Physical Security
Webinar: The Rapidly Changing Video Surveillance Landscape
May 8th, 2017What do the Axis Communications Financial Results tell us about the State of Global Video Surveillance?
May 2nd, 2017
Where and How does Physical Security fit into the IoT Landscape?
Back in December last year we published the second part of our two part paper What the Customer Needs to Meet the Challenge of IoT & Data-Ism… In Part 1 we discussed customers needs as the physical security equipment business gradually developed products that improved performance, reduced cost and enhanced value add services over the […]

Dallas Cyber Attack Sounds The Alarm For All Smart Cities
Approaching midnight on a seemingly normal Friday night in Dallas, Texas, when the city’s emergency sirens start to sound. Too early for tornado season, the confused citizens begin to panic, many jump to horrifying conclusions after a week of news that included North Korean missile testing and use of chemical weapons in Syria. Living in […]

Demand for Physical Security Products is Buoyant but Margins are Reducing Growth
Memoori’s analysis of the world market for Physical Security products in the first quarter of 2017 shows that demand is buoyant but sadly margins are at an all time low particularly for video surveillance. Growth measured by revenue looks like it will struggle to reach an annual growth of 6% based on results for the […]

Direct New Investment in the Physical Security Industry Fell in 2016
Our recent Report on the Physical Security industry identified 9 transactions by venture capital and notable security companies investing some $96.3m into physical security companies. Venture Capitalists have invested an average of $275m per annum in the physical security industry over the previous 4 years, so it’s rather disappointing to see it fall to $96 […]

VSaaS & ACaaS Move into the Mainstream
VSaaS (Video Surveillance as a Service) and ACaaS (Access Control as a Service) services realized substantial growth in 2016 and now look set to finally achieve the much vaunted predictions made in previous years about their potential to become multi-billion markets. The global market size for VSaaS in 2013 was approximately $300m but since then […]

The Evolution of the Building Management System: Data and Connectivity
While building management systems (BMS) have become smart in recent years, they are certainly not new. In fact they have gradually evolved over the last 50+ years and into the 21st century systems we see today. BMS has always been boosted by the technological developments of the time, but today’s smart building technology is influencing […]
The Transformation of the Building Performance Software Business
The building performance software industry has at least 350 established suppliers delivering across 6 main different market segments that can be further sub-divided into 16 segments. These segments overlap and cause confusion when the building operators are evaluating how they meet their value propositions. This is particularly critical now that the major real estate owners […]

Video Surveillance Manufacturers Need to Get More from their R&D Expenditure
The world market for Video Surveillance products was $14.98 billion in 2016 and will grow at a CAGR of approximately 6.5% to 2021, when it is forecast to reach $21.48 billion. Product prices have fallen dramatically in the last 18 months and this has reduced revenue growth in 2016 to 4.2% falling from 6.7% in […]