Open vs End-to-End Systems: Integrator Statistics 2019
Preference for open systems is on the decline, according to new IPVM statistics.
We asked integrators:
For video surveillance systems, do you prefer open architecture or end-to-end (i.e., cameras and recorders/VMS from different manufacturers or a single manufacturer for both)? Why? Who?
This is the successor to the Open vs End-To-End Solutions 2016 report.
In this report, we examine statistics based on responses from 150+ integrators and examine the trends they reveal.
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**** ************ ******* ******** *** ******* top ******, ***** ** **** ** the *********:
*******, **** ** **** ************* **** nearly **% ** ****. ***** ***-**-*** system ********** *** ****, *********** ********** a *** ** **** ****** ******* from *% ** **%.
*** *** ****** ***** ****:
- **** *** **** ******** ***** *** giving *** **** ******** ********, ********* technical *******-******* ******* ******* ***** ****** into *** ************.
- ***-**-*** *** ********* ***** *** **** of ********* *******, ***** ************* ****** and **** ** ******-******** **** ****** arise.
- ******** *** *** **** ********* ***-**-*** system ************, *** **** ** ** 2016.
- ********* *** **** *** **** ********* Open ****** *** (**** ** ****), while *** **** ***** ***** ***** many ***** ** * ********* ****** were ******* *** ******* *****/******* ********. Exacq *** ***** ** ***** **** as **** **** *** ***-**-*** *******.
- *********** **** ********* **** ******* **** types ** ******* ************** ***** **** install ***-**-*** ******* *** ***** ******* (e.g. **** *********) ***** ********* *** flexibility **** **** ******* ***** *** valued ** ****** ***-*****.
Open - *********** ** ******* **** ******* / ***** ****-**
**** ** *** ********** ********* ********** using **** *******. *** **** ****** reasons *** ***** **** ******* **** flexibility, ******** ****-**, *** ***** *** best ********* ******** ********* ********** ** the ************:
- "*** ******* ******* *** *******/****, ***** is ** **** ************. ******* ** good *** **** ******* ** *** bring ** ***** ****** ** *********. Even **** ** ** ** **** companion ****** ** ***'* ** ********* cameras ** **** *** ** ** another ******** *** *** ****'* ****** into ****."
- "**** ************ **********. ** **** *** an ********** *** ** (*** ** payed ***) *** **** ** **** right ****** *** **** ***** **** and ****. ** ****** ****** (*******, Meraki ***) ********** *** ****** ***** to *****..."
- "**** **** ** **** *** ******** if *** ** ******** ** ***** Locked. ********* ** *** ********* *** NX ******* **** **** ***** ** other ***** ** **** ** **** brand **** ** *** ***'* ***** what ********* ****."
- "*** **** **** ***** ************* ** makes **** **** *** ****** ********* model ** ******* *** *** **** suited *** *** ******* ************, ** choose **** ** ********** *** **** which *** **** ********* ****** *** end ****."
- "****. * **** ** ** **** to ****** ******* ** ******** ** best *** *** ********* *** *****. For ******* **** **** ******* ***** to *** ********* ****** ***** * can **** ** ****** ******* *** additional ****** ** *** *** ****."
- "**** ************ *** ****. * **** to **** **** *********** ***** * can, ***** ***** ********** * ***** UX ** *** ****** ****. * can't ****** ** **** **** ****** in ** * ****** ************. "
- "** *** **** ************ *** **** up *** **** ******* **** **** VMS *************. ** **** ** ** use *** **** ******, ** ** not ******* ***** *** ********."
- "**** ************ ** ******* *** ****-** to * ****** ************ *** ** be **** ** *** ********* ******** for ********* ************/*** *****."
- "** **** *********** *******, ** *** clients **** **** ********* ****** ** their *******."
- "**** ****, *** ******* **** *** proven ** **** **** ********. **** and ********* **** * ***** ****** to ****** **** *******"
- "**** ************ ** ** *** *** most ******* **** **** *** ****** HD ************* ******** *****-***********"
- "**** ************. **** ** *** ******** has *********** ** ******** ******** ********** "
- "**** ************. * ***'* ***** **'* an ***** ** **** *** ******* communicate ** *** ****** ****** *** want ** ** * ****** ****** aka ********."
- "** ******** ** **** **** ************ with ******* ****** ***** *** *** will ** *********"
- "***, ***** **** ** **** *** best ****** *** * ********* ****** much *** ** ***** ****** *****. Milestone ** *** ** **"
- "****, *** ***** ****** *********** ***** the **** ****** *** ***** ***********/********"
- "** ****** **** ************, ***** ******* Security ****** ** *** ***, **** using ***** ************* *** *******/****** ********."
