Exacq's Cloud Drive Storage Tested

Author: Sean Patton, Published on Feb 04, 2019

Less than a year after acquiring cloud video company Smartvue, Exacq has launched its 'cloud drive storage' offering.

We see the VSaaS market expanding with many new competitors and incumbents such as Exacq adding new cloud services.

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How well does Exacq's Cloud Drive work? We tested it. Inside this report, we share our findings on:

  • Capabilities and Limitations
  • Cloud Streaming Performance
  • Client Interface Changes
  • Configuration
  • Pricing

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Comments (15)

John Honovich

IPVM | 02/04/19 05:16pm

* ** ******** *** they ******** **** ** is.

*********, ** ** ******** that ** ***** ** designed *** *** ** is ******** *** ****** makes ** **** **** limited *************. * ** curious ** ****** ************ agrees ** ********* ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Honovich | 02/04/19 05:56pm

***** **** ******* **** needed ** ************** *** ***** ****** as **** ** ******** to **** ** **** the **** ** *** industry?

** ***** ** * "placeholder" **** ****'** ******* on ** ***** *** others, *** **** ******** doesn't **** **** **** good ** *** ***** term.

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | In reply to John Honovich | 02/04/19 08:00pm

****, ****

* ** *** ********** why ** *** ***** the ******* ***** ** cloud ******* ***** ** to ****** *** ******** storage. **'* **** ******* to **** ***** ******* instead.

*(**********) ******* **** *** primary ***** ** ***** storage ***** ** **securely **** ********* **** on it. This is what I'm potentially willing to pay for as a customer.

***** ***** ***** ****** to ******* ** ** the ******(********* ***** *******), I ******* *****, *** first ******** ****** ** store **** ********* ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sergey Bystrov | 02/05/19 01:55am

* ** *** ********** why ** *** ***** the ******* ***** ** cloud ******* ***** ** to ****** *** ******** storage.

****? * ** *** understand *** *** ***** I ***** ****. ****'* why * **** * think **** ***** ** doing **** *** '**** limited *************'.

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | In reply to John Honovich | 02/05/19 05:08pm

** ** **** ****, no ********* *** **** pricing => **** ******* applicability => **** **** not ********** *** ***** of *** ********.

*'* **** ****** ** understand **** ******* *******. So *** ***** "*********" is ** ******** ** comparison **** "******** **** sensitive ****" **** ** just **** *** ***** offering *** ****** ***, while *** ****** *** first ***?

*** *** **** * poll ** **** ***** storage ** ***?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sergey Bystrov | 02/05/19 08:03pm

** *** ***** "*********" is ** ******** ** comparison **** "******** **** sensitive ****" **** ** just **** *** ***** offering *** ****** ***, while *** ****** *** first ***?

* **** ** **** what *** *** ****** or *** *** ***** I ******* ****.

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | In reply to John Honovich | 02/05/19 10:19pm

******** **** **** **** consolidated ********, * *** under *** ********** *** believe ** *******:

*****:**** **** *** ********** the ***** ** *** offering ******* ***** ***** cannot ** **** ******** for ********* *********


** *** ********* **** your ******** *********"* ** ******** *** they ******** **** ** is".**** *** **** ***** message ** *** ******.(*** **************** ******* *****).


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********** ** *** ****, I'm * ***** ** wrong ***** *** **********, I **** * ******** to **** ****:

*) ***** *** ***** cloud ******* ** ** extension ** *** ******* storage?

*) *** *** ****** make * **** ***** the *********** ** **** cloud ******* ** ***?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sergey Bystrov | 02/05/19 10:44pm

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**** **** *** ********** the ***** ** *** offering

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*****'* ******** ****** ****:

(*) ******* ***** ********** this ** *********, ** is *** **** *********, as ** *** *****: "** ** ******** ********* video ******* ****** **** long **** *********."

(*) ******* ** *** archiving ** ********* ***** storage, ****** ***, ** is * ***** *******.

*****, ** ***** **** anything **** "*** ***** *** ******* usage ** ***** ******* would ** ** ****** the ******** *******". *** point ***** ** **** if *** *** ******** something ** ** '*********' solution, *** ****** *** need ** *** *** what ** ********* ****** locally.

**, ** *** **** (1), ***** ** *** not ********* '********* ** primary *******' ** * useful *******. *** **** misunderstood ****.

** *** **** (*) polls *** **** **** to *** ******* ** complex ********. *** *** free ** ***** * discussion ******.

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | In reply to John Honovich | 02/05/19 10:55pm

****** ****.

** *******: ***** ****** in *** ******(***** ** pricing *****) ** *** refer ** **** ***** message? ** **** **** inconsistency ******* ******* **** and ********** ****** ** something ****? ******.

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | In reply to Sergey Bystrov | 02/05/19 11:43pm

** *** **** *****: IMHO, ***** *** * nice *****. *******, *** way * **** **** reaction ** ** - is ******* ********. *'* trying ** ********** **** I'm * *******.

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Ryan Hulse

02/04/19 06:19pm

*’* *** ******* ******* *** *********** *** * **** ** add **** ******** ** ****’* ****** ** *** ***** ***** storage *******. ***** ** ***, ***** *** **** *** *** time *** ******** ** ********** *** *******. * ********** *** detail **** **** **** ******* *******.

