Both Seagate and Western Digital recently announced 18TB hard drives specifically for video surveillance, claiming that AI analytics are pushing the need for more storage. But will 18TB have an impact? How is AI driving storage needs? In thi...
By Sean Patton - 2 days ago
Microsoft Azure presented its Live Video Analytics offering at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Microsoft including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and product Key Pos...
By Joey Walter - 6 days ago
Hard drive sizes keep increasing (up to 18TB announced recently) but what hard drive sizes do integrators most typically use? ~200 integrators responded: What hard drive size do you most commonly use? Why that size and not larger or smalle...
By IPVM Team - 14 days ago
Verkada's first-generation cameras suffered from numerous video quality problems. Now, they have released a second generation, but has it fixed these issues? We bought and tested two new Verkada models, the outdoor 4K CD61-E and indoor 5MP CD...
By Derek Ward - 15 days ago
Today is the last chance to sign up for the Fall Video Surveillance 101 Course. This 2-day course is designed to help those new to the industry to quickly understand the most important terms, technologies, and trends. This addresses the probl...
By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago
Rhombus Systems, a closed camera, analytics and cloud VMS alternative to Meraki and Verkada, presented its physical security system at the May 2020 IPVM Startups Show and June 2020 IPVM VSaaS Show. Inside this report: Two 30-minute videos ...
By Joey Walter - about 2 months ago
Boulder AI, a deep learning startup taking on custom analytics projects with its in-house camera, presented its physical security solution at the 2020 IPVM Startups show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Boulder AI including IPVM...
By Joey Walter - about 2 months ago
Western Digital and Seagate effectively have a duopoly in hard drives but which of the 2 do security integrators prefer for video surveillance? 170+ integrators answered: What is your preferred brand/model of hard drive for video recording...
By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago
Visual One, a Y Combinator backed startup led by a PhD in machine learning from UC Berkeley, presented its AI analytics offering for security cameras at the 2020 IPVM Startups show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Visual One inc...
By Joey Walter - about 2 months ago
First H.264, now H.265, is H.266 next? H.266 was recently announced amid fanfare but how well does it work and how soon will H.266 make an impact in video surveillance? In this note, IPVM examines: How H.266 differs from H.265 Patent Lice...
By Zach Segal - 2 months ago
IPVM's unique introduction to video surveillance series is now available as a 145-page eBook. Designed for managers, salespeople, and engineers new to video surveillance, this quickly gets professionals up to speed on the key terms, concepts, and ...
By IPVM Team - 4 months ago
While ZKTeco USA's CEO objected to IPVM's SpeedFace+ 5" test results, saying the 8" version "outperforms" the 5" version, new IPVM testing shows that the 8" has the same problems or worse as the 5" one measuring temperature. We tested the ZKT...
By Derek Ward - 4 months ago
Safe Zone presented its AI gunfire sensor the May 2020 IPVM Startups show. A 30-minute video from Safe Zone including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to consider Key Negative factors to consider Presentatio...
By Brian Rhodes - 4 months ago
Mobiqam presented its battery-powered, quick setup video surveillance system at the May 2020 IPVM Startups show. A 30-minute video from Mobiqam including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to consider Key Negativ...
By Brian Rhodes - 4 months ago
Qumulex presented its unified video management and access control system at the May 2020 IPVM Startups show. A 30-minute video from Qumulex including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to consider Key Negative fa...
By Joey Walter - 5 months ago
Videoloft presented offsite cloud storage at the May 2020 IPVM Startups show. A 30-minute video from Videoloft including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to consider Key Negative factors to consider
By Joey Walter - 5 months ago
This directory provides a list of video surveillance startups to help you see and research what companies are new or not yet broadly known. 2020 State of Video Surveillance Startups In the past year, the number and funding of video surveilla...
By IPVM Team - 5 months ago
Idemia presented its VisionPass AI Facial Recognition Access Reader at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Idemia including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to cons...
By Brian Rhodes - 5 months ago
NetApp presented its hybrid S3 cloud video archive at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from NetApp including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to consider Key Negativ...
By Sean Patton - 5 months ago
Micron presented its 1TB MicroSD for VSaaS at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Micron including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and the new product Key Positive factors to consider ...
By Sean Patton - 6 months ago
The video surveillance market has changed significantly since 2000, going from VCRs to an emerging AI cloud era and now impacted by coronavirus. The goal of this history is to help professionals understand the important business and technolog...
By John Honovich - 6 months ago
Milestone presented its XProtect on AWS offering at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Milestone including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and the new product Key Positive factors to ...
By Sean Patton - 6 months ago
Micron has boldly proclaimed their latest 1TB microSD "eliminates the need for network video recorders", targeting the growing market of cloud-managed video surveillance. In this note, we examine this offering, with technical feedback from Mi...
By Sean Patton - 7 months ago
Pivot3 has conducted mass layoffs, the culmination of grand hopes, a quarter of a billion dollars in VC funding, and multiple failures to gain mass-market success. In this note, we include feedback from Pivot3 management and examine their steps...
By John Honovich and Sean Patton - 7 months ago
Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) is the common industry term for cloud video. But what does it mean? How does it all work? Inside this guide, we explain the fundamentals step by step including: SaaS vs VSaaS Hosted vs Managed by Hy...
By IPVM Team - 7 months ago
