13. Cybersecurity Becomes Central ― Running physical security systems on enterprise networks with LAN/WAN connected devices has elevated concern about hacking vulnerabilities. This year we will see a continued recognition of both the threats and opportunities that brings.
14. Simpler Interfaces That Do More ― Vendors will continue to move away from engineering-fulfillment bells and whistles to concentrate on more intuitive interfaces that are easier for end users to learn and use, as well as emphasize useful functionalities in real-world scenarios.
15. Analytics & Business Intelligence ― The advancement and proliferation of security devices and systems, particularly video, is creating almost limitless opportunities to pull together what had been disparate data to analyze and make smarter decisions for security as well as operations. We will see continued pushes for security to be more of a preventive as well as a predictive tool.
16. Reimaging Video Imaging ― With megapixel and higher imaging prevalent, manufacturers are continuing to introduce technologies that produce greater clarity and usability. At the forefront of this movement are wider dynamic camera sensors and IR/thermal technologies that can capture images in little or no light.
17. Smarter at the Edge ― To lessen the burden on the network with continuous streams of video data choking the pipelines, many suppliers are concentrating on cameras that are more self-contained and only communicate with a centralized network as needed. This is really taking off now that flash media is becoming more robust and cost effective.
The bonus wildcard to all of this, however, could be something just around the corner of the next aisle that does not neatly fit into one of these categories. It could be something relatively minor or simple that scratches you where you itch, or a startup that may become an industry disruptor down the line.
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