In this month’s cover story — State of the Market: Video Surveillance — Managing Editor Laura Toops takes a detailed look at the video surveillance space and how it fared in 2021, along with predictions for 2022 and beyond. In this first-of-four series (access control, security & smart home, and fire make up the rest throughout the year), we get our first look at what a full year plus of ongoing COVID-19 impacts have had on one part of the security market.
The good news is the video surveillance space grew significantly from 2020 to 2021, largely driven by an increasing reliance on video for remote monitoring due to the pandemic; increased capabilities involving artificial intelligence and analytics; and a new customer appreciation of cloud-based solutions.