Vote Results - Next Big Thing 2020

Author: John Honovich, Published on Sep 14, 2015

Over 230 integrators and manufacturers told us what they believe will be the next big thing in video surveillance 5 years from now, in 2020.

The top two took more than 50% of the vote. They were:

  • Video analytics
  • Hosted video

Inside this note, we examine who they beat out and what rationales were given for each of the choices.

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Video *********

**** ** ******* **** *** ***** ****, ***** ********* *** *** **** *** **** ********** ** votes - **-**%.

  • "***** *********. **'* ****, ** ****** **** ****. ** *** (IMO) ****** * *** **** *********** ** ***** *********/******* ****** in ************ ******* ** ********. ********, ******, ***., *** ***** companies *** ******* ** ******** **** *** *********-*******, ***** **** trickle **** **** ******** ************."
  • "*** ***, ********* *** *** ***** ** *** ***** **** money *** ********* ** ******* ****** *********, ** **** ********* will ****** ****, ******* ** **** **** **** *** **** all ******** ** ***** *********."
  • "***** ********* ******* ** * ******* **** ****** *** ********** (not **** *** ********) ** ****** ********** *********** *** ********* profile ****."
  • "**** *** ********** ************ **** ** **** ** *** ****** result **** *** *********, *** **** **** ******** *** ***** level *** **** ****."
  • "**** * ********** **** *** ** ** ** *** ***** at ** ********** *****. ********* *********** ** **** ***** *** a *** ** *** ********* ******* ********** *** **** ******."
  • "* ***** **** ******* **** ***** ** ******* * ***** information (******* ****** ****** ** ***** *******) *** ****** ********* will ** ***** ** ** **** *** **** ******* **** more ******* *** ******* ********* ***** ** *********"

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Hosted *****

** ****, ****** ***** *** **** ******* **** **** *** second. **** *** ******* ********** ** ****, **** **** ******* votes **********. ****, *********** ******** ************** ******** **** ******* ****** ** *** **** * *****.

** *** ****** ****, ************* *********:

  • "* ***** *** ******* ***** ** ****** *****. ** *** cost ** ******* ********* *** ******* *** ******* *** *******, there ** ** ****** ** **** *** ***** ** *** own. *** ****** ***** **** ** * ****** *** ****-********* solution ** *****-****** ******."
  • "* ******* **** ***** ********* ** * *********** ******* **** a ****** *********** ***** ** ******** ********** ** * ******** inside **** ******** ******** *******, ********* *** **** **** ********** but ******** ******** *********."
  • "******* *** ** *** "******" ** *** ****** ****** ************ will ****** **** ** *** ******** *********** *** **** ********* SMA /** / ****** ** *** ***** ** **** / updates & ******* / ******** ***. ** **** ***** ** an *** ******* ****** **** **** **** **********."
  • "********** ** *** **** ** * ****** ******** **** ** gone ** ******** ***** *** ******* *** ****** *** ******* of ****** ********* **** ** * ******** ** **** **** are ***. ******** **** **** ******* ***** ********* *** ********* in *** ***** **** **** * **** ******** ****."

*********** ********** ******** ****** ** ***** ********* *** ******* ********* costs:

  • "** ********* ****** **** *********** **** ***** ********* **** **** start ** *** *** ******** *** **** **** ***** ******* and ******** ** ** ******* ** *** **** *******."
  • "********'* **** ** **** ****** ** *** '*****' ** **** trend ** ***** ** ****** ********."
  • "*** **** ** ******** ********* ** ******** ***** *** **** of *** "****" ** ******* **** **** ********. **** **** help *****-**** *** ******* **** ******** **** ***** ********** *** distributed ********** ************* **** ***** ***-******* ****** **** **-******* *********."
  • "**** ********* ************ / ********** ******* *** ******* **** **********, hosted ***** **** *** **** ****** **** *** **** * years."

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  • "* ******* *** ************* ** ***** ********** **** ** *** next ******* ** *** ******** ******** ** **** *** (*** intended)!!! *** ******* *** * ************, ******* ************ ****** ** private ******* ** ****** * ***** **** ******** ********** **** is **** ** ***** ******** *** *** ********** ***** *** the ********** ** ** **** ** **** ** **** ***** here. ** *** **** **** ***** * ***** **** ** the *** **** ****** **** ** ******* **** **** ** surveillance ***** *** ******* ***."
  • "******. *** **** ******* *** *** ***** ** ************* ******** at ***** **********. *** **** & ******** ***** *** ***** down *******. * **** * ** ****** ** **** & have **** ** ** **** ********* ****** ****** ** ******* coverage & ***** *****"

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"******** *****. ******, ***** ********, ******, *** ****** **** *** interacts **** ***** ****** **** ***** ******* * ******. **** we **** *** ********* **** ****** ***********, ****** ********, *** even **** ********* ******* **."

