Hostage as a service (haas) Information

ONVIF Working on Cloud IP Video Standard

With cloud video / VSaaS rising significantly, one major problem is the lack of standards or interoperability, making proprietary, locked-in, and...

By IPVM Team - 26 days ago

Rhombus Raises $26 Million

Rhombus is growing fast (see our CEO interview) but is still much smaller than its HaaS peer and cross-state rival, Verkada. Now, Rhombus has...

By Jermaine Wilson - about 2 months ago

Rhombus Partially Opens Up

Hostage as a service (HaaS) has become a major trend in video surveillance, led by Verkada and Meraki, with Rhombus being the third. Now, Rhombus'...

By Jermaine Wilson - 3 months ago

Eagle Eye Vs Verkada

Verkada is now worth billions of dollars and has popularized the Hostage as a Service (HaaS) model. Now, Eagle Eye's CEO, Dean Drako, has publicly...

By IPVM Team - 4 months ago

PE Firm Raising Funds From High Net Worth Individuals To Purchase Verkada Stock Analyzed

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By John Honovich and Christie Smythe - 4 months ago

Why Lenel Perpetual Problems Are Economically Rational Analyzed

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By John Honovich - 5 months ago

Verkada Directs Sales People To Cold Call Personal Cell Numbers

Aggressive Verkada sales tactics are their norm, far beyond normal security business practices. One of these is that Verkada management directs...

By Christie Smythe - 5 months ago

"Pulling Verkada Out Like Weeds," Says Integrator

While Verkada's Chairman touts, "you might have bought a one-year license, but you like literally bolted the hardware to your ceiling, so like...

By Angelique Chen and John Scanlan - 6 months ago

Top Alternatives to Verkada

Verkada has become one of the largest but most disliked, manufacturers in the surveillance industry, but what do integrators say are the best...

By IPVM Team - 7 months ago

Verkada Sends Airport to Collections, But Still Wins Project

Unprecedented is Verkada's practice of sending prospects to debt collections. Even more atypical, Verkada sent an airport to collections and still...

By Conor Healy - 7 months ago

Alarm.com's (NOT) "First Battery Free Video Doorbell" Examined

Alarm.com is touting the 'first battery free video doorbell, the VDB 750, but this is false. We spoke to Alarm.com about the claims, what...

By Brian Rhodes - 8 months ago

How To "Defog": Change A Cloud IP Camera To Locally Controlled

Increasingly, IP cameras are designed to be only accessible from the manufacturer's cloud but many users prefer, for security and privacy reasons,...

By Sean Patton - 10 months ago

Shooter Detection Systems Reduces Prices, More

Now just over 2 years since being acquired by Alarm.com, SDS is changing its business and is in the process of rebranding to "have more mass...

By Nikita Ermolaev - 12 months ago

Rhombus Favorability Statistics 2023

Rhombus, while growing significantly, has largely been overshadowed by larger "Hostage as a Service" competitors Verkada and Meraki, what do...

By Ethan Ace - 12 months ago

Cisco Meraki Favorability Statistics 2023

Cisco has been expanding its Meraki offering into the video surveillance market but how well-known and liked is it among security...

By Angelique Chen - about 1 year ago

Alarm.com Noonlight Vs Central Stations

Alarm.com acquired Noonlight at the end of last year. Now, Noonlight's sales to security dealers are raising concerns about Alarm.com becoming a...

By John Honovich - about 1 year ago

How Verkada Locks You Out Of The Devices You Own

While the risk of Verkada's "Hostage as a Service" business model has become well-known due to IPVM, the details of how Verkada locks device owners...

By Jermaine Wilson - about 1 year ago

Kisi Access Control System Tested

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By Brian Rhodes and John Scanlan - over 1 year ago

Verkada Sends Free Trial End Users to Collections

While Verkada sales emphasizes trying Verkada "for free" and "at no cost to you," end users have been surprised by being sent to collections for...

By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago

Australia Security Consulting Regulation And Verkada's Business Model

An Australian security executive publicly criticized "American Hostage as a Service providers flooding into Australia" saying that they are "100%...

By Joyce Ho - over 1 year ago

Verkada Promises ONVIF Support If Verkada Goes Out of Business

Verkada promised an end user ONVIF support "in the unlikely event that Verkada goes out of business", effectively unlocking its 'Hostage as a...

By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago

Hanwha Wisenet Launches Direct-to-Cloud EDGE Cameras

While direct-to-cloud cameras are strategically important, most providers today are new entrants (Ava, Meraki, Rhombus, Verkada, etc.). Now Hanwha...

By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago

Public School IT Director Has Sold $800,000+ of Verkada This Year

A New Jersey public school IT director who earns a $120,000+ salary simultaneously owns a business that has sold over $800,000 in Verkada products...

By Donald Maye - over 1 year ago

Verkada Hosted Dinner and Drinks For Public School Superintendent

Verkada invited senior officials from five NJ school districts to a 'fine dining' Italian restaurant earlier this year, after which the...

By Donald Maye and Carl Stoffers - over 1 year ago

Verkada Partially Unlocks Cameras - RTSP Tested

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By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago

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