On-Board Storage Usage Statistics 2017

Author: Brian Karas, Published on May 03, 2017

SD card slots are now commonplace on IP cameras, but is on-board storage usage now common place?

In 2014, integrators reported using edge recording on just 7% of the cameras they deployed. New responses from 140 integrators provide fresh data for on board recording usage, which we detail in this report.

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Backup/Failover **** ****** ***

*** ******* *** **** *** **-***** ********* *** ** ******* resiliency ** ******* ******* ** ************ ***** **** ***** ***** be * ******* *******.

  • "*% **** *** ******. **** ***** *** *** *********."
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  • "*% *** **** *** **********"
  • "**%. ** **** ********* ** **** **** *********. ** ***** extra ** **********. ** ******* *** ********** **** ******** **** time."
  • "**% - **** ************ ** *****. *******, ****, **********, *******, waste *****."
  • "**%. ** ** * *** ** ***** ** *****/********* ******* that ******* **** *********** ********* *** **** ******."
  • "*% - **** ***** ******* **** * ********* ****-**"
  • "**% ** *** ******** *** **** **** ** ***** ******* just *** * **** **."
  • "** ***** ********* ************ *** **** ** *** **** **** our *******. ** *** ****, ** ***** ********* *** **** small ********** (**** **** *%). ** *** *** ****** ** 15% **** **-***** ******* **** ***** **** ** ****** ****** or ***** ***** ********* ** ***** ********** ****** ******* ********** fail."

Small *******

******* **** * *** ******* *****, ***** ******** ****** *******, and ******* ***** **** * *** ******* *** ****** **** one **** ***** *********** *** * **** *** *** **-***** recording.

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  • "**** *** ****** ********, ***** ** **** ***"
  • "**** **** *%. **** ** *** ******** ***** *** **** scenario. ** **** **** ****** ******* ** ****-*** ********* ****** that **** ********* **** **** ******* *********, *** **** ************ sites."
  • "** ************* **** *** *-* ******* ** *** **-***** ******* for ********* . **** * *** ** ***** ******* ** backup ********* ** **** **** ****** ****."
  • "*% ** ***** ***** ************"
  • "*%. **** **** **** **** **** ****** *******. *** ***** cameras, ****** ******* ************ **** ******** *** ***** *** ** need ** ***** ***."
  • "**% *** ****** **** ************** ** ***** (******* ******** ** specific ********** ****)"
  • "**** **** *%. **** *** ***** * **** *** ** yet ***** **** *** ** *** ******* ****** ** ****** office *** ***** ******* *** ****** **-**** ******. ****** ** reduce ****, *****, ***."

Lack ** **************

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  • "*% ** *** **** ** ****** / ***** ************ ***** the ******* ************** ** ******"
  • "*** **********, ******* ** **** * *****. ******** ****** ***** with ******** *******."
  • "** ******* **** ********* ** ****** ***** *****."
  • "*% - *** **-***** ******* ** ***** **** **** ** temporary *********** ** ** * ********* ******. **** ** **** federated ************ **** ** ********* ********."
  • "** *** ***** *% ** *** ******* *** ** ***** storage. ** **** *** **** ** ************* *****,***'* *** ** areas ***** ******** ************ ** *******."

Avigilon ** **** ******** ***** ******

******** *** *** **** ************ **** *** ********** *******, *********** commented **** ******* *********** ***** *** ***** ************. *** **** ** * *********** product, ******* ** ******** ******* ** ********'* *** ********, *** not ********* ** ***** *****.

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  • "**% *** * *** ** *** ********* ********* ** ***** poor ***** **** ******** **"
  • "**** **** **%. *** ****** ******* *** ********** **. *** Avigilon ******* ** **** **** ******* ** ***, ** ** isn't ** ****** ** *** ********* *******."
  • "**** **** ** *********, *** **** * *** *** ******** using **. ** **** *** * *** ******** ********* **** do *** **** ******* *********** ***** ** ***** ******* ** useful. *** ** ****** **** ******** ***** ***** **** ******* and * ***** ********** ****** ** *****. ** **** * few **** ***** ***** **** *** ****** ********* ****."
  • "******* ***. ****** ******** **** ** **** ***** ** ******* an *** *** ** ******** ** ***** ***** ** ************ video *********. ****'** ******** ** * ***** **-** ** (******** Edge ****)."
  • "**-**%. **** *********** **** * *** ** *** ********. ** do *** ******** **** ******* *** **** *****. ** ** more ********* ** **** *** *********** ******* *** *** ****** system, *** **** ****** ** *** *******."

Problems **** **-***** *********

******** ***** **** ****** ********* ** * ****** *** *** using **-***** *********, *** **** *********** ********* **** **-***** ********* is ******** ********* **** ****** *******, **** ***-**** ******. *******, technology ******, ********* **** ** ** **** ********, *********** ** recording ****, *** ********* ****** **** *** **** ****** ******* integrators **** *** *** ***** **-***** ********* ****.