****

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

"*** ******* ****** ** **** ***** **** ** **** -- Hardware ** * *******. **** *** **** ** * ***** IP ****** ** $****, ********* ** *** $* *** ***** starts ** **** *****. **** ***'* ** *****-***** ** *** might *****; *****/****/******** ******** **** **** **** *** **** *****, so *** ****** ***** ** *** *********?"

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

*******, *** ********** ***** ************ ** *** ****** ****:

"* ******* *********** ******** **** ** *** ******* ***********: - Less ******** ****** - **** ***** ** *** ******** ***** will ******* *********** (****** *** ********* ***********) *** **** ******* video ********* ***********."

IPVM's ****

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Comments (28)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

09/15/15 12:16am
**** ***** "****** *********" ******* *** ** *** ***** **** to ** **** *******.

Undisclosed #2

09/15/15 01:23am

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

Thumbnail last saturday

Mark Jones

09/15/15 12:47pm

**** ** *******, *** * ***'* *** ****** ******** ***** in ***** ******. *********, ************ ********** **** **** *** *** it ****** ***** ** * ***** ******** ****. *** ** they ***** *** ****** **** ******* (********* ***** ** **** better) *** ******** ********, ** ***** ** * **** ****** sell. *** ** ** **, *********** **** *** *** ********* are ***** *** **** *** ** ****** ** (***** *** growth ** *** *** ******). *** ******* **** *** **** to ***** ******* **** ****, *** *** ***** ** *** product (******* *** ********) **** ******. ** ***** **** ***** 15 ***** ** ****** *** ***** ** * ****** ** the **** ********* *** ****** *** ******* ** ***. *** do *** ************* *** ****** ********** ***** ***** ********.

********* ** *** ****** ***, *** * ** **** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Mark Jones | 09/15/15 01:51pm

"*********** **** *** *** ********* *** ***** *** **** *** to ****** **"

****'* * ***! * ***'* ***** **'* ******* **** ** fair *** ** **** ******* * ***** ******* ******* ****** and ******* ****.

*** ***** **, **** * *****, **** ** ******* ***** change *************. * **** ** **** *** *** ** ***** get *** ***** '*********' ***** ******* ***** *** ******* ******** to ** ******* *** ******* ****, ** ***** **** * lot **** *** ***** ************.

Thumbnail last saturday

Mark Jones

In reply to John Honovich | 09/15/15 01:58pm

*** *** ***** ****, * *** ***** **** *** **** a ****** ***** *****. ** ********* ** ******* ** * hours ** ***** **** ***** ** **** **** *****. **** 5 ***** ******* **** ****** ***********. **** ****** ** ** 45 ***** ***,******' ***** ****** ******** .

Steve Mitchell

In reply to Mark Jones | 09/15/15 02:02pm

***** *** ******* ****** ** **** **** **** ******** ** cause ******** ** *** ******** ** ****** *****. *** *** purposes ** **** ******** *’* ******** “****** *****” ***** ********* of ***** ******** ** ***-**** ********* ** *** ***** ** compared ** **** ****** ***** ** **-**** ********* **** ****** access.

*********, ***** **** ** **** ***** ********* ***** ***** ******** of *** ************ ***** * ****** ***** **** ******* *****’* law, ********-**** ********* ****** **** ** ****** * ***** ***** step ******* **** **** ***** ******* ***** ** **********. **** due ** *** **** ** ***** *** *** ************** ** develop ***-**-***. *****’* *** **** *** ***** *** ****** *** 1GB **** ******* ** ****. **’** **** ****** **** ****** much *** **** ******** ****** *** *** **** ** ***** and ***** *’* **** **’** *** **** ***** **** ***** rollouts ** *** **** * ***** * ***’* ***** **’** be **** ** ***** ** **** ************** *** **** ***********. Oh *** **** ** **** ***** **’** ******* ***** ********* in *********, **’** ************** ********** *** *** ******* ** **** bandwidth **** ****** **** ** *****.

**** **** *** ******* ********* *** ******* *** *********, **** will ******** ** ****** ********** **** ****** *** **. **** is, ********* **** ***** ** ****, *** *** *** *********** future **** ** ********** *********. * *** ********** ** ******** to *** ***********, **** ***, ****** ******* *** ***** *** your ***. ** **** ******* ***, ********* **** *** *** unless *****’* * ***** ******** **** *** ***** ****** ***** is ****, ** *** ********’* **** ** *****’* ********* ******* any ********** **** ***** ******* ** *** ** ******. “**, you’re ****** * **** ** *** (***** *****, *******) ** move ***** **** ** ***** ** *** *****, **** ****** I **** **** ** ***** ***** *% ** **** *****?” There *** **** ********** ******** **** ********** *** ********** ****** retention, *** *** **** ******* **** *** ** ***** ***** the ******** ***** **** **** ** ****** *******. * ***’* see *** ******** ******** ******* **** **** *** **** ****.

