Integrator Outlook Even More Positive For 2024
Integrators' overall outlook is positive for 2024 despite continued concerns about the economy, geopolitical landscape, and other volatile issues.
In this report, IPVM examines responses from 140+ integrators, analyzing the key themes, concerns, and comments.
For previous years results, see:
- Integrator Outlook Positive for 2023
- Integrator Outlook Positive For 2022
- Positive, Optimistic, Outlook For 2021
- Positive Outlook for 2020
- Strong Outlook For 2019
- Strong Outlook For 2018
Key ******
- **** */* *********** ********: **% ** integrators **** * ******** ******* *** next ****, (* ********** ***** ********), with **** ****** * ******* ******** and ******** ****** ***** **** ****.
- **** ******** *** *******: ******** ** 2023, **% ** *********** *** * mixed ** ******* *******, ******** ** 24% **** ****. ************, ******** ******** were **** ********** **** *% **** year ** *% **** ****.
- **** *********** ******** * ******* ******** / ****** ******** ***** **** ****, though **** ********* **** *** ****** trouble ******* *********** ****.
- ***** *** * *********** ******** ** positive ********* ********** *****, **, *** Analytics ******** ** **** *** ******* last ****.
- **** *********** ***** ******* **** / increase ** ***** ** * *** driver / ******** ****** *** ******** security.
- *********** **** ****** ******** ********* *** supply *****, *** **** ******** ******.
- **** *********** ****** ********* **** *** economy, * *** ***** **** ******** years.
- ***** *********** ********* ******** ***** *** election ****, ************ *********, *** ***** events, ***** **** *** * ******** impact.
2024 *******
***** ***********' ******** **** ************** ******** for ****, **** *********** *** ****** their ******** ******* **** ***** ******** in ***** *********. ***** *** **** year's ******* ******** ** **** ****:
***** ** **** ****'* ******* ******** to *** ***** ***** *****:
Healthy ******** / ********, ******** ******, ******
*** **** ****** ******** ****** ***** by *********** ***** **** **** *** a ******* ********, ********, ******** ******, or ******:
- "******* **** * ************ ****** ** projects ****** *** **** ** **** started ** *** ******** ******* **** 2025. *** **** *****’* ******* ***** that **** ** ******* ** *** beginning ** ****."
- "** **** * **** ******** ** work ******* ********* *** *** ****** are ***** ********."
- "** **** * ***** ******** ** enterprise **** ********."
- "** ** *** ******** *** ******** and ******* *** ****** ****."
- "* *** ** ******* ************* ** the ********."
- "**** ***********, **** ****."
- "** **** ***** ************* **** *** looking **** *** **** **** * few ******** ********. ** **** ** the ***** *****'* **** *****, * think **'* ***** ** ** * good ****!"
- "** **** * *** ** ** coming ****** ****."
- "* **** * ****** ******* ***** into ****."
- "******** **** *** **** ** ** letting **."
- "* **** * *** *** ******** in *** ***** **** ********* **** be * **** ****** ***** *** my *******."
- "*** ****** ** ****** **** **** before **** **** ******** *******."
- "******* ******** ****** ** ****** * factor, *** ** **** *** **** much ******** ** ******* ********, ********** with ********. ***** ************ *** ****** control ** ********** *** ** **** demand."
- "**** ****** *** ****** ******** ******* lined **. ***** ** ********* *** company ********** ****** ** ****** ******."
- "******** *** ******* *** ** ********** concern *** ******** *** ********* ** our ****. ******* **** *** ******* increasing ****** ********."
- "******** ***** **** ** **** ****** down ** *** ****, *** ** have * *** ** ***********, ********** and ********* ********* **** ** ****** a *** ** **** *** **."
- "** **** ****** ****** ******* ****** of **** *** * *** ** proposals ***. * ***** ** **** shift ** ******* ****, *** **'** be ****."
- "** *** ******* ****** ********* ********** camera ******* ********* *** ***** **** budgets."
- "***** ******** **** ** **** ** be ********* ** **** - ***** span *** ***** ** **** ****** and ******** *************."
- "** *** ***** ******* ******* *** backlog ** ***** ** ****."
- "*** ********* ******* ****** *** **** year."
- "** *** ************ ******* ** *** clients, *** *** ******** ******* **** a **** ****** ** *** *** us."
- "******* ******** **** *********, ******** ** our **** ** ********."
- "** **** **** **** ************* ** our ********* *********."
- "** **** ***** * *** ************* already ** *** ***** *** ****."
- "****** **** *** * ****** ********, the **** ****** ** ****."
- "********* **** ******** ** ** ***** that **** **** ** ****."
Business ******
***** **** ***** *** ******* ** workload, ******* *********** ******* *** ******** in *** ******** ** ********* ****** and **** ******** ** ******** *****:
- "*** ******** ****** ** *** ***** and *** ********* ****** **** *** existing *********."
- "** **** **** ****** ****** ** the **** ******, **********, *** ****** IT/ITES ********. **, *********** *** **** at ***** ** ** *** *% to *% ** *** ********, ** will ** **** ** ******."
