Axis Ending Guardian

By John Honovich, Published Nov 20, 2020, 08:14am EST (Info+)

Axis is ending Guardian, the latest in a decade-plus string of cloud video failures for the mega video surveillance manufacturer.

IPVM Image

Inside this note, we share feedback from Axis to IPVM on Guardian and we examine the challenges for Axis and how the cloud video surveillance market is evolving, including competitors like Verkada, Eagle Eye, and more.

End ** ********

**** ******** *** ******** ** ****** * ***** ********** ***** *** surveillance *******. ***, **** *+ ***** later ** ** ***** ************. **** confirmed ** **** ****:

** **** **** *** ******** ** discontinue **** ********, ***** ***** ** is ** ****** ******** *** *** service ********* ** **** ** *** it. ******** ******* ********* *** ******** to ******* *** ******* ***** ******* closure ** *** *** ** ****. This ** **** *** ** ***** have*********** ***** **** ******** ** *** web.

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

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

*** ****** *** *** *************** ** because *** **** ******** ******** ****’* developed ** ********. *******, ***** ***business ***** ****** ** ******* ***********, we are confident that our end customers can benefit from hosted video services in collaboration with our partners. We believe in a variety of video management systems, and we will continue to explore different possibilities. [emphasis added]

Partner ***** ********

**** ******* ***** ********* ** ********* Axis's ****** ** ******* * ****** and ******* ***** ***** ************ ******.

****'* *-****-*** ********* ** **** ************ **** *****:

****'* ******* ***** ***** **. ***** most ********** **** ********* ******* *** sell ***** ******** ****** ** *** users, ****'* ***** ********* ** **** more *******. *** *******:

  • **** ***** **** ********
  • *** ***** *** **** ******** *** storage
  • ******** ********** **** **** ******* **** EMC
  • ******** ****** ** ********** **** *** service **** ******** **********
  • *** **** **** **** ******** ****** or **********

******** *** ******* **********, *.*., **** would **** ** ** ***** ********* like*******, ******* ***** **** ** ** integrators ** *******, ***** ******* ***** then **** ** ** *** *****.

**** **** **** *** ********** ***** making ** **** ********* ** **** changes ** ************ ** ******* *** service.

Competitors - *******, ***** ***, ******

**** ** **** * ******** *** fighter. *** **** ** ******* *** the **** ** *** *******.

***** **** **** ***** ** '*** to *** ********' ********* ******* *** VMS, **** ** ********* ** ***** a ******** **** ******** (********) **** its ******** ********.

*** ******* ***** ** *** ******** and **** ****** ********. ******* *** Axis **** ************* **** ******* (*** both *** **** ******* *** *** 'inside') *** ******* *** ******* ** cutting *** *** ********, ********* ********, integrator ********, *** ******* *** **** directly **** *** '***** ********'. **** a **** ******* ***********, ** ** working *****.

** ******, **** ** *************** ********** ********, **** ** ********* **** ***** out **** *** *****, *** **** subsequently ****** ** *** ******* ** Axis ********* ** **** *******. *** the **** ***** ****** ****.

**** *****, *** ****** ** ******* moving ******* ** ***** *****, ******* that ** ******* ***** ***, *******, Qumulex, ***. *** **** *** **** trying (*** *******) ** ***** ***** for *********** * ******* ***.

*** ******* ** **** ***** ** not ********* * ********* ****** *** a ******** ***** ******. *** *** product ** ****** ** ******* (********* vs ***-***), *** *** ******* ** supported ** ******* (**** *** *** provider ** ** ******** ** ********) and **** *** *** ******* ** sold *** ** ******* (*.*., ****** off ***'* *******).

**** *** ********** ********* ******* ***** its *********** ** ** * *********** threat ** *** ********, ** ** would ******* ****** **** ******* ************* and ******* ** ********* ****.

Partners **** ******* *******

** *** ***** ****, *** **** smaller ***** ***** ******** ***********, **** *** **** * ****. For *******, *** *********-***** ******* ******* was *********** ** **** ** ** Axis ** ****** ***** **************.

******* *** ****** #*** ** *** Inc **** ****, **** *-**** ****** ** *,***%. That ** **** ****** *** ******* declined ** ******* ** ***** ******** revenue. *******'* ******* ******** ****** ******* is $***,***, ** *** ******* *** at ***** $*.*** ******* ** ****. While ******* *** * **** *********** (similar ** ******-*, ** **** ***** partner * ****** ***), *** ********* is *** ****, * $*.* ******* company ** ****** *** *** ** deliver ***** ********* ** *****.