*******, * ***** *****’* ** ********** **** *** ******** ** use ***** ** *** ******* ** *** *** **** ****** migrate ** ****** ******. *** ** ******* *** *********** ******* architectures **** **** ** ** ********* *** ******* ** ***********, security, ***********, ***********, *************, ************* ***. *** ********, *** ***** will **** ** ** ******* ** **** ***** **** ** worth **. *** ****** ******** ** **** *** ******* **** to ****** **** ******** ********* ******* **** ***** *** ***** own ****** ***** *** ********** ***** ***** ** *** ************* players. * ****** **** ** *** *** “**** *** *****” we’re ******* ***** ********* **** ******** *** ****** ***. **** won’t ****** ** ******** ** ** ******** ** *****’* *** on * ***** ***** ****** *** ********* ******* ** **.

* ** ********* ** ***** ** ***** ******* **** ******** the *****. ** *** *** *** ******* ****** ****** *** cloud ***** ********** *** ****** *** ****** ********** ** *** very *****, ** **** ** ****** ******. *** ********* ***** that **** ****** ***** ***** ****** *** ******** **** *** fundamentally **** ***** *** ***** * *****.

Thumbnail last saturday

Mark Jones

09/15/15 12:49pm

** **** ******** **** ******* *** *** ** ********* ****** license **** **** **** **** *** *** ***.

Thumbnail usa shield

Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Mark Jones | 09/15/15 12:57pm

"** **** ******** **** ******* *** *** ** ********* ****** license **** **** **** **** *** *** ***."

****'* ********* *'* **** * *** ** ****** ***** ****. But *********** ****'* ****** **** *** **% ** *** ** software ******** ***** (*** ****, *** ****, *** ****** *******, etc.) * ******'* **** ** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

In reply to Mark Jones | 09/16/15 05:29pm

**** ** **** *********, *** *******, *** ****.....

***** *** *********** **** *** *****, *** **** **** **** flexibility.

Thumbnail last saturday

Mark Jones

09/15/15 01:02pm

***** **, *'* ***.

Undisclosed End User #3

09/15/15 04:21pm

* **** ** ****** *********! *** ****** *** ******* ** maintain *** ******* **** **** ** *** **** ****** ** be ** **** **** **** ********* *******. ****'* *** ********* monthly ***** ** ********* ****** ****** ** **** **** ******* afloat? **** **** ** **** ** **** ** ********** ** keep **** *** ** ** *** ****** ******* *** ******* you **** ****** ** *****? **** **** ** **** ** repair *** ****** **** **** **** **** ** *******? *** not ******* ***** ***** *** ********** ** ******* **** **** it *** * ****** ** *** ******** *** *** **** to **** **** ** ****? [*** **** ***********]

Steve Mitchell

In reply to Undisclosed End User #3 | 09/15/15 05:17pm

**** ** ***** **** ****** ********* ***'** ***** ** **** as *** ***** ** *******, ******, *** **** ***'** ***** it ***?

Undisclosed End User #3

In reply to Steve Mitchell | 09/15/15 05:55pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #3 | 09/15/15 06:28pm

"****'* *** ********* ******* ***** ** ********* ****** ****** ** keep **** ******* ******?"

*** **** ****** **** ** **** ** **** ** *** up? :)

*********, ******, **** **** **** ****. **** ** *********** ** the *********, ****** **** *** ****.

Undisclosed #2

09/15/15 04:50pm

** *** **** ******, **** **** ***** *** *** *********** for ****.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 09/15/15 06:20pm

***, *****.

Hal Bennick

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 09/16/15 05:30pm

* ***** *** ** ***** ** **** *** *** ** civilization.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Hal Bennick | 09/20/15 05:14pm

** **** ** ** *** *** *? * ***** ** is *** ******.

Thumbnail nick1

Nick Giannakis

09/16/15 02:26am

*** *** *** ******* **** **** ***** *** **** ******** but *'* ***** **** *** ********* **** ********* '*** **** Big *****' *** ******** ******** **** **** **** **** ** do **** **-****** ******* ********. ** **** ********, ****** ******** have *** ***** *********.

