Cloud Video Storage Usage 2018

By: IPVM Team, Published on Oct 31, 2018

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.

******* ***** *** ********* in *** ***** **** long **** ******, **** on-site ***** ** **** servers ************ **********.

*******, **** ***** ***** surveillance? **** ********** ** new ***** ************ *********** are *********** ***** ***** storage ***?

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*****: ** *** **** year **** ********** ** your *** *********** *** cloud *******? *** ** why *** ***** *******?

***** ********* **** ****** unanimous. ** **** ****, we ******* *** ********** and *** ************ **** integrators.

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

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  • "*% - **'* **** not ***** ***, ** least *** *** *********** applications ***** ** **** of *** ****. ***** one ** *** ****/**** cams, *** ****** **** the ******** ****** ** get ******* *** ****** complain. ** *** ***** to ***** $**-***/** *** a ********* ******** ********** to ****** ***** $*** cameras *** ***** *****."
  • "****. ***** **** ******* necessary ****/***** ****** *** serious (*****) *******. **** the ****** ** **** systems (********, ***** ***.) wont *** ***** **** technology *** ******** *******."
  • *% *** *********** ** cloud. **** *** ***********, even ***** ****, ***** not **** **** ***** storage ******* ** ********* limits. ** **** * couple ***** ***** ******** that **** **** **** the **** *** *****, but **'* ****. * large ********** ** *** much **** *** *****, and ** ***** *********** it's *** ***** ** to * ******** ** buy * *** ****** Internet ****. *** * guess ** **** * few *** *** ***** call "******* *****", ** this **** *** *** is ** * **** office *** * *** of * ******* ** about * ***** ********* record **** *** ******** back ** *** ***, but *** ******** ** aware ** *** ***********. (Dropped ***********, **** *** framerates.)"
  • "*** - *** * big ******* *** ** by ********* - ********** in ******* **** ******* IT ********** - **** of ********* ***** * major ******** ****** "
  • "*% ***** ********* *** require * **** *** reliable ******** **********, ***** is ******* ************ ********* in ******."
  • "*% **** **** ********. Storage ** ***** *** use ** ***** *** don't **** ** **** on * **** ******** connection. ** *** ** is **** ******** *** to *** *******. "
  • "** *** *** ***** any ***** ******* ** our ***** ********* ** this ****. ********* *** cloud ******* ***** **** been *********** ** **** point. "
  • "***** ********* ** *** too *********. *** ***** Eye ********, **** **** average ** $** *** month *** ****** *** 14 **** ** ***** resolution. "
  • "****. *********, **** **** consuming ** *********, *** requires ********** ** ** internet **********."
  • "****. ********* *** *********** issue. **** ** *** of ***** ****** ** not **********."
  • "*% **** ******** ** currently *** **** *** bandwidth ************ ******** *** uploads."
  • "****, ** **** *** used ** ** *** country ******** ** *** expensive"

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

* ****** ** ********** responses ********* *** ************* the ***** ** *****-***** storage, ** ****** ********* that *** *** ***** that ** ******. ***** it ** ******** **** the ******* *** ********* that ***** *********** ***** aren't ***** *** ***** storage, *********** **** **** aren't ***** ** ********** is * **** **** VSaaS *************' ********* ** lacking:

  • "*%. * ***'* *** any ********* ** ***** storage *** ******* *************."
  • "****. ** **** *** seen * ******* ** using ***** *******."
  • "**** ** ****. ***** not **** **** **** a ******** ** *** experience. ***** ****. "
  • "* *****'* ******* *** how ** **** ***** storage."
  • "* ***'* *** *** product **** ******** ** and ** *** ********* by **."
  • "*%, ********* *** ****** of *** *****."
  • "***** ** ***'* *** cloud *******. ******** *** not **** ***** ***** it."

**** * ******** ******** of ********* *******

****** *** ** *** responses ***** **** **** 2 ******** ** ********* fees ** * ******** feature, ****** ****** ** responses ****** ********* *** as * ********:

  • "** ***'* **** **** much *****, *** **** we ** ***** **** of **** *** ******* Eagle ***. ** **** the ********** ** ********* remote ****** *** *** commercial ******* ******* *** cloud ***** ***********. *** RMR ** **** ** have ** ****."
  • "** ******* *** ******* it’s **********, *** * monthly ***, ***’* **** to ***** ***** ************** "

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

******* **** **** ********** show ****~**% ** *********** **** VSaaS. *******, ***** ******* are ** **** **** these ** **** ***** who **** ***** ********* do *** **** **** of ** *** ** the ****** **** **, largely **** *** ******* locally ****** ***** **** is **** ******* ** the *****, *** ********* stored *****.

Comments (5)

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 10/31/18 05:27pm

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*** ** **** ****** ******** **** ** *** **** ******, and ******* ****** **** ** ** ***** *** **.

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Tony Darland

IPVMU Certified | 11/02/18 07:44pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Tony Darland | 11/02/18 11:02pm

****, **** *** *** ***********, *** *** **** *******, ** you **** ***** ********* ** ***** ** ******** ** * video ************ ** ******** ******? ** *** **** *** ***** (i.e., ******** *******), ********* ***** ******** *** ******** **** *** overall ******** ******.

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Tony Darland

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 11/05/18 05:30pm

*** *****. ** **** ** ** ******* ***.

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Carter Maslan

Camio | In reply to Tony Darland | 11/05/18 04:59pm

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