the American / Korean company done facing much larger China competitors?
Inside this report, we examine statistics and commentary from 200+ security integrators on Digital Watchdog's positioning, pros, and cons.
Favorability *******
** *** *** ******** ************ (+**%), however, **** **** */**** **** ****** neutral ** *** *** **** ****** to **** ** *******:
Much ****** ***** ** *** **
** *** *** ****** ***** ****** the ** **** ******* ** *** US:
**** ********** ** ******** ***** *****, given **'***** ** **** ******* ** ***** America.
Executive ******* ** ******
*** **** ****** ** *********** ***** Digital ********, ** ***** ** ********* of ********** *********, ****:
- ** ******** *** ******
- ***** ******** ** *****/*******
- ***** ***** ** *******
- *** **** ** ***** / **** compliance ********
DW ******** *** ******
*********** ********** ********** **** ***** ***** Digital ********'*** ******** ***** ***** ********* *******, ***** ********** ignoring **'* ******* ** ********** **** were **** ** (********* *****).
- "******* ******** ******** ** *** ** our **** ****** ************ ******* **** we ******. *** **** *** ******** a ***** **** ** ** ******** in ** *******. ***** ********* ** licenses **** ********** ***** *******. ******** like *** ******* ** ***** ******* and ****** ********* ****** *** ********** to *********."
- "** ******** ** * ***** ********. Their **** ******* *** ****** *********** move **** ******* ***** ******."
- "**-******** ******** ********, **** *******, **** range ** *******."
- "**** * **** **** ** ****** that **** **** *** *******. **** of *** ***** ****'* **** ** the ****-*-**** *** ******** ***** ******** (Network *****)"
- "**** *** ********** ** ** ******** (Nx ******* ***). ******* *** **** pretty **** ****** ** **** ** troubleshoot ** ***** **** * ***** PTZ ******. **** ****** **** ***** website *** ****** ************. ** *** cameras **** ***. **’* **** ** be **** ** **** ***** **** quickly. ******’* ******* *** ******* ** not **** ***** **** ** ***’** not **** ******** **** ***** ********* product *****."
- "*** ******** ******** *** **** ******. Easy *** ******** ** ********** *** Camera + *** *** *** *** available ********* *** ***** ** *** same *****"
- "****** ******* *** * ****** *****. Their *** ** **** ** ***** and **** ** ********. *** **** in *****"
- "**** *** *** *** ****** *******. Cameras *** ** ************ *******/***********."
- "* **** *** **** ******** *** Spectrum *** **. ** *** *** the ******** *** ***** **** *** up ** *** ** *** **** intuitive, **** ******** *** **** * have ****. **** **** **** *** only ******** **** ** *** ***** into *** *** **** *** ***** argue ****** ** ***** ** ****** recognition. **** **** **** **** ** have ** *********** **** ****** *** to *** **** ***** *** ******** you ***** ****."
- "***** *** ******** (*********) **** **** to *** *** ********* **. **** camera *********. **** *******."
- "*** *** ** **** ** *** and ******* **** *** ** *****-***** VMS."
- "*** *** ** ********** ****"
- "***** *** ** ***** ** ** Witness ***** ** ****** ****. ******** are **** *** *** ******* ** very **********. **** ******* ****."
- "**** *** *** **** *** ** Hanwha, ** ***** ****** *** **********."
- "*** ***** ****, ****** ** ***'* use **. **** *** ****** ****'* and * **** *** ****** *************."
- "******* ****'* ******** *******. ** ******** is * **** ******** *** ** a ********** *****."
Mixed ******* ** ***** / *******
********** ********** ** **'* ***** *** quality *** *****. **** *********** **** they **** ****** ************* ** *** for "******" *******:
- "******* *** ****** ******* *** ****** fairly *************"
- "*******, **** *****, **** ********. *********** pricing ** ******* ****** *********."
- "** **** **** ***** ********** ***** for ****** ******* **** *** ***** units *** **** ** ** * good ***** *** * ***** ***."
- "****** ******* *** * ****** *****."
- "*** ***** ***** ** ********* ***** it ********** ** *****/****** **********."
- "******* ***** ** ** ***** ********** (such ** ****) ***, *** ******* is ** *** **** *** *****. I **** **** *** ******* ***** to ** ** ****** ** * system **** *** ******* *** *********."