- "**** ************. **** ** *** ******** that ** *******, ********** *** ****** projects, >*** *******, **** **** * mix ** *************."
- "**** ************ ** ***'* *** ****** the **** ******** *** **** *********** Milestone & *****"
- "****. **** ** *** * *** of ******* ********* ** *****, ******, lighting, ***. **** ***** ***** ** one ***** *** ***** ****** ** the ****** ***** ** ****** ********."
- "**** ************ ****** *** **** *********** to *** *** *** ***** ***** and ****** * ****** ***/** ****** approach ** ****** ******** *** **********"
- "** *** ********* **** ** **** architecture ** *** ******."
- "******* **** ************! ***-**-*** ********* *** more ********* *** **** ********"
- "**** *** **** *********** ** ****** choice ****** ******** *** ****** ** secure"
- "**** ************ ** ****** **** ** play **** ** ********* *********"
- "**** ******* *** *** ******* ** freely ****** ********."
- "**** ************, ******** *** **********"
- "********* - ** *** ******* ****** hik ** **** *** ** ****** use ***** ***** ***"
- "**** ************. * ** *** **** all ******* ** *** ** **** manufacturer."
- "**** ************. ** ** *** *** end-to-end *** ** ******* ** *** client."
End-To-End - **** ****** ********
***-******* ** ********** ********* ***** * preference *** ***-**-*** *******. **** ***** that * **** ** ******-******** *** lower ****** ** ************* ****** ******* cameras *** *********:
- "*** ** *** - ********. ** have ****** **** *******, *********, ***** and **** ****. ***** ** ****** finger-pointing **** * ****** *****'* *******. When *** ******** ***** *** *** a ****** *** ** ****** *** integration ** * *** ****** *** the *** ***** *** *** ** breaks *** ****** ***********."
- "* ****** *** *** ****** ************ for ****. ******* *********** ** ******, usually *** ***** ** **** ******-******** to ************* **** ****** ***'* **** as ******** ** **********. "
- "** ** *** * ****** ** years **** ** **** ******** ** end-to-end ********* ** ** ********** ** increased **** ** ******* *** ********** with **** ************ *******. ********, ***-**-*** allows *** ****** ******* *** ****** problem ******* ******** **** *** ****** as *** **** ** *** ****** from *** ************ ** *** *****"
- "** ****** *** *** ** *** solution **** ********, ******* **** ** face *************** ** **** **** ** contact *** ******. ** ********, ** are ***** **** ***** ********* ******* team."
- "*** ** ***. *** **** ** lose ******** ** **** ***** ***** open ************. **'* **** ** *********** to ********* ******* ****** *** *********** problems. ******* **** *** ****,** * camera ** ******* *** *** *********** is ** ****** ********** ** ******* a *** *******."
- "* ***** **** * ****** *********** would ** ******. *** ********** ** the ******** ******* **** **** ********** when *** *** *** ******. *** the ****** ** **** ********* ** detect **** ***** ************* ******."
- "****** *********** *** ******* *** ***. Avigilons ******* ** ***** *** ****** are ******* *** ****** ********. ********* firmware ******* ** ******* *** ****** out **** *** ****** ******** ******* changes. ****-*********, ** *******, ********* **** well, ****** **** ** ********."
- "** *** **** ***** **********, **** to ******* *** ************* ***** **** where ***** ** *** ******"
- "*** ** *** *** **** ********. Cuts **** ** "*** *** *** problem, *** ******" **** ******* **** support."
- "****** ************ *** *** *******, **** are *** **** ************. ** **** Verkada *******."
- "*** ** *** **** ************. ****** to ******* *** *********"
- "****** ************ *** ****** ***********, **** maintenance *** **** ********"
- "** *** ********, ** ** **** to **** **** ***** ******* ** much ** ********."
- "******** ******* **** ******** *** ** still *** *****"
- "****** *** **** ******* *** ***. Easier ** ****** *******."
- "*** ** ***. **** ******** **** compatibility."
