Favorite Large Scale VMSes 2015

Author: John Honovich, Published on Aug 10, 2015

If you have 100+ cameras in your system, what should you use for recording? What is used for recording?

This report shares the results of IPVM's integrator survey focused on integrators deploying 100+ camera systems and is the counterpart to our Favorite Large System Cameras.

** *** **** ***+ ******* ** **** ******, **** ****** you *** *** *********? **** ** **** *** *********?

**** ****** ****** *** ******* ** ****'* ********** ****** ******* on *********** ********* ***+ ****** ******* *** ** *** *********** to *** ******** ***** ****** *******.

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The *** *

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

*******, *** *** *** ***** *** *** ******* *** ***, takes *** *** **** *******. ***** *****, ********* ***** ** next, *** *** **** ****** ** *** *** ****.

***** *** ****** *** ***** ******* ***** *** ********. ******** to *** *** ******, ***** *** ***** *** ***** *******, while ******** *** ******** ******.

The **** *

*******, *********, ***** *** ******** **** ******* *** ******* ********* with *********** ********** **** *** ****. *******, * ***** ************* received ******* *************, **** *** **** * ******** ******* ~**% of **********.

**** *** *****, *****, ******, *******, **** *** *****. *** of ***** ********* *** ****** ********** ** ** ********** ** the *** *******. *******, *** ** ***** ********'* ******** *** pricing ** **** ********* *** ***** ******* **** ***.

Missing - ***** / *******

******* ******* **** *** / *** ********* ************* *** ********** Chinese ***-**** *********. ********* ** *********** ********* ** *********** ***** such *********, ************ *** ********** ** ******* ******* **** *** the *********** *** ****** ****** ** *** *** ****.

Limited ***** *** ********** *** ***********

** ******** ***** ****** ****, **** *********** ****** * ** **** * ****** ************* that **** *** / *****. *******, ** *** ***** *** side, ****** *** *********** ****** *** ** ***.

** ******* *** ****** ** *** ****** ** ******** *** time ****** *** ***** ** ****** ****** ** *********** *** maintaining ****** **** ******* ***** **** *** ******** ******** **** are ********** ****.

Genetec ********

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

  • "** ******* **** **** **** *******. *****, *** ************ ***** we *** ********* ***** ****** ******* **** **** * **** or ******** ****** **** *** ****** *******, ** ** **** with * ****-**** ********"
  • "*** ****** ******** ** ***** ******* ********** ** ********* *******, such ** ******* ** *********, *** *** *** *** ***** storage"
  • "*******. **** *** *** ******* ** ***** **** ****** **********, as **** ** ****** * ******* ******** ********."
  • "******* - *** **** ******** *** ****** ********* ************, *****-*******, and ***** ** ******. ** **** *******'* **** ***** ***** is **** **** ********* *** ***** *******. *** ***** ******* we're ******* ** ***** *** **** **** *** **** ** elsewhere."

Common *************** ** ***** ***** *****

*** ** *** ***** ******** ** *********** **** ***** ****** *** ********* *************** ********* *** ***** ** '*******' ***** recorders:

  • ******** **** ******: **** ***-*** ********* *** **** ********* ** **********. *******, most *****-***** ***** **** *** *********** ** *** *** ********* application ** ***** *** ****** ** *******.
  • *** ***** ****** ***********: **** ***-*** ********* **** ******* ****** *******, ***, *********, ****, etc. ************. *******, **** *****-***** ***** **** *** ** **** of ***** ***** *******, ******** *********** ******* ****.
  • ***** *** ***** ** ****** *******: **** ***-*** ********* **** ******* ***** *** ******* ** best-effort *** *****. *******, *****-***** ***** ***** **** *** *********** to ********* ******* *******, ****** *** ** *********** ***** ** changes ** ********** ********* **** ****, ***. ** ** *** surprising, *********, **** *** *** ******* *** **** *** *** of *** **** ** ***** *** **** *** ***** ************.
  • ********** **********: **** ***-*** ********* ******* ******* **** **** **** ************ to ********* ******* ** **** ** *********** ****** / ********* for **** ********. **** *** ** **** ****-********* *** ********* to **********. **** *****-***** ***** ***** *********** ************** *** ********.
  • ******* ***** ****: **** ***-*** ********* ** *** ***** ***** ** ***** ** push ***** ** ***** *****, ** **** ** *** * common *** **** *** ***** *******. *******, **** *****-***** ***** will **** ******** ************ ******** / ***** *** *** ******* from ***** **** ** *********** ***** ***** ***** ** ****-****.
  • ***** / *******: **** ***-*** ********* **** ******* *****. *******, ****** ******* often **** ******** ********* ** ** ***** ** ****** ******. **** large-scale ***** ***** ************** ** ****** *****, **** ** ** camera * ******* ****** ******* ******** *** ***, **** *** 5 ** ******** * *** ******* * ***** ** *** guard *****.
  • ****** **********: **** ***-*** *********, ** ******* *** *** ******, **** lose ***** *** **** ******. *******, **** *****-***** ***** **** not ***** ** ****** ****. ** ****, **** *****-***** ***** allow * ********* ******* / ******** ** ******* **** **** for * ******* **** *********** **** *******.