- "** *** ********** ** **** *** add *******. ** *** ******* ** respond ** ******* ***** **** *** competition *** **** ***** ** **** opportunities ** **** **** **********."
- "****** * ****** *****, **** ******** attrition, **** ******** ********."
- "******* ******** **** **** ******** ** expand."
Economy, ************, *** ***** ***** ********
***** ***********' ******** **** ************** ******** for ****, ***** *** * *********** increase ** ******* ********* ******** ***********, geopolitical *********, *** ***** ****** ******** to **** ****:
- "**'* ** ******** ****, ******* **** in *** ****** ****, ******** ****** threats ** *** ** *** * volatile ****** ***** ** **** ****** with *** **** ** ***** ** go."
- "*** ******* **** ** *********** ** watch *** *** **** ******* ** businesses *** *******."
- "*** ******* ******** ****** ** *** economy ** * *****. *****'* *** much ** *** ** ************ ***** that. **** *** *** **** (**** landing) *** ******* *** *** ***** (recession) ** ******** **** *** ********** cash ********."
- "*********, ******* ** ******* *******- **** business."
- "**** ******** ***** *** ******* ****** to **** ** ******."
- "*** ******* **** **** * **** in *** **** ** **** ******** move ******* ** *** *** ****."
- "******** ******** ** ********* *** **** that ***** *** ******** ******* *** the **** ** ********. ****, *** of ****** ***** ********* *** ********** reduction ** ****** ******** ******** *******."
- "*** ********* ****** *** ********* **** the *** ** ******. * ****** houses ** ******* ** ******** ***** use ** ********** ********. * ***** there **** **** ** ******* ******** on ****** ********* ******* *** ********** weapons **** ******* ****** ******* *** other *************."
- "********** **** ** *********, ****** ******** in ***** *** ********** *********."
- "*** ********** *** ********* ********** ** only ******* *****. ***** ***** *** skyrocketing ** *** ****** (******** **) and *** ******* ********* *** ******* to *****-**** ****** ***** **** *** see * ********** **** ** **** ownership."
- "***** *** ***** ** ******* ** self ****, *** ***** *** **** security ** ****** ****."
- "******** ** ********* ***********"
- "******* ******* *** ****** **** ****"
- "***** **** ***** ****** **** **** spending *** *****."
- "****** ******** **** ********* *** ** economic ********."
- "*** ** *** ******* (*******)."
- "********* ***** ****** ******** ********* *** scaring *** ********* **** ******** *****, but ******* *** **** **** ***** the ******** **** ** **** *** business. **** ********* **** ****** ******** which **** ****** ** *******."
- "******* ** ***** ***** *** ****** to ******** ** **** **** ******** rates ** ************* ******** ** *****"
- "********- *********, ******** *****, ****** *****, global *********, ****** *****"
- "********* ******** *** ** ***** ******."
- "**** ******** **** *** ***********/******** *****."
- "********** ******* *** ****** ****** ***** issues."
- "*** **** ***** ****** ****** *** the **** ** *********."
- "*** ******* ***** ** * ******** factor. *** ** *** *** *** impacted ** *************."
- "******* ********* **** ******** ** ** inflation. ****** **** **** **** ******* available *** **** ****** ** ******** equipment, *** ***** **** ** * challenge."
- "******** *************."
- "*** ******* ***** **** * ***** recession ** ** *** *******."
- "******* & *********."
- "********* *** *** ****** ** **********."
- "*********."
- "******** *****."
- "*********, **** *** ******"
- "*******!"
- "*******."
- "*********."
******* **** ******* ********, **** *********** mentioned ******* ******** ******** **** *** concerns, ********* ********* ********, ******** ***** a ********, *** ****:
- "******* ***** ****** ********** ******* *** bullish. ***** * **** ** ** It ****** ** ***** *******."
- "**** *** ***** ********* ********* ** is **** **** * **** *** see ********. **** ***** **** ** do ****. * ********* ** * two ***** ***** ** ***** **** tight *** **** ***** ** *****, such ** ******, **** ** ********."
- "******* ******** ** *** ****** ***** to ** *********."
- "**** **** *** ******* ********** ******** is ***** * ******** *** **** in **** *** ***** ** **** in."
- "***** *** ******* *** ******** ** fluctuate, ** ***** *** * ****** market *** ******** *** ********, ** well ** *******."
- "******** **** ******* ** **** *** security *****."
- "****** ** ********** ***. *******, **** a ****** ** ********** **** ********, all ***** ****, ****** **** **** up."
- "**** ***** *** ****, ******** ** great, **** ***** *** *** **’* even ******."
- "******** ******** **** **** ***** ***** is ** **** ***** ******** ****** the *****."
Hiring / ****** ********* ******
***** **** *********** ***** * ******* backlog, ******* *********** ******* **** **** issues ****** ** ********* ******* ******:
- "*** ******** ****** ***** ** ******* people ** ******* *** ** **** product **’** ****. * ******* ******* is ******* *********** ****."
- "**** ** ***** ******** ** *** area, *** *** ****** *********** ** do **** ***."