*** - ******* ** ***-**** ************
* *********** ******** **** ****, ***-******* of ********* ********* ******* ** **** Open *** ***-**-*** *******. *** ****** was ********* ******* ** *** ************ of *** ***-****, **** ***-**-*** ******* being ********* *** ******* *******, *** Open ****** **** *** ******, **** complex ********:
- "**** ** **** ***** ***** **** has **** *** ****. ********* ** the ******* *********** *** ********* *** development ***** ******** ****** ********* ****** features **** ******** ************* **** ****** open ************. *** ***-**** ******** ****** end-to-end **** ** *********. *********** ******* camera *** ******* **** ** **** at ****. "
- "**** ** ** ******* ** *** installation. ***** **** ******* ********* ******* (thermal, ***, ***.) **** ****** **** a *** ******** ** ****** ******** events (*********). ****** *** ** **** with * * ****** **** ******** (Axis *********)"
- "***** ******* (*.*. *** ****** ******) single ************, ***** *** **** ** installation *** ***. *** ****** ***** based ** *********** ************ *** **** best ****** *** ******* ************. ********* VMS. ****, *****, *********. ****: **** retail *** ** *** *** ********* not ********* ** ********* "
- "****** *** ******** ** **** *** answer ***** ** ********* **** ****. At **** **** * **** *******, but ** ** ****** **** **** be *** **** ****** ******* *** Milestone ******** ** ******** *** ** are *********** ******* ****. **** *** non-integrated ******* (***) *** ********* *** the *******."
- "** **** *** ***-**-*** ********* **** Avigilon; **** ***** ********* ** ******* we're ********* ***** ****** **** ** Hanwha *******. *** ******* ******** ** have *** **** ******* **** ****** WAVE ******** *** ****** *******"
- "******* ** *** *******. ******* ******** tend ** ****** ****** ******* (*********, Hanwha) ***** ****** ** **** *********** setups ******* ********* ******* ******** ******* (Milestone)"
- "******* ** **** ** ******. *** large *******, * **** ** *** a ***. **** * *** *'** often *** *** ***** *******. **** been ***** *****, *** ******* *** a ****** ***********. ***** ******* (cameras) *'** **** ********** *** **** with ** ***. ******* *********"
- "** *** ****. ** **** **** Exacq **** ********* ** **** *******, we **** *** ******** ***-**-***. ** have ******** **** **** ***** *******(*********) and ********* *******, **** *** ** the **** ***** ** ** ********* using ***** ***. "
- "** ******* ******, *** *** ******* that *** ** *** **** **** as ******** *** ***** ****. ** larger ********** ***** ***** ** **** traffic *** ** **** ** ******** check/playback ** ****** * *** **"
- "**** ***** *********** ********* **** ******* - * ****** ************ ******* **** play ******** ******. *** *** **** DW ******** ****** *** ****** ***** nice **** **."
- "******* **** *** ****. **** ***** to ****** **** ******** ** **** done **** **** *** ** *** solutions... ****** ***** ****"
- "** ****** ** **** ****** ******** Avigilon ** ***** & ******** ********/**** or ******* *** **** ******** ***** on *********** *********** *** ******** ******."
- "** **** ***** *** **** ********** and ** ***. *** ****** ******** we **** *** ********* *** ****"
- "*** ***** *********** ******* ** *** in *** ***. *** *****-**** ** large ********** ******* * *** ** often ******."
- "** ****** *** ** *** *** some ********** **** *** **** ************ especially ** *** ****. ***, ****, Hanwha, ***"
- "**** ************ *** **********. *** ** end *** ***********"
- "**** ** ***** *******. **** **** - ***** ***. **** ********* *** small *******."
- "****, ** *** ******* ** ***-**** needs"
Smaller *** ** *** **** ***-**** ****
***-**-*** ******* **** *** **** **** for ***** *********, ********* **** ***-**** NVRs *** *******:
- "******* ******* ***-**-***, ****** ** *** up *** ********, *******."
- "******* ** *** *******. ******* ******** tend ** ****** ****** ******* (*********, Hanwha)"
- "** ******* ******, *** *** ******* that *** ** *** **** **** as ******** *** ***** ****."
- "**** ***** *********** ********* **** ******* - * ****** ************ ******* **** play ******** ******."
- "***** ******* (everything *** **** **** ** ***. usually *********"
- "*** ***** *********** ******* ** *** in *** ***"
*** *** ***** ********** **** *** ** *** *************** ******* *** ********** ** ***** an *** ********* ********* ***** ****** and ******* ** *** ** ***** requiring ***** ***** ***********.
**** ***** ******* *** ***** *** way ** **. * **** **** at *** ****** ** ******** *** there *** *** **** ****** ** drivers ******** ** ********
****'* * ********* *******. *** ***** value *********** ** *** ** *** is **** *******, ****** ******* *** camera/VMS ************* *** ***** (** ******) in ********.
