Importance of Storage Costs - Statistics

Author: John Honovich, Published on Mar 30, 2015

10 years ago, 500GB for an entire DVR was considered good. Today, there are 6TB hard drives.

More and more storage at lower prices has lead many to conclude that storage costs are no longer important.

On the other hand, a decade ago, 2CIF (less than 0.2MP) was common. Now, 2MP cameras are ordinary.

So which way is it?

In this note, we share statistics and color commentary from security integrators on how important (or not) storage costs are now for surveillance systems.

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** *** ***** ****, * ****** ***, **** (**** **** 0.2MP) *** ******. ***, *** ******* *** ********.

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Key ******** - ********* *** ****

*** *** ******* ******** ********** ********:

  1. ******** ** *********: *********** **** *****-***** ********* ******* *** ***** storage ***** ** ** **** *********.
  2. **** ** *******: ***** **** ***** / ******* ******* ***** found ******* ***** ** ** **** *********.

** *** ********, ***** *********** ************ ** ******* ******* ********** how ***** **** ****** *** *** *** ***, ** * result, *************** *** **** ** ******* *** *** **** ** cameras **** ***** ** ****** ** * ****** ***.

*********

****** *** ***********, ******* ***** ****:

  • **% - **** *********
  • **% - ********** *********
  • **% - *** **** *********

Duration ** *********

* ****** ***** ***** ***** ******** **** *** **** ******* duration:

  • "**** *** *** * **** **** ** ******* *** *** make ** ***** *** ****** **** ****** ** ***** *** 30, **, ** **** , **** **** **** * **** storage ********** *** ********."
  • "***** ******* ***** *** **** *********** ******* *****. ** *** GCC ********* ****** ** *** *********, *** ******** ** ******** authorities **** ********* ************ *** ** ***** ******* *** ***-**** storage ** *** ***** ******* **** ****** ***** *** **********."
  • "******* ***** ********* * ***** ********** ** *** ******* ****. Storage ***** *** ***** *** ******** ****** ** ***** ****, retention, ***.
  • "******** **** ***** ***** **** **** **** *************, ******* ********* like ********* ************ *** ******** ** **** ** **** ** archiving ***** *** *** ************* ** ***** ******** *******."
  • "* ******* ******* **** **** *.*** ** *** ******* *** camera *** *** **** **. **** * ******* *** ******* cameras **** ******* ***** **% ** ** ******* ** *** to ****** *** **% *** ** *******. ******* ** * big ******. * ***** *** *** * **** ********* ****** just ** *** * **** *********** ****."

******, * *** ** ***** *** **** ******* *** *** that ********* ********** ***** ******** ************:

  • "****** ** ** ***** ***** ******* ** **** ** ********* times ** *** ** ****** ** ****."
  • "********. *** ** *** **** **** ** *** **** ****** up ** ** **** ** *** *********** *** ******* ***** grows **** ***."
  • "** *** ** **** *** ******* *********** **** ** * - * ****** ** **** ********* ** *** ***** **** NVR/DVR **** ***** **** ********** *** ********* **** ***** ****."
  • "***... ***** *********** ****** *** ***** ********* **** ** ** days."

Small *******

********, ***** **** ******* ****** ****** ****** *** ** ** much ********* **** ******* *****:

  • "*** **** ** ******* *** ****** ** **** **** *** hardware ***'* **** **** **** *** **** ** * ******* switch. ****** ***** *** **** ***** *** ******* ********** ******** we **** ***'* *** * ***** ******."
  • "** ******* ****** ***** ** * ****** ** ***** *** so ** *****'* ****** ** ******** **** *****."
  • "** *****'* *** *** ********* ****** ** ** ** *************** large ********."
  • "*******, ******* **** ***'* * **** ****** *** **** ** our ********. ** ******* * ******* ** *** ** **** application. ******** ** ***'* ******* ** ** ****, ***** *** or ****** ********* **** ***** *** ********* ****** ** ******* and ***** ***** ** *** ****."
  • "**** ** * ** *** **** ****** *** *** ********* compared ** *** **** ** *** *******. **** ** *** NVRs *** **** ** **** ******* *******, ******** *** ****** growth *** ****** ***** ***** ******* ** **** ****** *********."
  • “***'* *** ********** *********** *** *** ********** ***** ****** (*~***).”

Larger *******

***** *** * ******** *** **** **** ****** ********* *** the ***** / ********* ** ****** *******:

  • "**** ******* ***** *********/**********, **** **** *** ****** *** *** need ** ********* **** * ******** ** **** **** **** happen *** *** ** **** **
  • "** ****** *******, *** ******* ** **** * ***** **** of **, **** ** ***'* ****** **** **** **.
  • "*** ***** *******, *** ****. ****** ******* ******* **** ******** storage ******* **** **** ******* ***** ** ******, *** ******** project *******.

