Average Video Surveillance Storage Duration Statistics 2024
A significant shift in video surveillance storage duration is occurring.
In this report, we examine the trends revealed based on responses from over 160+ security integrators, who answered:
For new projects you work on, what is the average video surveillance storage duration? (days, weeks, months, years, etc.)
As well as:
What are the main factors / reasons impacting / limiting video surveillance storage duration? Are these becoming more or less of a factor?
We contrasted this to our previous statistics:
- Average Video Surveillance Storage Duration Statistics 2021
- Average Video Surveillance Storage Duration 2017
- Average Video Surveillance Storage Duration 2012
Results *******
*** ******* ******* ******** ** *** clearly **** *** *****. ***** * month *** ***** *** **** ****** response, **** * ***** *** ****** over * *****, **** **** ****** three ****** ** **** ******:
*** *** ***** **** *** **** statistics *** **** ***** * ***** responses **** *******, **** **** * month ******* ***************:
Storage ****** *********
*** **** ****** ***** ********** *** the ******* ***** ** *******, ************ from **** ***** ***** **********:
- "******* ***** ** ****** **** ** businesses *** ***** **** * ****** duration *** ***** ********** *** **************."
- "******* ** *** *****. *** **** of *** ****** *** ****. ** minimum ***** ** * ** **** HDDs"
- "******* ******** ***** ********** *** *** price ***** ********** *** *** ****** of ******* ********. **** ****** *** to **** **** ******* ** *** same ****** ** ***** **** *** have ******* ****** *** ***** ****."
- "**** *** ****** **** ** * factor ** * ******* ******, *** you ***** **** * **** **** very ********* ** ********, *** ** typically ***** **** ** * ****** unit."
- "*** ***** *** ** ** ******* comes **** ** ** ******** **** of * ******"
- "**** **** ** ** *** ******* concern. ******** **** ** ******** **** of * ******* **** ** ***** 3 ** *** ****** ***** ****** multi-petabyte ******* ******."
- "*** ******* **** ** ********** ** less ** * ******."
- "** **** ** ** **** ***** cost."
- "*** **** ** *** ******* ** usually *** ******** ******, *** **** issue *** ********** ****** **** ** an *****."
- "** ******** ******* ******* **** ********* longer ******* ***** ****** **** **** prohibitive. *** ******** *** ** *** storage ***** ** ** ** **** or *****."
- "**** ** ******** **** ** * factor ******* ** *** *********** **** drives **** ******."
- "**** ***** *******. **** ** * factor"
- "**** ***** ******* ***** ******** ** drop"
Over * ***** ********* **** ~**%
******* ******* **** **** ***** *** largest ******* ******* ** **** * month, ****** ******** ***** ****:
- "*** ****** ** *******."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "* ******."
- "* ******."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "**** ********** ******* ** ****."
- "* ******."
- "* ******-* ******."
- "*** ****."
- "*** ****."
- "*-* ******."
- "* ****."
*** **** ****** ******* ***** *** critical ************** / ****-******** ************:
- "** **** *** *** **** **** has ***** ******** (****, ***, *****)."
- "** **** ********** *** **-*** ********* accounts. ** **** ****** **** *** sites **** ***-*** ********** ********."
- "*+ ***** *** *******."
- "** **** ** **’* * ******** worried ***** ****** **** *********** **** ask *** ** ****."
- "** ****** ** ********. *** ******* is * ****, **** ****, *** six ******* ******** **** ************ ****."
- "********* ** **-***."
- "* ****. ************ * *****. ** do * *** ** *********, *** in ** *** ******* ******* *********** is * ****."
- "** ******** **************, ** **** ** 2 ***** ** *** ********."
- "*** ********* ** ** ****, **** customers ****** ** * ****."
- "** **** ** ****** **** *** standard."
- "**** ******** ** * ******."
- "**** *********** *** **** ** **** the **** **** ** *** **** two ***** ** ** **** ** many ********."
- "** ****. ** **** **** * common **, *** **** *** ******* for ** ****."
- "** **** **** *** ***** *********."
- "* ****** ** *** **** **************, though ** *** *** ** **** are **** ****** ** ****."
Legal ************
*******, * ****** *********** ** *********** was ***** ************ *** ******* ********:
- "** *** ***** ** ********** ** DEA * **** ** ******** *** day ** *******. ** ** ** just * ******** ** ***** ** their **** ********** ****. * ****** that ** ***** ***** ** **** before **** ***** ** ******** **** notified ** * ******* *******."
- "** *** *** ****** ********* ***** driven ** **********."
- "************ *** ********** ********** ******* ********* time."
- "********* **********. * **** **** **** airport *********** *** ********** ********." ***** local *********** ********* ******* *** **** they **** **** *****."
- "******* ** ****** *** ** ************ requirements. **** ** **** ** * factor."