**** ***** ******** ********* ********** ** the ****** ****** **** ** **** as *** *** ****** ****. ***** is ****** ** ******** **** ********** but **** ****** ** ** *** mercy ** *** ****** ************'* ********** with *****.
**** ***** ******** ********* ********** ** the ****** ****** **** ** **** as *** *** ****** ****.
***-**-*** ******** ********* ********** ** *** end-to-end ******** ** ******** ** ******* new ******* *** *****, **?
*** ****, *** *** ********* ****** way *** **** *** ***-**-*** ***** you *** ********* ** *** ***** whereas ** *** **** ***** *** can ***** ** ****, ***/**?
* **** *** ** ****. **** end ** ***, ** **** ***** one ******* ******** ** ** **** your ***/****.
***** *** *'* ******* **** ******** should ****, "*** **** *** *** to *** ***** *** *** ********* on *** ***** ******* ** *** open ******** ****** ***** ** ****.
** *** ** *** ******** ***** typically ****** ************* ** *** ******** (they **** ***** *** ******* ********* in *****). **** ***** ****** **** room *** **** ** *************. **** of ***** **** *** ** *******, time *********, **** ******* *** *********.
*'* *** ********** **** ** ***** just **** ***** ** **** **** for *************** *** ****** ******** (** IPVM ****** ****** ********). ******** **** increases **** ** *********** ** *** integrator **** *** *** ****. **** it *** ***** **.
"*** **** *** *** ** *** model *** *** ********* ** *** party ******* ** *** **** ***** you **** ** ***** ** ****.
****, *** **** *** **** *****, you *** ***** ** **** *** have ****** ** ****** ****.
** *** ** *** ******** ***** typically ****** ************* ** *** ********
*** ** **** ***'*, **** ** you **? *** ** *** *** to *** ******** **** *** **** to *** ** * ******* ******* or *****, **** ** *** **?
**** **** ** *** ****! **!
* ***** **'** ****** **** * game ** ***********/*******. *'* ********* **** confident **** *** ** *** **** deliver * ************ **** ******** ********** and ***** *********** *********** **** ** at **** ** ******* *************.
***********, ** * ******* ************* ** critical ** * ********** ********* ** verification ********, **** *** **** ** connection *************** **** ** ******* ***********.
***** *** **** *** ****, *** must ***** *** ***** ** * camera's ********** ** ** *** *** required ****** *** ***** ** ****** sure ** *****.
**** ** * ********** ***** ******** depending ** ***** **** ** *** fence *** *** **. * **** on ******* ******** ***** ***** ************ does *** ** ********* **********. *** having **** ****, ***** *** ** one ******* ******* ** ******** **** is **** ** ***** ** *** situation ** ************ ** *******. **** ended ******* ***** *** ******* ** choose *** ***** *** ****** *******. Thats *** ** *** ***** ******* are *** ** **** ******* ********* over ***** ******** *** ********* *** its **** *** **** ******** **** security ********** ***** **** **** *** shouldnt *** *** ***** **** ** 1 ******.
*** ***** ** ***** * ****** here (** **** ** ********* ****** up ** **** ** **** **** ;)), *** ** *** ***, ** point ** **** **** ****** ***** down ** *** ******* **** ******* which **** ** *** ***** *** market ** ******* **.
*** ******** ********** **** **** *** end ** *** **** ****** ************ to **. * ********** *** ********* for ** *** ** *** ****** more **** * **** ****** **** by ******* ******* ****. * ** still ******* ** ** ** ** end-user, *** * *** **.
** ********** **** *** **** ******* of ***** ** **** "*** ** end" ** ***** ********** ** ********** associated **** "***********."
**** *** *** *** **** (****** you're ******* ******* ** ******)!
**** **** *****, *** ****'* **** end ** *** ********* **** ***** proprietary? * ***** ***** ******** *** proprietary *** ***** ** ** **** point ***** ** ******** ***** ******** for *** ********* ** ****.
**** ******. ******* ** ** ******* more ** ******** ** ****** & software **** ****. ** ***** ** interesting ** **** *** ******** ** SIs *** *** ***** *** "********" or "*** ** *** ********" ** various ******** ************ **** ** ***/**/**/****/***/********* etc!!
*********** ***** *** **** ******* ***** now * ****, ** ** ********* to **** ** ***/*** ***** **** a ***** ********** ******** ******** ******** unified *** ******* ************ ** ********* applications ********** ***** *********** ****/****.