Axis ******* *****

*******, **** ********* ** **** **** improvements **** *** ****** ** ******* its ******** ****** ** *** *****:

*** **** *** ***** ***** ********** functionality *** *********** ********* ** ** offering ***** ** **** ******** **** partners, *** *** * *** ** intrest **** *** ******. *** ***** will *** ******** ***** *** ****, to ********* **** ****** **** ***** native ************.

**** ****** ******** ****** ********** **** MQTT ****** ******. **** ** * cloud *** *** ********** *** ******* analytics **** ** ************ *** ***** platforms *** ******* ******** *** *****************.

**** *** *** **** ****** ******* Extend ** **** ***** ****** ****** to **** ****** ********** ********, ****** it ******** ** ******** ************* ** Axis ******* ****** **************.

What ****** **** **?

**** *** ****** ** ********, **** do *** ***** **** ****** ** with ***** ***** ************? ********? ********* specific?

Comments (16)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

11/20/20 02:14pm

**** ** **** * ******** *** fighter. *** **** ** ******* *** the **** ** *** *******.

** * ***** ***** ************ ********, I ** *** *** ** *** this ****. ** ** ******* **** has ***** ***** **** ***** ********* and *** **** **** ** * distraction. ** *** ******** * **** they ***** ** **** ** ********* because ** **** ***, **** ***** be * **** ******. *'* ****, that ** ***** ** *** ** cloud ****, **** ********* ** ****** a ******** *** *******.

Agree
Disagree: 1
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny: 4

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 11/20/20 02:26pm

**** *** ***** ***** **** ***** seriously *** *** **** **** ** a ***********

* ******** ** *** ***** **** I ***** **** **** **** '*******' about **. **** ** ************ **** Axis, **** *** ****** ******* ***** things **** *******.

** ** ********** *** ******* *******, it's ** *********** *****, *** *** of ******** ** **** ** ******. Axis ***** ** *** '*****' **** but ** ***'* *** **** **** it ***** ** ** ** *** the ***** - ***** ** ** fight *** *** ********.

********** *** ******** ****** ******. *** you *** ***** ***** *********, ****** Axis *********** **** ** *** ********* is ** ***** **** *** *** so **** ***** ** ***** *** best **** *** ****.

Agree: 1
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 11/20/20 02:46pm

** ****** ***** **** *** ****** it ********* **, ** ** ****, aligned **** **** *** ******* *******. Maybe **'* ******* ** **** ** the ***** **** **** ***** *** technology, **** **** *** ******* ****** and ***** *** ****. *******, **** you **** * **** ******* *** capable ******* ***** *** **** *** he *****'* ***** * ***** *** might ***** **** ** *****'* **** fighting *********. ** *********************, *** ***********. ****'* **** * ***** **** has ****. **** **** ***** *** technology *********, *** *** *** ********.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 11/20/20 11:06pm

** *** ************* * ****** **** model **** ****** **'* **** ** a ********* **********. * **** *** be *** ** *** ***** **** rode *** **** *****.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Integrator #2

11/20/20 07:00am

**** **** **** ********* **** **** Axis ******** ******** **** ******* **** have ** **** ******* ******* ********?

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 11/20/20 07:02am

***** *** "******* ******* ** *** end ** ****" *** ********, ***, they ***** ****** **** ** **** new ******* ********* ** ******* ** on ***** ***.

*** **** ***** ******** ** **** happens ** *** **** ****** ********, theoretically, ******* ** ***** ******* ********* could *** ** ** ***** ***, if **** *******.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 11/20/20 07:07am

**** **** ****** **** **** ******* the ********* ** ******** ** *** the **** *** * *****, *** the ******* *******. **** ***** ** could ** ****** *** ******* **** or *** ***** ****, *** ********** it **** **** ***** ***********.

Agree: 1
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Rob Dunham

Tailored IT Solutions
11/20/20 07:17am

***** ******** **** ** ****** ** oxymoron ** ** ********* ********** **** security *************** **** ** *********.

**'* **** *** **** ** *** that *** ******** ** ******** ****** cloud ***** *********. **'* ********* ***. While ***** *** **** ******* ****** by ***** ******* ********* ** ****** years, * ***** ******** **** *** emergence ** * *** ****** ****** than * ***** ** *** ********. Access ** ************/******** *** ********* ** a ***** **** **** **** ********** and ********** *** ******** ********* ** entry ******** **** ****** **** *** last ****** ** *******.

