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Top trends for the video
surveillance market 2015
The product development within the
video surveillance sector has moved
forward at a fast pace during the last
15 years in comparison with other sec-
tors in the security industry. So what
are the trends for 2015? Experts from
market analysis company IHS, have
written a white paper (Top Ten Trends
for 2015), where they reveal their
views on the subject of video surveil-
lance trends, and which detektor now
presents over the following five pages.
Trend 1:
IT convergence in the video surveillance industry
By Josh Woodhouse, Senior Analyst, IHS Technology
The migration from analogue to
network surveillance cameras has
changed the way many security
systems are conceived, built and
managed.
With the deployment of
cameras onto IT networks, the
scalability and capabilities of video
surveillance systems have increased
dramatically. The benefits of
network video surveillance are not
new concepts; they have driven
the transition to network equip-
ment from the beginning. Now
the video surveillance market has
finally reached the point where
more revenues come from network
than analogue equipment. IHS is
observing increased emphasis on:
· Video surveillance offerings from
IT companies
· Integration of different security
systems
· Edge-to-core architecture
· Virtualisation
· IT and security professionals in
one operation
IT companies focus
on video surveillance
Increasing numbers of traditional
IT vendors are taking note of the
opportunities in video surveil-
lance. The global video surveil-
lance equipment and storage
market is forecast to be worth over
$28 billion by 2018. IHS forecasts
that by 2017, each day that video
surveillance cameras are installed
globally, they will produce 859
petabytes of data. These are big
figures. IT vendors have taken
note of the opportunity to help
capture, manage and store this
data. A few examples include:
· For storage, Western Digital,
Seagate and EMC have all had
dedicated video surveillance
product launches
· Avaya and Extreme Networks
have launched switches tailored
for video surveillance
· Microsoft has introduced GSOC
solutions, and increased integra-
tion of the Microsoft Azure
cloud platform into systems
Integration of different
security and safety systems
In addition to video surveillance,
other functions are increasingly
being built and managed in one
integrated system, including access
control, intrusion detection, fire
detection and suppression, and
critical communications including
voice over IP (VOIP).
Video is often the main
driver in the integration between
systems, with video essential for
verification, and command and
control, for other functions.
For hardware, IHS is seeing
an increasing number of video
surveillance hardware vendors
offering access control solutions,
through either their own products
or partnerships.
Video management software
(VMS) providers are offer-
ing integrated management in
security management platforms
or, through modular add-ins, in
advanced VMS.
edge-to-core architecture
Historically, analogue cameras
have been used mostly in cen-
tralised, core deployments; the
distance between camera nodes
was constrained by the scalability
of the underlying infrastructure.
Deploying cameras on a
network, one can build highly
distributed, high-channel-count
systems with vast distances
between cameras. Network archi-
tecture can support multiple edge
systems, with the local storage
and management provided at
each system being linked with an
interconnected system core. The
core is the central administration
point and can provide control
and management over the entire
network. Data can be moved to
and from the core, and can act as
a repository for data mining and
analytics. The system architecture
is future-proof with capacity to
expand and additional cameras,
security devices or systems with
relative ease. Prime examples of
these architectures include govern-
ments/safe cities and enterprise
transportation installations.
The use of this architecture is
increasing, as enterprise end users
that realise the benefits move their
legacy systems into a linked "sys-
tem of systems" and edge-to- core
architecture.
Virtualisation
The use of virtualisation is a key
advantage of network infrastruc-
ture, particularly in an edge-to-
core system. Virtualised applica-
tions generally mean that less
hardware is required to perform
multiple roles. Hybrid cloud
systems also bring seamless inte-
gration of edge and cloud process
and storage. These capabilities
reduce the total cost of ownership
while providing end users with
the additional security of offsite
storage. The amount to which
these capabilities can be used can
be fully customised, depending on
requirements.
IT and security
professionals becoming one
IT departments are gaining con-
siderable influence in procurement
decisions, and with it, a greater
influence on the video surveillance
market. As requirements and sys-
tems grow in scale and complexity,
the market has come to rely more
on IT practitioners to manage
implementations and use their
networking expertise to design
the required architecture. IHS has
observed growing collaboration
and interdependence between the
IT and electronic physical security
companies to address the new
breed of end user, particularly as a
means of bridging the knowledge
gap between these two disciplines.
Integrators of all types are
coming to rely on manufacturers
to provide product certifications,
validation and general guidance
with respect to sourcing decisions
and the integration of products.
Josh Woodhouse, Senior
Analyst, IHS Technology.
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