- "**** ** *******, *****, **** ** features, ****** *****, **** ** *********, easy *** *** **** ** ***"
- "**** ********, ***** ** * ****** higher **** *** ***** ********* *** Dahua ** *******, *** ***** *****."
- "***** **** ** ****. ** ** intuitive"
***** ****** **** ***** ***** ***** was **** ** ******* *** *** performance:
- "***** ** ***** ****'** ********** ** the ****** *** ***** ***** ** hard ** *******."
- "**** ********* **** ***** *******. ****'* seem **** ***** **** ******* ********* at *** ****. * ***** ***** it's **********, *** ****** ****** **** a ******* ******."
- "**** * *** * ****** ** the ******** * *** ********* **** all *** ****** *** *** ******* of *** *******. * *** *** able ** **** ** ** **** since * *** * **** ** the **** *** **** ** *** company * **** *** **** *** their *******. *** ** *** **** I *** ** * ******** ** sell ** * ***** ***. ** I ****** ********* **** ***** ***** hight ** *** **** ** * didn't **** ** **** ******* *****. Eventually ** **** **** *********** * will ********** *** ** *** ****** there ** ****** ******* ** *** market *** **** ** ****** *****."
*** ****** *** **** ** ***** in **** *** *******:
- "** **** *** ** ** ******* for * ****** ** *** ***** cost *********. **** *** ** **********... a *** **** ******** *** *** get **** *** *** ***."
- "* *****'* **** **** *** ***** to ** ****, *** **** * did, ** *** ***-**** ******* *******, my ******** **** **** *** *** the ******** *******. *'* **** **** have **** ** ***** **** ****, so **** *** *** ** * fair **********."
Mixed ***** ** *******
********** ***** ** **'* **** ******* were **** *****. ****, ********* ***** responding **********, **** **** ******* *** poor:
- "******* ******** ******* *** **** ****** at ****. ** **** *** * server **** **** *** ****** **** 5 ****** ***. ** *** **** back ** ** *** ***** **** after * ****** *** ** *** still ***** *** **** ***** *** starting **. ** **** ** **** and ** *** *** *** **** 3 ****** *** ** ***** **** not *** ** ********...."
- "** ******** ** * ***** ********. Their **** ******* *** ****** *********** move **** ******* ***** ******."
- "***** ******* **** ****** **** ********. Support ***** ** ** ********."
- "**** ******* *** **** ***** *******."
***** ****** ********* **** **** **** very ******* ** "*********":
- "* **** **** **'* **** ********. Very **** ** ***** *** *******. Digital ******** **** ******* ** **** helpful."
- "** *** **** *** * *** large ***********. *** ******* ** *********."
- "**-******** ******** ********, **** *******, **** range ** *******."
- "******, ********, ************* **** *******"
NDAA / *** **** ** *****
* *** *********** ********* ******* ********'* Korean ************* (******* ** *****) ***/****** ********* ********** *********:
- "***** **** ***** ** **** ***** jobs. ********* ** **** *********, ******* software, **** ** *** ****."
- "** **** **** **** *** ******, quality *** *********** *** **** ****. The ******* *** *** **** ** China ** *** ***** ****** ** use ****."
- "**** *** *** ** *** ******* because **** *** * *** **** supplier *** ***** ****"
- "***** ** ** **** ***** ***'* as **** **** *********** *** ****** made ** ******* ** ***** *******. Their ******* *** ** ***** ***** was **** ****. ***** ** ***** stuff **** *****'* ***** ** ******* other ********* (**** ********* **** *** low *** *********, *** ** ******* rich ** **** ******** ** *** higher *** ****)."
- "* ***** ** *** **** * decent *** **** ***** ******* *** brand *** *** ******** *******. **** don't **** ** ** ** ******* up ** *** ******* ** **** of *** ***** ******* ******* **** it ***** ** *******."
- "*** **** ** *****"
*******
** *** ****, ** ** ****-********** to **** ********* ** ******* *** ** *****, *********, *** HiSilicon, ***** ******* **** ** ***** low-cost ***********.
************, ** ******** ** **** ****-********, with * ****** ********* ***** ** was ** *******' ***** ***** **** the ** ****** (*** ****, ***** to ****** ******** **** ****).