*** ********* ** *** ******* *** delivery ********* ** *** ********** ** a ***** ** *** ******** (*** rather *** ********* ** * *** industry). *** ******* ******** ** *********** security/surveillance *********, ****** **********, *********, *** industry, *** ****** ** ****** *********** consumers ** ******** ***** ******** *** to *** ******** ***** ******* ** the *** ** *** **********.

Agree: 3
Disagree: 5
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rob Dunham | 11/20/20 07:27am

*** ******* ******** ** *********** ********/************ consumers, ****** **********, *********, *** ********, are ****** ** ****** *********** ********* by ******** ***** ******** *** ** the ******** ***** ******* ** *** use ** *** **********.

*******'* * ******* ******* *** ****** education *** ***** / ***** **********. For *******, ********* ** * ******** covering ** *********, ******* *** **** nearly $** ******* ** ********** ******** since ****:

IPVM Image

**** ** * ********* ** *** largest ******** **** **** ****** **** Verakda ******* *****:

IPVM Image

* ** *** ******* ***** *** not ******** **** *** ***** (** with, *********, *******) *** ** ** quite ***** **** ***** ***** ************ is *** ****** * *********** ** SMB **** *** **** ***** *********** buyers *** ******** **.

********?

Agree
Disagree
Informative: 2
Unhelpful
Funny

Rob Dunham

Tailored IT Solutions
In reply to John Honovich | 11/20/20 07:52am

** ****** ***** *** ******** ** be *****, *** ***** *** **** cases *** *** ****** ************** ** the ********. $** ******* **** *** course ** * ****** ***** ** really * **** ** *** ****** of * *****-*******-******-***-**** ********. ** ********, this ****** ** ***** ** ***** that ***** **** ** ** ******** market *** *** ** ********* ****** to *** ******** ******* ** *** industry.

** ***'* ****** **** *** ******* metrics. ***** ***** **** *****, *** have *** *********** ****** ******* *** the **** **** ******? * ***** bet **** **** **** ********** * pattern ** ****** ** ****. ***** it ***** ** **** ** ** indicator **** *** ******** **********, ** might **** ** ******* ** **** how **** *********** ******* *** ***** migrated ** ***** **** *********. ****** this ****** ** ******** ********* *** could ** ********* ** **** **** about ********.

Agree: 1
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rob Dunham | 11/20/20 08:25am

$** ******* **** *** ****** ** a ****** ***** ** ****** * drop ** *** ****** ** * multi-billion-dollar-per-year ********. ** ********, **** ****** to ***** ** ***** **** ***** SaaS ** ** ******** ******

****'* $** ******* **** *** *** company *** **** ********** ***** **** this ******** ******, **** * ******* that **** ******* ******* * *** years ***.

*** *** ** ********* ****** ** the ******** ******* ** *** ********.

**** ******* ******** *** ******* ******* quickly.

***** ***** **** *****, *** **** the *********** ****** ******* *** *** same **** ******? * ***** *** that **** **** ********** * ******* of ****** ** ****

*** ******* ***** ************ ****** ** near **** ******, ** *******, **-*****. These ***** *********, **** ***** *** and *******, **** * *** ** money ****** ****, *** ******* ********, and *** ******* *** *** **** rapidly **** *** ****** (***%+). ***'* say **** ******* ** *** ****** grows **% **** *** * *****, which ***** ** ****, **** **** be ** ** ***** ** **** are *****.

***, *** ******** "**********, *********, *** ********, *** ****** to ****** *********** ********* ** ******** cloud ********". * ******** **** ** showing * **** ** ***** ********** / ****** ******** ****** *******, * single ******* **** **** ******* ******* 2 ***** ***. **** ****** **** you ** ***** **** ******* **** your **** ** *** ****** ** not ********** *** ******* ** ****** already *** ***** ****** *** ********.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny

Undisclosed #3

In reply to John Honovich | 11/20/20 11:15pm

**** **** ******** ** ** *** have * *** ****** ************** ******** concept, *********** ** ********.

***** ****** ****** **** ** ******** redundant ************ ******(*) ********** **** **** supersede ****** **/**/** ************ ************* **** have ***** *** ****** ** * solid *******. **** *********** ***** **** towards *** ********* ** *** ************ while ***** ******* *********** ***** ***** application ********* ** ** *** ********* familiar ****.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful: 2
Funny: 2
Avatar

Morten Tor Nielsen

prescienta.com
In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 11/21/20 11:17am

***'* ********-*** **** *******?

Agree: 1
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny: 4

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

In reply to Morten Tor Nielsen | 11/21/20 02:13pm

*’* ***** ******, *’* ****** * can’t ** ****.

