Favorite Video Storage / Server Manufacturers 2019

Published Mar 25, 2019 13:30 PM

189 integrators answered this question:

"What is your favorite storage device / server manufacturer for recording video? Why?"

In general IT, the top-selling server manufacturers are Dell, HP, Lenovo, but would those 3 be favored by security integrators? And on the video recorder appliance side, the 2 largest providers are Dahua and Hikvision but would they be top here?

This is the successor to the Favorite Video Storage / Servers 2016 report.

Inside, we analyze the results, show you who is the clear favorite in this category and what notable manufacturers are missing.

Key ******

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

  • ********* *** ********* ************* ***** ****, led ** *********.
  • **** (*******) ******** *** *** ******* choice, ********* **** *********, *** ***** selections **** *********** **** ******** ** 2016.
  • *** *** *** ******* (***** **** and *********) *** *** ********** ****** in *** ** - *** ****** segment.
  • ** ******** ******* ***** ****.
  • ****** *** ********** ******* *** ***** had **** *** *** ***** *********'* level ***** ***********.

Appliance *** ******* / *** *** ***** ****** ******

*** ********** *** *** ******** ******* doubled **** **% ** ********* ** 2016 ** **** **% ** ****. Most *******, ********* **** *** **% of ***** *********, ** **** **** 2% ** ****, *** ******** ******* to **% ** ********.

******* *** ***** ********** **** ********** (specifically *** ***** ** ****** *******), price *****, ******** *********** *******:

  • "** ********* ** **** *** *** provided ** *** ****** ************. **** typically ********** *** ****** ******** ******* the ****** ************ *** *** ***/*** supplier ** ***** *** *** ******."
  • "*** **** *** **** **** ** cameras ** ** *** ************ ****"
  • "*** *** *****. **** * ****, low ****, *** ****'* **** *** customers *** ***"
  • "***** **** ** **** *** ****. Typically *********. ****** **** ** *** been ***** ***** ********. *** ***** doesn't **** ** ** *****."
  • "*** ******* ******* ** *** **** Geutebruck **** **** **** ****** *** our *****. ****** ****** **** ******* we *** (**** ****** *** **********) "
  • "** **** *** ***** ******* **** BCD *** ****** ** ********* ***** with *** *** ************'* ******** *** been ********."
  • "** *** **** ********'* ***, ** like **** ******* *** *******"
  • "*** ******** * *** *******, **** have ********* ******* ******* *** *** distribution *** ******** ** ****. ********** storage ** **** *** ******** ** qnap *** *******."
  • "** ********* **** *** ******** ******* Dell *******. ***** *** ***** ** responsibility *******."
  • "********'* **** ******* ******* **** ****'* have **** ** ********. *** ** the ******* ** ******** *** ****** recorded ***** ****. **** **** ** hold ** ****** **** *** ** they ** **** ******** **'** ******* notified."
  • "******** - ** *** * ***** Avigilon ******/********** - ** ***** ***** is ** "
  • "*** *******/******* ******* ** *** *** DVR/NVRs"
  • "***** ******* **** **** **** **** dependable **** *** *****."
  • "** *** ***** ******* *** ***, free ******** *** ***** *** *** of *** *****"
  • "********* ***** *** **** *************. **** effective *** ********."
  • "*********/******* ********, ** *****'* **** **** others *** ***** ********** *** **** friendly"
  • "*****. *****, **** ****"
  • "** *** ****** **** ** ********* Dahua ****. **** ** *** **** don't ******* ******* ** ***** *** sufficient"

Dell **** ******** *****

**** *** ***** ** **% ** responses. ***********, ****, *** ******* ** support **** ********** ********* ** ********* preferring ****:

  • "**** ******* (**** ** **** ******) with ******* ** *****. ********** ******** with ****** ******* **** **** ******** to ********* *** */* *****. **** more ******** **** ****..."
  • "**** ** ** ********. ** **** it **** ******** ****** ***"
  • "** *** ****/*** ******* *** *** of *** ****** *********. **** **** a ****** ** ******* *** ***** situation, *** *** ****** ** ***** from. ***** ******** *** ******** ******* is **** *****. "
  • "****. ******** *** **** ******* **** "purpose-built" ******** **** *** ***** *** from **** ******."
  • "****.... ***** ******* ******* ** *****, including * **** ******** ***** **** onsite *******.... *** *** *** **** from *** **** ************."
  • "** *** * **** *******. ****, EMC, *** ***** **** ****** **** served ** ****. ** **** **** some ** *** ********* ****** *************, but * **** **** **** ******* tickets ** ******** ****** ** **** an *** *** ***** ****."
  • "****. ***********, ************* *** ******** ************, support."
  • "*** ******* **** *** *** *** shelf, *** **** ******* **** **** reliable *** ****-*********."
  • "** ********* *** **** *******. ** like *** ************* *** *********** **** that *****."
  • "**** *** ********* ******** ******/******* ******** at * ********** *****."