Comments (27)

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Scot MacTaggart

08/10/15 12:26pm

*'* **** ** ********* ** *****'* ****** ******* ** **** list. **** ****** ****** ** ** ***** *** ***-****** *** the ****** ***** ********.

*'* ******* - ** *** ***** **'* ** *********** ************* by ****, ** **** ******* ********** ****** ** *********** **** the **** ** *** **** ***** *****? ** ***** *** reliable **** ** ***** ***** ** ***** ***** ******** **** before *** **** ********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Scot MacTaggart | 08/10/15 12:37pm

**% ** ************* ****** * ***** ************ ***** **** ***** / ******** was *** ***-******.

**** ****, * ***'* ***** ***** ******* ** ******* ** Tyco. *** *** ******* * ***** ********* *** **** ***:

  • ***** *** * *** ** ******* *** **** **** ********** ******** ** ****(****** *** ****** *****). **** ****** **** ** *********** ***** your **** ********* *** **** **** **** *** *********** **** it *** ******* ** ***** ** ** ****** *********.
  • ***** *** ******* *** ************* ****** ****** ** ****** *** features **** *** **** *** *****, ****** ** * ****** solid ******** *** *****-***** *****.
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Ryan Hulse

In reply to John Honovich | 08/10/15 09:16pm

** *** **** ******* ** ****'* ********* ** *********** ***** deployment ************, ** ****** *** *********** *** *** **** * strong ***** **** ******** *** ******* ** ****** ********** ********. Within *** **** ** ****** **'** *****:

  • ********* *** ***** **** *** ******** *************
  • ****** ******** *** *** ********** ****** ******* (***) *******
  • *** ******* ** ************ ****** ** ***** *** ********* ******* from ***. **** ****** *** ** **** *****' *********** ** sync ****** *** *** ******* ** ***** '*****'.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Ryan Hulse | 08/10/15 09:44pm

** ******* *******, ***** ***** ** ******** **** ******** **** Genetec ******** ****** *** ********* ********* **** *** *** **** time. ***** ** *** ******** ****** **** *** ** ******* the *** ** **** *** ********.

Ulf Eklund

08/11/15 01:02pm

**, *** **** *********** ******** *** ** ** ****** ** integrators? *** **** ************* ** ***** ***** *********.

*** ** *** **** *: *****, *****, ******, *******, **** and ***** **** *** ~**% **********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Ulf Eklund | 08/11/15 01:31pm

** ***********, ******* */**** **** ***** *******.

***, *** **** * ******** *** ******* **%.

marc de boer

08/12/15 07:51am

*******.... ******????

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to marc de boer | 08/12/15 10:47am

** ******* ********, ****** **** ***** ** * ******* ** (1) **** ** ****** ******** ******* ** ******** / ******* Europe *** **** *** (*) **** ** * ***-****** ********.

Gary Egan

09/02/15 01:27pm

****, **** *** **** *** * **** ** *** ******** Software? * ** * ********* **** *** ******** ***** ** have * *** **** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Gary Egan | 09/02/15 01:35pm

****, *** *** *** ***** ****** ** *** ** ***** them ****. *** ** ***** ****** ******* ** **** ****, but ** *** *** **** * ***** **** ** *** they **** ********* / ******. * ***** * ******* ******** through ***** ******* *** ** *** *** ***** **** *** significantly ****** ***** **** **** *** ***** ** ***** ****** known *****.

* ********* ***'* **** ****** ***** **** ** **** * definitive *********, *** ***** *** **** ** ******** ********* ** industry ****** **** *** *****, ** ** *** ********* ** are ****** ** *****. **** ****, ** *** ** ****** can **** * ***** **** ** ***** *********** ***************, ** are ***** ** **** ** **** *******.