-**********- *** ****** ****** “****** ****** ******** ******** * ****** setup ** *** ********** ** **** ********** *** *** ** the ******** ***** *****, ****** ** *** *******.” * **** to ******* **** *** ************* ** *** **** *** ***** is ******** *********. **** ******** ***** *********** ** *** ***** from *** *** *** ***** *********** **** *** ***** ** the ****** ** *** ****** ****. ***** *********** ** *** client **** *** *** ** *** ********* *********, *** ** planned *** *** ** *** **** ********.

-*** ***** ** *** ********- ** **** ******* ***, ***** Drive ******* *** *********** ** *** ********* ******** ** ****** primary *******. ***** ********* ** ***** ******* ** * ***** scenario, *** **** ** **** ***** ******* *** ** **** customers ******* *** ******** ***-**** ******* ***** *** ********* *****. The ******* ***** ** ** ***-**** **** ** ***** ** to ******* ******* ********/***** *** ** ******* ******* *************. ****** than ***** *** *** ****** ***** ** ****** *********, ** example ** ***** ***** ***** ** ******* *** **** ****** day ** ***** ** *** ***** ** ******* ********* ******* theft/destruction ** *** ***, ** **** ********** *****. ** ***** scenarios ****** ********* ***** *** * *********-*********** **** ** * central ********** ***** ****** *** ****** ** ** **** *********. Overall **** ***** ******* *********** ******* *** **** ***** *** value *********** ** *** ********* *******, *** ** ******* ***, the ***** ***** ************* *** *** ** ********** **** ***** existing ************.

- ******* ********** ********/************* – ** *** ***** ***** ******* is *** ***** ** ** * ********** ***** *** ******** at **** ****, ***** ** ** ********* *** **** ************* and ** *** **** ******* ********** ************. ** ** ********* better **-******** ********** ********** *** * ****** *********** *** **** plans ** ******* ******** ** *** ****** ** ***** ********. On *** ****** ****, *******, ** **** ** ******** ****** choice ** *** **** **** ** ******** ** ***** *** video ** ****** ****. **** *** *********** *** ******** ****** not **** ** ***** ***** ***** ** ****** ***** *** where *** ******* **** *****. *** *******, * ***’* **** which ******* ****** ******** ** ****** *******. ******* ** ***** to *** *** ******** ***** * **********. ** **** *** on *** *** **** *** ***, **** *** ****** ** prefer ******* **** *** ***. ** *** ******** ** **** the ******** *** *** ***** ** ****** ** **** ****** bandwidth, **** *** *** *** ********** ** **** ***** **** the *****. *** ****** ********** **** ***** ****** *** **** all *** ***** *** ******** *** ******** **** *** *********, but ** ***** ***** *** ***** ****** ** **** *** cloud *** *** ***, *** ****** **** ****** ** *** preference *** **** ****** **** *** **** ******* *** **** button ** ***** **** ***** *********.

- ******* - * ***** **** *** ******* ** **** complex **** *** “*******” ******* ***** ($** *** ** ****, motion ** **********). ** ******* ** ***** *** **** ********** for ******* *********** ** ******* ******* ** ******* ******* *** motion **********. ***** ** ** **** **** ** ***/* *** 30 **** ** ********** ********* *** **** ******* ** $*** yearly (****), ** *** ****** ********** ** **% ** *****, our ******* ***** **** ** **** ** **** ***** **** the ******* *****. *** *** ******* ***********, *** ***** ******* assigned ** *** *** ** *** **** ** ******** ******* or *** **** *** **********. *** *** ******** ** ****** camera **********/***/******* ****** ** ****** ********* *** ***** *** ***** storage ******** ** *** ***. *** **** ** **** **** pricing ***** ***** *********** *********** *** **** **** *** ******* NVR ******* ********** ********* **** ******, ******* **** ** * new ******* *** ** **** ****** ** ******** ** *** pricing *** *********.

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | In reply to Ryan Hulse | 02/05/19 05:15pm

****,

**** **********: * **** for *** *******, ******* maybe *** *** ****** some *********: *** ** you ****** ** ********* or *** *********? **** if ****** ** ******* resources? *** *** ** you "** ****" ****** to ***** **( ** terms ** ****). **, if ***** ** ****** how **** **** *** be **** *** *** be ********* ** *** cloud *******?

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Ryan Hulse

In reply to Sergey Bystrov | 02/08/19 02:57pm

******,

********** - ****** **** do *** *********** **** on *** ***, ******** streams *** ** *** up **** *** ****** to ***********. *** *** decide ************* ***** ****** will ****** ******* *** which ***** ****** ** the *****. *** *****-*** is ********* *** ********* that ****** *********** ******** considerations *** * ****** more ******* ************* (*** cameras **** ******* ******** streams --***** ****** *** do ********)

******* ****** - ********* the ************ ** *** cloud ** **********, ** the **** ***** *** have *** ****** ** put ***** ** **** from ****** ***.

Undisclosed #2

02/06/19 11:30am

** ***** *** *** *** ******* ** *** ***** *** set *** ***** ********* ****** ** *****? ** ********** ** only ** *** ***** ** ** *** ******?

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Ryan Hulse

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/08/19 03:02pm

*** ** **** ***********. You *** *** *** local **** ********* ***, say * ***, *** keep **** ********* ** the ***** ** *******. But ** ********* ** the *******, *** ******** don't ***** ** "***" off *** ***** **** local ** *****. ********** the *** ******* ************ (local **** *** ***** storage) *** ************* *******, so *** *** ********* each ** * ******** need.

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