****, **** ********* ** **** *** servers **** ******** *** ***, **** account *** ****** **% ** *** servers ******** ** *** ******.

BCDVideo ****** ** **-*** ***** *******

*** (******** ****)******** **** * ***** ******** *** was *********** **** ******** ** ****. Integrators **** ******** ***** **** ******* is *** ******* ****** *** ***** them:

  • "******** ** *** ********* ****** ************. They **** ****** ****** **** *** quickly **** **** ** *** ****** that *** **** **.
  • "** **** ** **********-***** ************* ** we *** ********* ******** ******* ** every *** ** ***... ...** **** partnered **** *** *** ** ***** support *** ********. **** *** ** slightly **** ********* **** ***** ************* but *** ******* ** *** **** them ******* ***** ** *** *** cost ********."
  • "** *** ******** *** **** *** of *** ********* ********. **** **** a **** ************ **** ******* *** they **** ****. ****** *** *** NBD ******** ** **** * **** comfort ** **** ** ****."
  • "* ****** ****** ** *** ****. Their ******* *** ************** *** *** notch. ***** ** * ****** **** OEM *** ** **** *************."
  • "******** (****) ****** ******* ** *** partnership **** ***, *** ********* *******, and ********."
  • "***. ********. **** ******** *******."
  • "********. **** *******, ********** *******."

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

** *** ****** **** *** **** as **** ******** ** ***. *********** who ******** ***** ** ***** **** it *** ******* ***** ** *********** and **** * ***** * ******** technical ** ******* ******:

  • "** **** **** ***** ** *******, as ** *** ** **** ********"
  • "***% ** *** ****** *** ** servers. ** *** * ** ******* and **** * ***** ************ **** our ***** ** ***********"
  • "***. **** *** *** ****** ********** features *** ****** ******** *******"
  • "*** *** ******* ********** ******** ** will ******* *** *** ******** ** a ** ** ***** ** *********** as *** ********."
  • "** - ** **** ** **** most ** *** ****** ****** ********** within * ******* ****** ***********."

****** ********* ***** **** ******* *** pricing:

  • "****** *** **** *** ******** ************ for ***** *** ****** ******* ******* along **** ****** ************. ******* *** very ****** ******** ** **** ******* you *** ****** **** *** *** manufacturer. **** ***** *** ********* ******* have **** *********."
  • "****** ****** ******* *** ******* ********* on *****"
  • "** ******** ** ****** **** **** and **** *** ****** **** ******* with ***** ********. *** ***’* **** to ** **** ** ******* ******* and ***** * ***** **** ******** day ******** ******** ** ****** **** as ****."

Custom ***** *** *******

******-***** *** ********** ******* **** * distinct ********, *** * ***** ****** did **** **** *** ******* ** flexibility ** *****:

  • "** ****** ******, *** ****** ***** by ** *******. *** ****** **** to **** **** *** ** ***** all ** *** ******* ******* **** are *** ***** ******* *** ** is ******* **** ****** ***-**** ******** that **** ***** ***** *** * higher ****."
  • "** ******-***** *** **** ***** ******* components ******* ** *** ******* ** handle *** ******* ** **** *****"
  • "*******: ** ************ ******. ********, **** no ***** ** ** **** ** change. ** ***** *** *** *******"
  • "***** *** - ** ***** *** own *** ***** *** *** *** video *******. * ***** ****** *** for *** *****."
Comments (29)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Mar 25, 2019
  • *** *** *** ******* (***** **** and *********) *** *** ********** ****** in *** ** - *** ****** segment.
  • ** ******** ******* ***** ****.

* ****** *** **** ** **** pertains ** *** ******* ** **** / ****** **** **** **? 

** **, ** ******* **** ** comes ** *** ******* ***, ******, and ******** ***** *** *******.  **** is, ****** *** ******** ******** *** server.

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UE
Undisclosed End User #2
Mar 25, 2019

*** ** ********* - **** *** the **********’* ***** ** ******? ** are * *** *** **** *** have **** **** ********** ******* ** Pivot3 ****** ** *** *** ********.

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Sean Patton
Mar 25, 2019
IPVM

****** *** *** ******* *** ********, however ****** ** ********* ******* ** very ***** *** ***** *** *** applicable ** **** ******* ********** ********.