*** *** ***** ** *** **** DW ************* ****** ****** *** *** OEMing *** ***** ** *********** ** China ********?
**** **** ** **** **** *** DW ******** *********** ***** ** *** created ** ***** ** ******* ********. The ******* ** ******* *** ***** by ******* ***** ** ** *******, who **** ***'* ** *** ** a *** ****** ********** *** *** then ******** ** ****** *** ******* the *******. ** ** *******, ***** my ** *********** **** ******* ********'* support ** ** ********, **** *** doing ** ******* *** ** **... I **** **** * ** **** fluent ** ************* *** ** ******** and *** ****** **** ***** **** their *** ******* ****. * **** them ******* ******* ** *** **** and **** ******** ******* ** ***** components **** ** ******* *** ******* as ***** *** **** ***** ** the ******* **** ***** ************ ** the **** ***** ** ****. * can *** **** **** ********* ** I **** *** ** **** ************ and ******* ****** **** **** ****** by **** ** "***** **********" **** actually ***** ** ***** * ******** issue **** * ******** *** *** results **** ****.
*** **** ****** * ***'* ****** and *** ***** ****** **** (******* relabeler) ** ******* * **** ** many ********* ******* ******** **** ******** that ******** *** ******** ********* ***'* an ******. (******** ** ******* ***** would ***** *** *** ***** ** license *****-** **** ***** ** * wonderful *****...
**#* - ***** *** **** **** way.
** **** **** ********* ** **** industry ** *** ****** ******* ** improve *** ******* *** ***** *** technicians. ** **** ***** * ****** of ************, **** *** ******* ********* system *** **** ******** ** **** improvements.
* ******* ********** ** *** ** the ******* **** ** *** ******** and * ****** **** ****** ** throw ****** **.**********, ***** *** * ****** ** people **** * ******** ********** ******* to *** ***** **** ****** **.
*** *** ******* - *** ******* is ******* *** ***** ** ******* Optix ** ** ******* - *** I *** ****** ** *** ******** in ***** *******. **** ** **** in ****:
**** **** ** **** ** * call:
**** ******* ** ******* **** ***, but ** **** * ** ***, have * ***** ***.
******,
*******
** * *** ****** **** ** our ******** **** *** ******* **** has **** ******* ! **** **** been **** ********** *** ********! * hope ** **** * **** *** prosperus ****** **** ******* ******** ** come!
**:***** *** ***** ***** ****** **** other ** *** *** *****, ******* I'm **** **, *** * ***** David *******, ******* ** ****!
***** *** *** *** **** *****. We **** *** ********* ** ******** Low ******* ******
**, ** * “**-******” *****. *’* surprised **** ***** **** ** ****** to ********* ********* *** ***** *******. It’s **** ******** * ************ *******. When *** ******** *** *** *** need ** ******* *** ** *** settings. ** *****, * ******* **** end ** ****, **** ** ******* support. ***** ** ** ***** *** even **** ** *** *** ******* in *** *****.
********, ** ** * ****** ******** if **** ******* **** **** ** point *** ***** ** * ***** budget. ****** ***** *** **** ****** solutions **** *** ** **** *** the **** *** **** **** ****.
****** ***** *** **** ****** ********* that *** ** **** *** *** same *** **** **** ****.
***’* ** *** *** :)
** ******** **** ********** ** *** DW ******** ********, * **** *** that **% ** ** ****** **** resolved **** ******* **** ***** ******* team. **** *** **** ******* *** have * **** **** ********* ******.
*** **** ***** *** ** ***** be ** **** ******* **** ********* analytics ******* (**** ** **********) ** keep ******* *** ********. **** *** recent "*******" ****, ***/******** ******* **** be ****** ***** * ***** ******** that *** ** ********* **** *** existing ***** *********.
********/*******/********* **** **** *********. *******, *** pricing "***" ** *** ******** ****** to ****-******* *** ********.
** ** ***** * "*** *" VMS ********. *'** **** ******* **** the ******** *** ****** ** ***** and **'* ********* *** **** "******** Search" ****** ** *** ******. **** Linux *******, *** *** ***** "********" servers **** **** **** *** **** breathing **** **/**** *** ******* ****** goes *******. ************, *** *** ** the ** ***** ***** **** ** the ******** ********** ***** **** ** comes ** ********* ******** *** ******** end-users **** ****'* "****-*****". ** **** worrying ***** (******/****) ***********, ****** ******** your ******** ** **** ***** *******.
******* ******* ** ****** ********** "*********" engines **** *** ********* **** *** API *** *** **** ***** ******* (i.e. ****-*********, ****** ******, *******, ***.).