The more vendors involved, the higher the risk
Defense and aerospace organizations that issue separate requests for proposal (RFPs) for each component in an end-to-end video system have the right goals in mind: they're looking to get the best possible products at the lowest price. Unfortunately, saving money on the purchase price is often a false economy when the components are supplied by different vendors. There are several additional costs -- time, effort, and financial -- that may not be obvious at first glance.
System-level hurdles increase time, costs, and complexity
At the system level, involving multiple vendors in video system integration creates four major issues:
- Integration time is significantly increased
- Integration costs can easily balloon
- Vendors play the blame game, slowing issue resolution
- Program management, upgrades, and maintenance are far more complex than a single vendor solution
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