*** **** *** ***** **** ** ********** ** **-****** **** of ******** ****** **** ***-**** ******, ************ ** ********** ** network ************** *** ** *** ******* ****. ***** ** ***** based ** ************* *** ****** *** **** ******. ************ ** security. ********* ***-***** *** ****** **** ***** ******* ******* *** selling.
*** **** ****** ** ** ******* ** *** ****** ******** are '*** **** *** *****': ******** ******* *** **-*******. ****** install. **** **********. **** **** ********* ** *******. ******** *** and ********** *****. * ****** ***** ********* **** ***** **** heavier ** **** *****. *** ******* ******** **, *** ******* will **-******* ***** * ****** ********? * *** **** *** as * ****** ********, *'* ********* ** **-****** ********. *** larger ******** **, *** **** **** **? *** *** ***. The ***** ******* ** ******. ***** *** *** **** ** are ****** ********* *** **** ** *** ******** ** ****** and ****** **** ********** ***** ** *** ****** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Nick Giannakis | 09/16/15 10:06am

"*** **** *** ***** **** ** ********** ** **-****** **** of ******** ****** **** ***-**** ******"

**** *** ************* ***** ********* ** ****** ** **** *** the ****. *******, ***'* *** * **** **-******* '*****' **, but ** *** **** ***** ** *** **? ****** **-******* have **** ******* ***** ** ***** ***-***** ** *** ********* they ** *** ******, ***** *** ***** ** ** **** to **** **.

******* ******* ****: **** ****. **** *** **** ** ********* to **** ** *** ** ***** **** ******** ******* *** users *** *** *** *** ***** ** ** ******** ** AVHS's **** *** *********** ********* (*.*.,*** ***** **** *****).

"* *** **** *** ** * ****** ********, *'* ********* by **-****** ********. *** ****** ******** **, *** **** **** it? *** *** ***."

** ****** **** *********** ****** ***** ***** *****. **** *****, the ****** *** ****** **** **, ** *** ******* ***** proposition ** ***** / ****** ****** *******. ** ***** *****, most ***-***** ** *** *** *** *****, ********** ** *** good *** ********.

**********, ********** ***** ** ******* ** ******* ** ********, ******* that ** ******** *********** ********* ** *********** ** ********* ** technology. ******* ****, *** *** *** ** **** ********* *** want ** *** ***** **** *** ** **** *** **** to ****-**** ****** ******* ***** ***-***** *** ******* *** ********.

Bill Nolan

02/24/16 06:06am

***** *** ******** ********* ***** ********* **** ****** ********** ***** will *** ** ******** ** ********'* **.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Bill Nolan | 02/24/16 11:24am

"***** ********* **** ****** ********** ***** **** *** ** ******** by ********'* **."

****'* * ****** *** *** ****** ** ****** ** ******** chooses ** ***** *** ******. *** *******, * ****** ** analytics ************* **** ** ********* (**********, *** ********) * *** years *** **** ** *** ********** *** ** **** ** OV ******** ****, **** ******* ** ****** ****** **** ***** the ***** ** *****.

* ** *** ***** **** ** * **** ***** *** it ** * **** ****, ********** ** ***.

Bill Nolan

In reply to John Honovich | 02/24/16 08:20pm

**** *** ***'* ****** ** ** ********* ****.

**, ** ***'* ******* ******* **** ***** ********* ******* *** big *** ***** **** * ******. ***** ** ******* ***** on ***.

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

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

***** *** **** **** *** ********, ***** **** ** ** a ********* ************* ***** ** **** ***** **** ** ** currently.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Bill Nolan | 02/24/16 08:39pm

****, ** ****** ***********, *** * ***'* ***** ******. *** you ******* ** ** ***** ******* *** *** **** ** "we", "***", "****" *** "****"?

Bill Nolan

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/25/16 05:39am

* *** ****** ******* **** ***** *** *** ******** ********** video ******** **********, ***** *********.

***** *** **** *** **** ***** *** ******. **** *** based ** ***** *** *******.

*** ********** ** *** ******** ** ***** **** *******'* ** restricted ** **** ******** *** ** **** ***** ****** ********.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Bill Nolan | 02/25/16 07:35am

*** ********** ** *** ******** ** ***** **** *******'* ** restricted ** **** ******** *** ** **** ***** ****** ********.

******.

*'* *** ******** **** ********** ** *** *** *****, *** some ******** ************ **** ****, ** *********** *******, ***** ********* **** * impact ** *** ********* **.

*** ***** *** ********* **** ****-****?

Bill Nolan

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/25/16 11:08am

*** *** *** *** *******, ** ***** ******** *** ******** I ******,*** **** ***'* *** ******.

******* *** *** **********@*****.***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Bill Nolan | 02/24/16 08:49pm

"**, ** ***'* ******* ******* **** ***** ********* ******* *** big *** ***** **** * ******. ***** ** ******* ***** on ***."

** *** ******* ***** ** *********, *** ***** ********** * am *** *********** ***.

* ** *** ****** **** **** ********** ***'* ******* **** (I ***'* **** *** ****'* *** ******** ** ********'* *******).

** ***** ** **** ****** *** *** ****** *** ****** infringement *** ** ******** ******* ** *** ***, *** **** have ** **** * ********* ******** ** ******* ** ******. If **** ****** ***, **** **** *** ****** * ****** response ** "***** **, ** *** ********** *** *********".

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