Cloud Video Storage Usage 2018

Published Oct 31, 2018 14:49 PM

Storing email and documents in the cloud have long been common, with on-site email or file servers increasingly eliminated.

However, what about video surveillance? What percentage of new video surveillance deployments are integrators using cloud storage for?

150+ integrators answered this:

Cloud: In the past year what percentage of your new deployments use cloud storage? Why or why not cloud storage?

Their responses were nearly unanimous. In this note, we examine the statistics and the explanations from integrators.

Almost *** *****

********* ******* **** ****** *** *******. Even ***** ***** ********* *** ***** storage, **** ******** *% ** ***** of ***** *********** ******** ***** *******. Additionally, ** *********** ******* * ******** of ************* **** ***** *******, *** only *% ***** * **/** *****.

Reasons *** *** *****

*** ******** ** ********* **** *********** mentioned ****, ******* ********* ***/** ********** Internet ************ ** *** ******* *** not ***** *****-***** *******. *********** ******** both ***** *** ***** ****** *********** as ********** *** ***** *********:

  • "*% - **'* **** *** ***** yet, ** ***** *** *** *********** applications ***** ** **** ** *** work. ***** *** ** *** ****/**** cams, *** ****** **** *** ******** starts ** *** ******* *** ****** complain. ** *** ***** ** ***** $60-100/mo *** * ********* ******** ********** to ****** ***** $*** ******* *** their *****."
  • "****. ***** **** ******* ********* ****/***** speeds *** ******* (*****) *******. **** the ****** ** **** ******* (********, banks ***.) **** *** ***** **** technology *** ******** *******."
  • *% *** *********** ** *****. **** our ***********, **** ***** ****, ***** not **** **** ***** ******* ******* of ********* ******. ** **** * couple ***** ***** ******** **** **** done **** *** **** *** *****, but **'* ****. * ***** ********** is *** **** **** *** *****, and ** ***** *********** **'* *** worth ** ** * ******** ** buy * *** ****** ******** ****. But * ***** ** **** * few *** *** ***** **** "******* cloud", ** **** **** *** *** is ** * **** ****** *** a *** ** * ******* ** about * ***** ********* ****** **** the ******** **** ** *** ***, but *** ******** ** ***** ** the ***********. (******* ***********, **** *** framerates.)"
  • "*** - *** * *** ******* for ** ** ********* - ********** in ******* **** ******* ** ********** - **** ** ********* ***** * major ******** ****** "
  • "*% ***** ********* *** ******* * fast *** ******** ******** **********, ***** is ******* ************ ********* ** ******."
  • "*% **** **** ********. ******* ** cheap *** *** ** ***** *** don't **** ** **** ** * good ******** **********. ** *** ** is **** ******** *** ** *** outages. "
  • "** *** *** ***** *** ***** storage ** *** ***** ********* ** this ****. ********* *** ***** ******* costs **** **** *********** ** **** point. "
  • "***** ********* ** *** *** *********. For ***** *** ********, **** **** average ** $** *** ***** *** camera *** ** **** ** ***** resolution. "
  • "****. *********, **** **** ********* ** configure, *** ******** ********** ** ** internet **********."
  • "****. ********* *** *********** *****. **** or *** ** ***** ****** ** not **********."
  • "*% **** ******** ** ********* *** high *** ********* ************ ******** *** uploads."
  • "****, ** **** *** **** ** in *** ******* ******** ** *** expensive"

********* ******* (** ***********?)

* ****** ** ********** ********* ********* not ************* *** ***** ** *****-***** storage, ** ****** ********* **** *** not ***** **** ** ******. ***** it ** ******** **** *** ******* and ********* **** ***** *********** ***** aren't ***** *** ***** *******, *********** that **** ****'* ***** ** ********** is * **** **** ***** *************' marketing ** *******:

  • "*%. * ***'* *** *** ********* in ***** ******* *** ******* *************."
  • "****. ** **** *** **** * benefit ** ***** ***** *******."
  • "**** ** ****. ***** *** **** more **** * ******** ** *** experience. ***** ****. "
  • "* *****'* ******* *** *** ** sell ***** *******."
  • "* ***'* *** *** ******* **** supports ** *** ** *** ********* by **."
  • "*%, ********* *** ****** ** *** cloud."
  • "***** ** ***'* *** ***** *******. Customer *** *** **** ***** ***** it."

**** * ******** ******** ** ********* Revenue

****** *** ** *** ********* ***** were **** * ******** ** ********* fees ** * ******** *******, ****** dozens ** ********* ****** ********* *** as * ********:

  • "** ***'* **** **** **** *****, but **** ** ** ***** **** of **** *** ******* ***** ***. We **** *** ********** ** ********* remote ****** *** *** ********** ******* through *** ***** ***** ***********. *** RMR ** **** ** **** ** well."
  • "** ******* *** ******* **’* **********, has * ******* ***, ***’* **** to ***** ***** ************** "

Contrast ** ***** ***** **********

******* **** **** ********** **** ****~**% ** *********** **** *****. *******, ***** ******* *** ** line **** ***** ** **** ***** who **** ***** ********* ** *** sell **** ** ** *** ** the ****** **** **, ******* **** are ******* ******* ****** ***** **** is **** ******* ** *** *****, not ********* ****** *****.

Comments (5)
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Luis Carmona
Oct 31, 2018
Geutebruck USA • IPVMU Certified

**** *******. *** ***** ** ******. But ***** *** * *** *** challenges ** *** **** ** ******** speeds, *** ** ****** ****** *********, methodology, ********* *** ****** **** ******* stories ****** **. ******** ** ******** tends ** ** ************, *** ******** more-so.

*** ** **** ****** ******** **** in *** **** ******, *** ******* should **** ** ** ***** *** it.

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Tony Darland
Nov 02, 2018
IPVMU Certified

**** ***** *** ***********, ***, *** comm *******? *** ***** ***** ******* in *** *****, **** ******* **** on ****? ** ** **** **** to **** ********?

JH
John Honovich
Nov 02, 2018
IPVM

****, **** *** *** ***********, *** and **** *******, ** *** **** those ********* ** ***** ** ******** of * ***** ************ ** ******** system? ** *** **** *** ***** (i.e., ******** *******), ********* ***** ******** are ******** **** *** ******* ******** system.

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Tony Darland
Nov 05, 2018
IPVMU Certified

*** *****. ** **** ** ** overall ***. 

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Carter Maslan
Nov 05, 2018
Camio

******* *** ***** **-******* ***** ********* data ** ***** ******* (*** ***/******** analysis, ***** *** *************/******, *** *********** integration) ** * ***** ********. ** your ***** ** *************** ******* ***** video ******* *** ***** ******* ** a ***** ***. (** *'* **** Camio *** ** ***** ** **** decoupling)

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