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MD
Matthew Del Salto
Mar 25, 2019
Hudson Security

** ******* ** *** ******** ***** Fireproof *** ********** *******? 😁 *** servers ** ** ** ***** *** unit **** *****/***/*** **** * * year ******** *** **** ******** **** built **. ********** ** ******** **** in *** ***!

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U
Undisclosed #3
Mar 25, 2019

**** *** ****** ****** **** ** together.  /**

**** *** *** *** * ***/***/****-******* storage ****** *****? ********, *******, ****, UCS, ***.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
Mar 25, 2019

**** - **** ** ** *********** survey - *** *** *** ****** experience?  *** *** **** ********* **** a ******** **** ******?  *** *** the *** ********* ********* **** *** another?  **** ***** *** **** ********* for *** *** **** / ******* integrator? **** **********?

***** **** ** *** **** ****** on ****.

***** **** ******* ** ** ******** as ** *** *** **** *******, Dell ***** ** ** ********* **** their *** *** *********.

**** ******

*****/****** = **** ***

******** = **** ***

******** = **** ***

******* - **** ***

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #6
Mar 27, 2019

** *** ** * ****** ******* beyond **** *******, **** ** *** storage ********* *** ***** ***'* ** Dell **** ****** *** *******, ******* of *** *** ****. **'* ** different **** ** *** **** **** the **** ** **.  ** *** are ******* ** ***** *****, *** might ** **** ** ** ****** to *** ****** *** *******, *******, you **** *** ** *** ******* and ******** ******** * **** ***** like **** (*** ** ********* **** of ***** ******* *** ********) *****.   In ***** ************ *******, *********** *** resiliency *** **** ************ ** **** enterprise ********* ** *** ******* ******** time ******* ******** ** *** ******* sale. 

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Donavan Paul
Mar 28, 2019
IPVMU Certified

*** *** **** ********* **** - Dell ***?

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Donavan Paul
Mar 28, 2019
IPVMU Certified

**** ****** **** ** ********* **** a **** ***?

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Ken Mills
Mar 25, 2019

* ** *** ** *** *** Dell **** ******* ** **** ****** and * ********* ********** *** *** positive ******** ***** *** ******** *** our *** ********. ****** *** ** know **** ** *** ** ** provide **** **** ***** ** *** surveillance ******. 

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Mar 27, 2019

*** *** ***** **** ** ****** for * ****** ** *** * quote *** **** ********, ** **** more ** ** ****** ** ****** phone *****. **** **** * ***** to **** ******* *** * ******** (because **** ************ ********* * ****), Dell's ******* *** **** *** ***** trying ** **** *** ** ******* server **** *******. ** ******* *** in ********* ** *** ****** (**** 10's *** **'* *** **** ****** now), *** * **** **-********* *** of ****** ** ****** **********. ** I ******* ** ***** ** ****** to **** ****. *** **** **** just ******* ** *** ****** **** drives, **** *** **** ******, ** had ** ** ** * "*******" enterprise *****. **** ***** ******** ** calls.

** ** *** **** * ******* team ******* ** **** ******, ** might ** * **** **** ** have ****** ******** ** *** **** center **** ** ******** ****** **** better ******** ** ********** *************.

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Ken Mills
Mar 27, 2019

***** *** ** ** ******** *** I **** *** *** *********. **** is **** *** ** *** ******* we **** **** **** ********, ****** and *** *** ********. **** *** often ******* ****** *** **** ******** support ** *** ************ *******. ** email ** ***.*****@****.*** 

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Mar 27, 2019

******. * **** **** ***** *** any ****** *****.

[****] ******** *****, **** ****** ** the ********... ** ** **** ***** focused ** ***'*** ********* ** *********, or ******* **** ******* ******* ******* Dell, ** ****? ******* *** ******** was ****** *** * ******** ****** of *******, *** * ******* *****.

Avatar
Ken Mills
Mar 27, 2019

** **** ******** *** ** *** channels *** **** ** *** ************ space. 

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Mar 28, 2019

***, **'* ******** ** ** **** Dell ***** ** *** **** **** a **** ***.  ** ***** *** server ***** ********** ** ************ ** access ******* **** **** ** **** to *** ******** ** ******.  ** sense ** **** ****** ** *********** compete.  ***** **** ****** ******** * or ** ******* **** **** **** turns *** **** *** ***** ****** noted.  ** * **** *** * have ******* ** **-** ******** **** build ** ** ************** **** *** point ** *******.  ** * **** Avigilon *** ****** ***** **** *** and * ***'* **** ** ***** to * ******. ** * **** Dell... ****, * ***'* **** **** anymore *** ********* ** **** **** are ****** ** ****** ** ** get ******* ********.