** ********, *** ********** ** ******** openness **** ****** ** *** "********" characteristics ** "**** ** **, **** to ********, **** ** ******* ********* etc ***" ***** ** ** ***** into *************. ** *** ****..**** ***** ONVIF ********* *****'* **** "********"** **** sense.
*** **** ** **** *** **** and **** ** ****. ***** ** SI *** ***'* **** **** ** do *** *** ******** ** *** works **** **** *** *** ** you *** **** **** *** ********* your ***** **** *** **** *** their **, ***/** **** **** *********** open ** ****.
*** **** ***'** * ** **** just ******* ****** **** *** ************* say, ***'** **** ***. *******, ******** VMS, *** ****** *******, *** ** our **** **** **** ** *** if **** ***** ******* *** *********. Avigilon **** ***, ** *** **** time **** *** ******* **** ****** is * ******* ****. **** **** took **** ****** *** **. ** course *** **** ****'* **** **** either ** *** ******** *** *** it *** * **** ***** **** and ***** **** ********/****/*** ****. ***** mess. * ***** *** *** ** believe **** ******** ****, ***** ******, he ****'* ****** **** **** ** dig ** *******.
**** ***** ****, ******** ** *****, IF *** **** *** ***** *******. Great **, ** *** *** ******. Great *** ****** ** *** *** theirs. ******** *** *** *****, **** do **** ********.
******** *** **** ******* *** ******* for *****-**** ******* * ***** **** to ***** *** ******* ***** *** I *** ** ** *** ** the **** ********. ** *** **** cameras ** *** ******* ***** *** we **** **** *** ******** ****** and ****** ********* ** ******* ** ACC.
*'* ********** ** ******** ** *** users **** * **********, *** ** so, ****.
* ****** ** ** **** ****. Use **** ******* *** *** *** pretty **** ********* ********** **** *** VMS. ********* **** ***** **** **** VMS, ** *****'* ******* **** ****** or ********, **** ** **** ******* one. ********* *** * *****, **** decision ** ******* ** ****** ***' but ** ***** *** **** *** option.
* **** ** ** ** ******** for ***-**-*** *********. ***** *** **** real ********** ** * ***** ******** system. *******, * **** ******* ** view **** *** **** *** *****. It ** **** *********** ** ****** an **** ******. ** ******** **** skill ** ****** *** ******** *** the ********. ** *** *** ** the ***, *** **** ******* ******. If *** ******** ***** *** ******* set *** ******* ***** ********* ****. You *** *** ** ** ****. We *** ******** ** *** **** VMS. **** ***** ** *** ** just ***** ******** ** **** ********* integrating ** **** *********, ****** *******, and **** ***** *******.
** *** **** ** ***** *********** highrise ******* ******** * ****** ***-*** option ***** **** ***** ** * problem * ***’* **** *** ****** blaming **** ****** ***** ************* , firmware ******* ***.. ‘***** *** ***** are *** ** **** ************* *** lots ** **** ***-*** ****** ** the **** * ***** ****** *** reliability.
**** **** ** **** *** * complete ****** (***+**** *********+**** +****** ***.. )
*** ***-*** ******* *** ** ********* cause **** *** **** ** ***** product *** ******** ** * **** environment ** ** * **** ****** wish ** **** ********** *** * non- **** ******.
** *** ***, ***** *** ******* between *******, ******** *** ******* *** i **** **** ** **** ** consideration ************* **** **** ** *** existant ****** ** **** ** *** buildings, ***** **** ***** ** ********** in *** ********** ******* ** ********* will ** **** ***** ** ***** numbers ** ********* *** ***.
** ****** **** ******* ** ***** down ** ******* ****** **** **** Integrators ****** ******. ***** ***, *********** integrate. *** **** **** ** **** that ***** ********** *** ******** **** indicate **** ***** *********** ******** *** down **** ******** *********. (** **** this *** **** ** ********** *** provided ** ****?) ***** ***, *** global ******* ** ***** **** *** to *** **-***** ***** **** **** both ***** ******* ** ********* ** opposing *******.
** ******* ****, **** ***** ******* are ***** *** *** ** **. I **** **** ** *** ****** of ******** *** ***** *** *** vast ****** ** ******* ******** ** function ********* *** *** *** ** mention *** ********* ******** ******* ** different ******* ** *** ***** ** well. ***** *** ** **** ********** Microsoft ****** ***** ** ******* *** it ******* ***************** ** **********. ******* this ** *** **** ***** ******** is ******* ** ******?