*******, ******* **** ***** ****** ******* ** ******** ******* **** importance:

  • "** ***** *** ******. **** *** ********. ***** ***** ** almost **% ** *** ** ** *** **** ******."
  • "** ****** *******, ******* ***** *** * ***** ****** **** can ******* ********* **** ********* ***********."
  • "******* **** ********* ***** *** ***** *** ****, ***** **** drives, *** **** */*, *** *** * ****** *** ******* shocked ***** ** *** **** ****** ************ ** *** *** number **** ** *** ** **** *** ***** ***** ******* these ********."
  • "****** ****, *** ***/***/** **** **** **** ** ** *** higher *** ****** **** **** **** ********** *** ** **** more *********."
  • "****, ***** ******* ***** *** */* ** ***** *** ***** for ** (**** *** ***).
  • "******** ** ******* ********, *** **** ** ****** ****."

Overall ******

*********, ***** ************ ******* ***** **** *** ****** **********, ******* the ******* ******** ** ********* ******* **** ** *** **** decade. *******, ** *** **** ******* ***** ********* ************* ** smaller *********** ***** **** ******. ** *** ***** ****, ****** users, ********** **** ****** ********* *****, ***** **** ******* ***** the **** ** ***** ************ *******.

Comments (6)

Undisclosed 1

| 03/30/15 04:28pm

******* ****** ************ *** ********** ** *** **** **** **** term ******** ********** *******, ****, ****, *** *** **** **** with ******* *********. ***** *** * **** (**** ***), **** you ***** ****** **** ** **** ****** ****** ** ******* scan **** ** ******* *****.

*****, **** ****** ***** *** **** ******** ** ***-**** ******* storage ********* (***-***), ** ***** ***** **** ***+ ***-**** ** store * ****** *** **** **** *****. ***** *** ** course ****** ******* ********* **** ********* *********, *** **** *** be ******.

** *** ******* ****** ** ** *** ****** ** ****** other ****** *** *** **** ****** ******* ** ********* ** a **** **** *****. *** ** **** ********* *** *** longer ********* *******.

Itamar Kerbel

| 03/31/15 11:58am

*** ******** ******* ** **** *** ** ****** ******** *** are ******* ** ****** **** ** ******* ** *** ******** cameras (**** *** ******** ***) *** **** * *** ** storage.

**** **** *** ***** ** ****** ******* *** *** ******* they **** * *** ** *******.

Undisclosed 1

In reply to Itamar Kerbel | 03/31/15 07:35pm

*** ** *** ********* **** * *** ** *******? ******* of ****** **** ****** *********? **** **** **** **** ******* space **** ****** **** ***? **** ***** ****** ******* ****** algorithims ******* ** ******** ****** *******, ******** ******* ***?

** ** *** **** **** ************* ********* ******** **** ****** only ** *****-*-**** *********, *** *******?

Itamar Kerbel

| 04/01/15 05:55am

** ******** ** *****, *** *** ******* **** **** ****** detection ********.Avigilon H3A options

*** **** ********** ****** ****** ********* ***** **** **** *** NVR **** ****** **** **** ****** ** **** *** ********.

**** ***** **** *** ***** (*** ***********) ****** ********* ****** are *** ********.

**** *** ******* ** **** ********* **** ******* ** *** office *** **** ** *** * ***** ********* ** ****** time ** ** ***** ***** ** ********* ** ********* *** at *** **** *** **** *********.

** * ***** **** **** *** ***** ** ****** ******* as **** ** *** ****** **** **** ******** *******.

Undisclosed 1

In reply to Itamar Kerbel | 04/01/15 06:11am

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

***** *** **** ** * ***** ********* ** ***** ******* at *****, **?

*** *** ****** **** *** ********* ******* ** ******** ******* is *** ********** ** *** *****?

**** *** **** ******** *** ********* ******* ** *** **** time, *** **** ******-**** ********** ****** ********* *** *** ***** with ******* ****** **** ****** ********* ** ****** **** *** are ***** ******* ********* '***********'?

Itamar Kerbel

| 04/01/15 06:33am

** **** **** **** **** ** **** ********* *** ****** and **** **** *** ********* ***** *******.

*** ******* ***:

  1. ** ***** *** ******** ** ********* **** **** ****** *** use **** ** ***** ** ***** *** **** *** *** rely **** ** *** ****** **.
  2. ** ***** ***** *** **** *** *** **** ********** ** false ****** ***** ****** *** *** ******** ** ****** *** are ******** ** "****** *********" **** *** ****** ****** ** dust ******** ***** *** **** ** *** ****** *** ****** large ** *** ******* ******* ** *** ** **********. ***** are *** ****** ***** **** *** *** ******* ** ********** a **** ****** ** * ***.
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