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35% say system integration is their #2 barrier. See how leading teams connect video intelligence.
Learn how buyers evaluate VMS interoperability with platforms like Genetec and Milestone, access control, and business systems in the Video Security Outlook Report 2027.
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Video Security Outlook
Independent industry research across the US and Europe.
What’s in the report?
Integration is no longer just a camera feed in a VMS—it is the connective layer for operational action.
Video analytics deliver little value if their alerts cannot reach your existing video management, access control, or incident response workflows. The Video Security Outlook Report 2027 breaks down what end users, integrators, and specifiers demand from an open ecosystem—and the five questions to ask any vendor claiming openness.
35% of organizations rank integrating video with other security or business systems as their #2 program challenge, while 33% struggle to turn video data into actionable intelligence.
32% of buyers plan to invest in integration with access control and security systems over the next 12 months, and 37% rank data interoperability among the top three technologies of the next three years.
38% of end-user security teams and 33% of integrators weigh ease of integration inside existing platforms like Genetec and Milestone as a top-five purchasing factor.
35% of consultants and A&Es name integration and interoperability as the #2 biggest change in how video security systems will be specified over the next five years.
Inside the report, get the 5-question Open-Ecosystem Test to evaluate whether a vendor’s intelligence truly runs inside your existing VMS or forces a proprietary lock-in.