Editor Introduction
Video storage has come a long way since rooms full of VCRs stored video from an entire system of cameras. Video storage equates to data storage, and there are multiple options ranging from hard disk storage to the cloud to storage on each individual camera using SD cards. Increasingly, cloud-based storage is an attractive option to store video footage conveniently and safely. We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: How is expansion of video storage capabilities impacting the security industry?
Daniel Reichman
Ai-RGUS
Video expansion provides better security of the evidence. If all recordings are stored on-site on an NVR and that device is stolen, so are the recordings. This is not without challenges because video needs to be streamed to the cloud so the internet connection must be dependable and monitored so that there are no glitches and when there are that they are promptly fixed. Therefore, having software that can monitor that recordings are where you expect, be it on the local appliance, in the cloud, or synchronised between the two, is crucial as well.
Editor: Larry Anderson
September 8, 2023
Security Informed