Agree
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny: 2

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Rob Dunham | 11/30/20 08:53am

***, ** ******* ******* *** *** large ******** *********** **** *** **** few ***** ******* **** * ******* of ********* *** **** *** **, I ***** *** *** ****** ** apply ****** *****. *** ******* ** that ** *** ****** **** ***** at *** **** ****.

*** *** ******* **** *** ******** to ***** *** ****** *******/***** ****** has ****** ************ **** *** *****. However **** **** *** ****** ** be *** ****** **** *******, ***** Eye, *** **** *** **** ** and **** ***** ***** ****** **.

*** *** **** ******* **** ***** are **** *********** ********* *** ***** that ***** ***** ****** *****, ** you **** * ***** ****** ** sites, * ****** ** ***** ****(*) then ***** ** *** * **** option. *** ** ***'** **** **** retail ****** ** ***** ********** **** 100s ** **** ***** *** **** 8-16 ******* **** *** **** ** be **** ** **** **** *** or **** ********* **************, *** ****** have ** **** ** ******** *** a ********/******* ************** ** ****** ** to * ***** ******** *** *** offer *** *** **** *****.

**** ** *** ** ** ***** company ** *** ****** ** ** cloud *****, **** **** *** ****** massive ***** ** * ***** ****** of ****** ***** **** ****** **** to **** ** **** *****'* *****. Where * **** ***, *'* *** 40% ** *** ***** ******** *** cloud *****, **** ** ***** ************ migrations **** *********** ********* **** ********, Milestone, ** **. * **** *** that ****** ********** *** *** **** of ******** ***** ***** ** * fit. * **** ** *** ********* large ***** ***** ********** *** ******** companies **** **** ** ********* **** the **** ******* *****, **** **** more ***** *********.

Agree: 1
Disagree
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny
Avatar

Morten Tor Nielsen

prescienta.com
11/21/20 12:13pm

**'* ******* **** *** *** ********* to **** ** *** ********** ********, when, **** **** ***, *** ********* them ** ****** **** ***** *** making *** **** ******* - * behavior **** ** **** **** *** hare ** *** *****. ***** **** has *** ***** ** *** ********, but ** ******* **** *** ****?

** * *****, *** ******** **** MQTT, *'* ******* ** **** *********

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

**** **** **** **** ****? **'* like ****** "********** **** ****" *** claiming **** ******* **** ****** *** HTTP ************, *** **** ** **** in *** *****, **** ****, *******, your ****** *** ******* "*****'.

**** ** * ***** *** *** technologyfor ******* ********* **** ** ************ *** ***** ********* *** ******* ******** *** *****************.

********* ******* **** *** ******* ********* **** (and ** *** ****, ***** ** already ** *** *******). *** ****** d'être ********* ** ****** * ***-******** *******-***** publish/subscribe ******. **** ****** ***-***** (** in ************* *****) ** ****/******* ****** messages *** * **** ****** (***** placed ** *** *****). **'* **** that ****'** ***** **** *******, *** their ******** ***** *****, *** ****** a *** ** ** ******* ** just *** ********* **** *** **** resemblance ** ***** **** ** ****** and *******.

**'* ****-******** **** **** ** ********* making ** ******** **********"********' ***** ******* *** ****** *** support *** ****** ******** ********* (***** than ******* ** ***** **** *******). Whether **** ** ** ******, ** because ** ************ - * ***'* tell.

**** ** ***** ***'* **** * cloud ********, ***** *** * *** of **** ******* ** *** ** least **** ** *** ******** ** use ** *** ***** (**** *** example - **** ** ******* *** other **** ********* *********, *** ** is ****** ******** *** ** ******* to ******* **). * **** **** the **** **** ******, *** * would **** ******** *** ****** ** support ** *** ** *** *** tbh.

Agree
Disagree: 1
Informative
Unhelpful
Funny: 1
Login to read this IPVM report.
Why do I need to log in?
IPVM conducts reporting, tutorials and software funded by subscriber's payments enabling us to offer the most independent, accurate and in-depth information.
Loading Related Reports