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CLOUD STORAGE
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Four Video Storage
Trends to Watch
How organizations must navigate the evolving storage landscape
BDy Eric Polet
ata storage is becoming a hot topic in the video sur- veillance industry and gaining more attention as re- tention periods continue to increase. Many city and state governments have begun extending their storage retention periods from days to months and today,
Canada, with a notable uptick since September 2001.
Finding the Space
Increases in camera resolutions and frame rates have also caused the need for video storage to grow at an unprecedented rate. Budgets for storage, however, are not growing in accordance. This challenge puts infrastructure managers in a difficult position — they must find ways to store more footage with the same static budget.
The raw capacity of storage shipped in 2016 increased by 48 per- cent over the previous year, and in 2017, that capacity is expected to grow at an even higher rate.1 The traditional boxed appliance model — created in part by the death of the VCR — typically has built-in storage capability (DVRs) but in a relatively low capacity. Modern video surveillance environments have evolved, and this traditional approach has become inadequate for an increasing percentage of the surveillance market. As these environments continue to be more and
even years. San Bernardino County, Calif., for example, has increased retention requirements to a staggering five years in response to terror- ist acts that have impacted their community.
Around the world, the use of video surveillance to detect, deter and prosecute crime has increased significantly over the last few years. Po- lice and law enforcement authorities view footage as a critical tool to combat crime and ward off criminal activity — including terrorism. National tragedies and other crises have heightened public authorities’ interest in deploying video surveillance in public places. Surveillance is used widely today in the United Kingdom and progressively by law enforcement and anti-terrorism authorities in the United States and
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