Gus Brecher

In reply to John Honovich | 10/02/15 05:47am

** ****/****,

* ** *** ** *** ********* ** ******** ************. ** Gary *********, ** *** * ***** ******* ***** ******* **** offices ** *** *.* *** *** ****** **** **** ************ partners ** ***** *******. ** **** **** ****** *** ***** 20 *****, **** ** ** *** ******** **** *** **** had ** *.* ******** ******** *** *** **** * ***** or **. ** ******** **** ** **** ******** ***** * million ******** ** ***** *** ***** ** *** ******** *** I.P *****. *** ******* ********* **** ** ******** ** ******.

** **** *** ****** **** ***** ** *** *.* ******, which ** ******** *** *** **** *** *** **** ********* regarding *** *******. ** ** **** * ***** ******** ** the ** *** ***** ****, ****** **** **** ** *** solutions ******* ******** ***. *** *** ***** *** ** ********. We **** **** **** ******* ***** *** ******* ** *** banking ****** **** *****.

*** ***** ******** ****** ** ** ** ****** *** *** near ******, ** * ****** *** **** ** ******* **** about ** ** *** ****** ****.

* ***'* ** **** * **** *********** ** *** ******* in **** ********** ****, *** ***** ** *** **** **** off-line ** **** ** ********** ** ***. ** *** **** comfortable ** ***** ** *** ******* *** ***** ******* ** the ********.

Gary Egan

09/02/15 03:32pm

****, ** ** *** ***** ** **** * **** *** them, ** * ********* * **** ******** *********. **** **** I *** ****** ***** **** **** ** ** ****** ** South ******.

***** *** **** ** *** ************* **** ****** ******* ** well, **** *** ****** ** ******* **** ** *********?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Gary Egan | 09/02/15 05:45pm

**** ** ** ****** ********,************* *** **** ** *****. **** ** *** **** * substantial ****** *******, ***** ** * *** ****** *** * dealer-only *****.

** ********** **** ******** **** **** ** **** **** * niche ** ****-*** ********** *** ************* *********. **** **** ** cost **** **** ***** ********* *** ***** ************ ** ******** subsystems **** ********* (*****) ********* ******.

* ****** ***** ******** ** *** ***/ ***** ***********, *** it *********** ** *** ******* ******** *** ************ ******* ****** ****** ******* ***** ** * drawback *** **** ********* *********** *** ********* *****.

Jacques Poulet

10/29/15 02:05pm

*** ** ** *** **** ************?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jacques Poulet | 10/29/15 02:08pm

***, ************ *** * ***** ***** ***** *** *** **** have * ********** ******* ****** ***** ******** ** *** ********* cited ****.

Steven Turney

10/29/15 02:39pm

*** ******* **** *** **** ** *** *** *******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Steven Turney | 10/29/15 02:51pm

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

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

Steven Turney

10/29/15 02:57pm

****** ****.

Corey Berman

10/29/15 08:13pm

***** ******* ! *** ****.

dominic costello

10/29/15 10:10pm

****, * ***** ** **** ********** ** ****** * ***** out ******** ** ****. *********, ***, *** **** **** **** with ***** ********. *** ***** *** *** ****** ***********, ****** Rules, ***** ******** *** ************ *******.

**** **** ** *** *** ***** **** *** ***** ********* compare ** *** ****** **** *******.

John Martinez

11/04/15 01:03am

*******, * **** ******* *** *** ********** **** ***** ******* a **** ** ***** *** *** ******, ** ** **** cases **** ***** ************. * *** **** ****** ** *** end ****- * *** * *****.

Undisclosed End User #1

11/23/15 05:51pm

**** ***** *********, *****, ******** *** ******* *** *** ** Salient *** ****. ********* ***** ** *** ************ **** **** but *** ******* ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 11/24/15 01:02pm

******** ******* **** *** ******* *** ***** ** *** **** company, ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 11/24/15 09:09pm

******* **** **** ** *** ****. *****:

"******* ******* *** * ****** *** ************ **** **** *** offers ******** ************ ** ***** ***** **********, **-*********** ***** ******** with *** ******** ****** ******* *******. **** *** ************ **** not ******* ********* ** ******* ******* ** **** ** ***** parent ******* ***."

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 11/24/15 10:13pm

*** *** *** * *** ******* ** *** ******** ****. Fact ****** *** ****** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 11/24/15 10:16pm

****, * *** *** ** ****** ****... ******* ****** **** into ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 11/28/15 04:30pm

****, ***** **** **** **** ** ** ******** ** ******* their *******. ********** **** **.... **********. :)

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