We are excited to announce that Evolution is now an official OpenEye partner
This partnership represents how we think video surveillance should work, as an active part of building operations that makes your facilities teams more efficient, your buildings smarter, and your security more effective.
What Makes OpenEye Different?
OpenEye Web Services (OWS) is a cloud-managed video platform that transforms CCTV from a "set it and forget it" system into an actionable intelligence that adds operational value.
Here is what that actually means for your business:
Cloud-Managed Intelligence
Manage all your sites from a single dashboard. Update software remotely. Get automatic alerts when cameras go offline.
AI-Powered Analytics
Quickly identify and track persons or vehicles of interest across your facility using OWS AI analytics. Search by unique attributes such as clothing colour, vehicle colour, or type and filter video across multiple channels to surface relevant footage faster.
Works With What You Have
Thanks to the open ecosystem, OWS works with existing cameras as well as third-party devices and business systems, such as access control, environmental sensors, point-of-sale, and more—no need to rip and replace.
Built for Scale
Whether you have 5 sites or 500, the cloud architecture scales without exponential infrastructure costs, enabling you to add locations without adding complexity.
Why This Partnership Makes Sense for Evolution
We have always been manufacturer-agnostic integrators. We work with Genetec, Milestone, Axis, HID, Gallagher, and dozens of other leading brands because our job is to recommend what is right for our clients specific needs, not what is most profitable for us to sell.
So why add OpenEye to our portfolio?
It Aligns with Our Integration Philosophy
Their open platform approach matches how we work - integrating the best technologies into a cohesive system that serves your actual operational needs.
It is Enterprise-Grade
OpenEye is part of the Alarm.com family (NASDAQ: ALRM, $3B+ market cap) with 80,000+ locations deployed globally. Plus, it is proven technology backed by serious R&D investment and long-term stability. Our clients need partners they can depend on for a decade, not just a deployment. OpenEye delivers that confidence.
What This Means for Our Clients
If you are planning new security infrastructure:
We can offer you cloud-native video solutions that eliminate on-premise servers when you deploy openeye direct to cloud cameras, reduce your carbon footprint, and give you AI-powered analytics from day one.
If you have existing CCTV systems:
We can overlay OpenEye's cloud management and analytics onto your current camera infrastructure, giving you modern capabilities without ripping out functional equipment.
If you manage multiple sites:
We can provide centralised visibility across your portfolio with health monitoring, automated alerts, and unified management, regardless of what mix of equipment you currently have.
If you are serious about sustainability:
Cloud-managed video means fewer site visits (less fuel), no on-premise servers (less power consumption) when you deploy OpenEye direct to cloud cameras and longer equipment lifecycles. We can help you quantify the carbon reduction.
Still Manufacturer-Agnostic. Still Employee-Owned. Still Focused on Your Outcomes.
Adding OpenEye as a partner doesn't change who we are.
We are still the employee-owned security integrator that recommends what you actually need (not what generates the highest margin!) Our 280+ staff across the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway and Italy are still personally invested in your long-term success.
OpenEye is a fantastic platform, but it's not the right answer for every situation. If your needs are better served by a different approach entirely, we will tell you. Our loyalty is to your operational outcomes, not any single vendor.
But for clients who want cloud-managed video with AI analytics, seamless integration capabilities, and enterprise-grade reliability - OpenEye is a very compelling option we are proud to offer.
Want to Learn More?
We are not interested in hard-selling you a new system. We want to understand your operational challenges by discussing what you currently have in place, and explore whether OpenEye (or any other solution) would genuinely make your life easier.
If you are curious about how cloud-managed video could transform your security operations, we would love to have a conversation.