- "******** *********** *** ** ******* ******** in *** ** *** **** **** additional ********** ******* *** ******* ****** to ******* *** ********** *** **** end *******."
- " ******* ********* ********."
- "******** ** ********** **** ** **** access *****."
- "******** ** *** **** ** ************ professionals."
Fear / ***** / ******** ********
**** *********** ***** ** ******** ** fear / ***** ** * ****** for ***** ******** ******* (** ***** businesses) ***** **** ****:
- "*** ******* **** *** ********* ** business ********** ** *****. *** ******** part ** ********* ***** ** ********** affecting *** ********."
- "******* **** *****(*****)- **** ********."
- "***** *** ********* *** ******* ***** which ********* ****** *** *** ******** and ********."
- "******* **** ******* *** ** ********* being **** ******* ***** ***** *** vandalism."
- "*** ***** ** ******* **** ******* and **** **** ******* ******** ****** layoffs ******, ********* **** ******* ** security ****** ***** ********** ***** ********."
- "*** ****** ** ***** ** **** steady. *****, *** ******** ** ***** will ******** ** ***** **** *** sales *** ********/***-** ***** ** ** has **** ****."
- "*** ******* *****’* **** ****** ***** will ************* **** ***** ***** *** our ******** **** ****** ****."
- "******** ******** ** ******** ********** **** lead ** ********** ********* ********."
- "****** ***** = **** **** *** security."
- "********- *****, **** ** *** ***********, illegal ***********."
- "** ***** **** ***** ** * need *** ****** ******** ** *** US."
- "****** *** ******* *** *********** *** they *** **** **** ************ ******* and ******."
Rise ** *****, **, *********, *** ****** *******
***** ***** *** **** *** ******* of ***** ** **** ****'* *******, many *********** ********* *****, **, *********, or ****** ******* ** * ******** factor ***** **** ****:
- "** *** ******** ****, ****** *** video ********* ** ******* *** ********* see **** ** * *** ** reduce *****."
- "********* ******** *** ********* ** ***** and ****** ****** *******. *** ******** demand **** ******** ** ****** **** highly ********* *** ********* ********* **** don’t **** ** * *******."
- "*** ***** ** **** *** **** accessible *** *** ********** ** ****** to *******."
- "**** *** ***** ****** ******** ** AI *** ***** ***** ********* ** are ******* **** * *** ******* lines ** *** *** *** **** allign ******** *** **** **** ******** shift."
- "***** ****** ***********."
- "******** - ****** **** ********* ** the ***** *** *********."
- "**** ** ****** ******* ** *** coming ****(*). ***** *** *********** *** distributors ********** ***** ************ * ******* or ******* ** ***** ************ *****"
- "******* ****** *** *** ********** ************ in *** ********** ********* ******** ** Artificial ************ (**)"
- "*** ****** ** ******* ********* *** in **** *** ** **** **** competition **** *** *** **********. ******** we *** **** **** *** *** end, ***** ********. ******** ***** **** secure *********."
- "******* ****** *** ****** ******* *** video."
- "** *** ******* ******* ** ****** mobile *********** **** ******** ** **** as ******** ** ** ** *** surveillance ******."
- "** *** * *** ** **** and **** **** ** ** **** assist **** *** ******** **********."
- "* ***** ***** **** ** **** and **** ****** ******* ************* **** coming ****."
Supply ***** ******* ********
***** ****** ***** ****** **** ******** many ********* **** *** **** ***** years, ***** *** * *********** ******** in ***********' ******* ** *** ****** chain ***** **** ****:
- "****** ***** ****** **** ** ** resolved."
- "****** ********* *** ****** **** * thing ** *** ****."
- "* ***** **** ********* **** *** have ** **** ******* *********. *****'* seemed ** **** ** **** ****** at *** *** ** *** **** as * *** *** ********* ** parts. * **** **** * *** of ******* **** ******* ** **** and **** ***** ** *********** ********* on *** *** **** ** **** company ****."
Security ******
******* *********** ***** ******** ****** ** reasons *** ***** ******** *******:
- "***** *** * *** ** ******** Grants ***** ********* ** ** ****."
- "***** ** ******* *** **** *** grant ***** ** **** **** ** Ohio"
- "****** ***** *** ******** ********."
Partnerships / *************
******, ******* *********** ********* *** ******** / ************* ****'** ***** ***** ********** to ***** ******** ******* ***** **** 2024:
- "***** ******* **** ***** **** *****, 2022 *** * **** ****** **** that ******* ** ** **** **** staff, *** **** *** **** **** positive. ******* *** ******** ************ ******* for *********** *************, ***** ** **** for **, *** **'** ****** ************ with ***** ******* ********** ** *** us ** *** **** ** **** places."
- "** * ******* ** ****, ***** S2 *** ******** **** *** *** a ******** ****** ** *** ******** due ** *** ******* *** ********** of *** ******, ** ******* ** freely ********* ******* **** ** ******, Hikvision *** *****."
- "***** ************ **** ********* *** *******."
- "*** ***** *** ******** ******** ** we ****** ******** ************* **** *** distributors, *** ** ** **** **** new, ******* *********, ****** *** ******* up!"