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Ken Mills
Mar 28, 2019

**** ** ***** ********. **** ** why ** **** ****. ***** ** not * *** **** **** ***. My **** ******** ***** **** *** Dell ***** ** ******* *** **** in ***** *** ** **** ** compensated *** **** ********** ** *** you ***. ** *** ****** ******* with ******** *** *** ** *** mentioned, **** ** *****. ** ** team *** **** ****** *** ** know. 

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Mar 29, 2019

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

*** *** ***'* ******* ** *** are ***** **** *** ***/** ******** channel, ** ** **** ** ****** to **** **'* **** *** *** it *** ** ******* ** ******** down *** *****: ***, ********/********** *** end ****. ******* ** ****** ** cater **** *** ******** ******** ******** products ** ********, **** *** ***** everyone ********- **** ***'* *** ******* whose ********* *** ********** ****** ** see **** *** ** ****** *** dealer *** ****** ** ****, ** end ***** ** ***** ** *** a **** ************ ******** *** ********* in *** ***** **** ** **** sales *** ******* *** **** **** if **** ****** *********, ***** ** what * *** ****.

(1)
JH
John Honovich
Mar 31, 2019
IPVM

*** *** ***'* ******* ** *** are ***** **** *** ***/** ******** channel

#*, **** *** ******* ***** **** and ****'* **** ** ***** ** his "**** ** *********** *** **** ********** of *** *** ***"

** ***** ** *** * **** communicated ******** *** ********* ** *** first **** ** **** ***** *** support *** **** **** ** **** groups *********, ***** ** **** * ran ****.

****'* * **** *****. * ***** be ********** ** *** **** **** has ** *** ****.

Avatar
Ken Mills
Mar 31, 2019

** **** **** *********** *********** ** my **** ** **** ***** **** better ********* ** *** **** *****. It ** * ******* *** ***'* happen **** ***** *** ** ******* hard ** ***** *** ***+ ****. In ********* *** ** ***** *** to ** ** ** **** ** you *** **** ** ******* **** that *** *** **** *******. 

(1)
TM
Ty Mullen
Mar 28, 2019
COR Security, Inc.

** *** * **** ******* ******. Most ** *** **** *** **** are ****** **** *** ****** *******. Very ***********!

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Brian Selltiz
Mar 26, 2019
IPVMU Certified

*** **** ******** ********** ** ***** for *** ********* ********. ***** ******* so ***, **** ******** ******* *** GPU ******** ************ ***** ***** **** the ***** *****.

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Andy Newbom
Feb 27, 2020
Arxys

****** *** *** **** ** ********** Brian!

EC
Eric Chi
Mar 27, 2019

*** ***** *******? ******* **** *** used ** ** *** ******* *** surveillance?

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Mark Halleck
Mar 27, 2019

** *** ***** ******* ********* ******* for *******ü** ** *** **** ** see *** ******* ********* ****. **** installations ** **** ** ********* ** are **** ***** ** ***** ***** of *** ***** *** ** *** excited ** *** ****** ********* *** adoption ** ***** ******* ** ** the ****. 

**** *** * **** ****** ********* to *** **** ****** ** ********* servers ** *** ******* *** **** installation. **** *** *** ** *** industry *******5-year *********** ******** ******-**** ********* ** **** a ********** ***** **** ** ******* more *********.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #7
Jul 26, 2019

* **** ******* **** ***, *'** seen ****** ******** ****** * **** noise ** *** ***** ************ ******* market ** ******** ****** *** ********* (netapp.com/vss). **** **** ** **** * long *** ******* ******* **** ***** E-Series *** ******* *** **-**** *******. Any ******* ** ***** ********* ** this *****.

******: **** ******* *** **** ***** to *** *** **********:*** ******* ** *** ********* ** Netapp ** ***** ************?

(1)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #8
Oct 31, 2019

**** *******...*** ***** *** *** ***'* that ***** *** ** ********? **** everyone ********* ** **** ********, **'* getting ****** *** ****** ** **** HP ******** *** **** ***-*** ******** that **** *** ** **** **.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #9
Oct 31, 2019

** ** ***** ****** *******? *'* joking, *** * *** ** ***'* be **** ****** **** *** *** of **** ******** ***. (** ****** I'm **** **** ** ****** * religious ****** **** **** ********, ** there's ** *** ** ***.)

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Ken Mills
Oct 31, 2019

** **** ** ***** ** **** you ******** *** * **** *** is * ****** ******. ** **** had ***** ******* ********** ** ********* to **** ****. ** ***** *****.*****@****.***

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #8
Oct 31, 2019

*************, **** ******** ** ** ** house, ********* ** ***** ** * Seneca ******.