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

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  • "*%, ********* *** ********. ***** ** ***** * ***** **** of ***** *** *******. **** ** *** ******* ******* ** require **** **** ** ****** ********** ** ** **** ** we **** **** ******."
  • "** **** ******** >**% **** **-***** **** *** ** **** seldom *** **** ** *** ** **** ****** **** **** long *** ******** ***. ** ***** *** **** ***** **** the ** **** ** ****** *** *** **** **** **** about *.* ******, ** **** ******** ***** ** **** **** is *** ******** ** ***. *** **** *** *** *** make *** ** **** ************ ********* ******* *******."
  • "**%. *** ** *********** ** ********* *** ******* ********* *****."
  • "*% ** ** ******* ***'* ** ******** ** ******."
  • "*%. **** ***** **** ** ** **********.** ****** *** **-***** storage. *%. ** *** **** ** ****** **** ** **** work ********."

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

  • "****. **** ** *********** ** ****** **** ***** ********. ******* customers **** ** ***** ** **** ** *******."
  • "**** **** *%. ** ****** *** ******* **** ********* *** usually **** ** ** ** **** ** *******."
  • "*% - ***** ********* *****, **** ***********, ** ***** **** too ********** *** ******* *** ******."
  • "*%. ***** ** ********* *** ****** ***** *** **** ** recording."
  • "** **** ***** **** ** ***** ******* ******* *** ******* of ********* **** ** **** ******* ***** ** ***** **** want ** *** ****** *******."

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

  • "*% ** *** ****** ****** **-***** ******* ***** ********* *** recordings *** ** ********* *** *******."
  • "****** *** **** ** *** ** ** *** *** **-***** storage. ** ** *** ********** ** ********."
  • "****** ****, **** ** *** -****** ***** **** **** ***** in ******* ****** **** **** ******* ** *********, ** *** cloud ** ***** ***** *** ** ****** ********."

**** ** ****** *****/**** ** *****:

  • "*%. ** *** ****** *** ******, ** *****."
  • "*%. ** **** ******* *** ******* ** ******."
  • "***** **%, **** **** ******** ** *** ******* ******** *********. On ***** ******* **** **** ****** **** ** ******** ****** the ****** *** *** **** *** ***** ** **** ***!"

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Comments (7)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

05/03/17 03:35pm

**** ****** **** ***** **** ********** ** *** **** ***** a ***** ** ** **** *** ** ******* **** ****** failure?

*'** ***** * ******** ****** ************ ***** **,*** - ****** I've *** ** *** **** ** ***** **** *******

Eddie Perry

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/03/17 03:46pm

* ***** **** * ****** **** *** * **** *** some ******, ****** * ********* *** ***** *-* ***** **** out **** ******* *** * ****** **** * **** ****** climate ********** ****

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Eddie Perry | 05/03/17 04:02pm

****** ***** - ** **** ** * ********** ****** ****, record ** ****** **** ** ** ********* / **** ** only?

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/03/17 04:17pm

** **** ** ** ****** ** **** **** ****** ** the ******* *****.*** **** ********* ***** *** ***** *** ** ** **,*** hours ** ***** *********(***** ** ********* **** **-******).

**** **** ***** ** ** ***** ** ******* ****** ** *** ***(****-***** *******).

*** * **** **** **** ******* * ***** ** ~*,*** re-writes (***** = ***,*****. ***,***/** = *,***)

Eddie Perry

05/03/17 04:09pm

*** *** *** ***

**** * **** **** *** **** * ******** ** ****

*** ** ***** ** ****

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SDcard

***** ***** **** *** ***** *** *** *** **** **** it *****. ***** *.* ***** *** *** ****

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

05/03/17 08:07pm

*'* **** * ***** *** **** ********* **** **** ** manufacturers *** ********** *'** ***** *** **** ********* ** (**** high *********) ** *** ******** *** *** ****** ** "*** the ****" ******** ********* ******** ** ***** ************. ***********, *** is **** **** ******** *** ******** *********** ******* *** ******** disk ***** ** *******.

**** ****** ******** ******* ***** ****** ** **. * ***'* understand *** *******.

** ******* ** ** ******** *** ******* ***** ********* (***** to ** ** ******* ************ **** ** ******) *** *** a ***** *** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

05/09/17 11:35pm

**** ***,

* ***** * ****** ******* **** ***** **** ** *********** EDGE .... *** ******** **** *** ******** * **** ************ balance ******* *********** *** **-*********** ********** *** ***** *******.

*'** *** ** **** **** ********* ************* *** *********** ******** they *** ** ****. ******* *** ****.

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