- "**** ** *** ******* ***** ** jobs ** ** ***** ***** ** not * ********** ***********"
- "** *** ** **** ********** ****** (local & ********) **** * ******* duration ** ** ****"
- "*** ************** ** ******* **** ** cap ** ** ** **** ** they ***'* *** **** ********* ***** liabilities. **'* * **** ******, *** the ***** **** **** ** ***** is ******* *** **** ****."
- "***********. ** **** ** ********."
- "*** ****** *********** ** ******* *** to ******** ***********."
~30 **** ********, ***-*****
***** * ***** *** *** ******** in ****, **** *********** ****** ***** requirements, ** ***** "********," *** ** days ***** ***** "*******":
- "** **** **** **** ***** ************, such ** ***** **** ***** ***, that ******** ** **** ** ***** and *****. ********** ** *** *** days ***** ******* * ******* ****** on ********* ** *** *****."
- "** **** (******* ** ****** ******)."
- "** **** ****** **** *** ******** projects."
- "**** ******** ********* *** *** ** days *******."
- "*+ ***** ** *** ****** ****** the ******** ******** ****. *********, **** is **** ** ***** **** **** are *********."
- "** **** *** ** ****."
- "** **** *** ****** *****."
- "** *** *** ***** ** **** of ******* ** **** ****."
- "**** ******** ******* ** **** *******."
- "**** ** *** ******* * **** to ******* ** ***** * ***** of *********."
- "* ***** ** ***."
- "* *****."
- "** **** ** *** *******."
- "******* * *****."
- "**** *** ** *** * *** are **. ** *** **** *** but ********** ******* *** ****** *******."
- "**** *** ** ****. **** *** are **** **** ****, *** * few ** *** *** **+ ****."
- "** **** ***** ** ******** *** commercial ****."
- "** **** ******* *** * ****** setup **** * ********."
- "****** ******* ** *** ******'* *****. But * ***** *** ** * minimum, ** ****."
- "** ***** ** ****."
- "******* ********** ** * ***** (****** otherwise *********)."
- "** **** ** *******."
- "** **** ******* ** *** ******* standard ****** **** *** *** ****. However, ** ******* *******, *** ****** are ** *********** ***, **** * will **** **** *** **** ***** size *** ********* **** *** *** 6 ****** ** *********."
- "** **** *** **** *** ******** for *****. *** ********* *** ********** in ********** ******* *** ******* *******, and, ** ******* **********, *** ******* for ***** ******* **** **********."
- "** **** ** * *******, ********* we ***** ****** **% ********** ******** for ******."
- "** **** ** *** ********* ** design ** *** ** ********* *** 50%-100% ****** ******** ** ****** ***********."
- "** **** *******."
- "** ***** ** **** *** **'** now ******* **** ****** *** ****** 30-45 **** ***** ********* *** *** disappointed *****'* ** *******. **'** *** cases ***** ** *** **+ **** so **'** ******** *********** ********* ** new ******** ** ****** **** **** HDDs."
- "** *** *** ** ****, *** typically ***** *** ******* *** ** or ** **** ** *******."
- "*** ******* ***** ************ ******* ******** for *** ******** *** **** ************* depending ** ******* *******. ** * general ****, *** ******* **** ** 30 ****."
- "** **** *** ****** *******."
- "******* ** ****."
- "*** ** ****."
- "* *****."
- "******."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
- "** ****."
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- "** ****."
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- "** ****."
Less **** * ***** **** *******
*** *** *****, *********** ***** ******** requests *** **-**** ******** ** *** factors:
- "* ***** ** *** **** ******* are *******."
- "*** ******* *** ** * **** to * *****. *** ****** **** may *** * *****, *** **** is ****."
- "*** **** ************ ** ********* ** less **** * *****. **** *** cost ** ******* ****** ***, * weeks ** * ****** **************."
- "* ***** *** ******** **."
- "** ***** ** ****."
- "** **** *** ******* **** **** security *****."
- "*** *****."
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** ****** ******* ******* ******** *** increase ******** ******* *** *** *** constraining *******: *** **** *** *****, storing ***** *** **** **** * few ****** *** ****** ********* *******, as ********* *** ********* *** ** addressed ****** **** ****. ********, ** more ***** / ***** ***** ************ is ********, ****** ** ******* ***** (higher ** * ***-**** *****) ***** incentivize **** ****** ** ******* ********.
** * *** ******* **** * was ******** - **** ***** ********** for ******, ***-**-*****, ** *********? *** many ** **** *** *** ** notification?
**** ***** ******* ******** *** ***** storage? ************ ******** ** ** ***** is ** ****; ****** ******* ******** for ****** ***** ******* *******. ** do **** *** ****** (***) ***** 180 **** ***** (*** ****** * fortune). *** ***** *** **** ********* or ***************, ** ****** ****** ** depends ** ***** **** + *********** (+budgets)?
** **** ***** *****, ******** *** the ********: *** *** ****** ********* requests *** ************ **** ***** ***** customers **** ** ***** ** *********?
******, *'** **** ** *** ******.