Video Surveillance Storage Usage (Hard Drives / SSD / Cloud) Statistics

•Published Apr 01, 2024 18:00 PM

For many years, hard drives were the obvious and often only real choice for recording video surveillance, but over the last few years, SSD drives, SD cards, and the cloud have become more common.

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But what are the most common storage form factors being used and why?

170 integrators answered:

What storage medium do you most use for video surveillance? Hard drives? SD cards? SSD Drives? Cloud? Why? What, if any changes, are you seeing?

This report examines the top choices, patterns, reasons, and future trends.

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*** *********** ***** *** ***** ** their **** ****** ******* ****** (~*%), though * ***** ******* ********* **** were *********** ** ** *** **** an ******** ** ******** *** ***** storage.

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"*** ******* ****** ** *********** **** drives, *** ** **** ******* ******** our *** ** *** **** *** last ****. ** ****** *** ** cards. ** **** **** ******* ***** cloud ******* ** * ***** *****, but **** ** *** ******* *** cellular ********* ** ***** ******* ** not ****** *** **** ** *** deployments, ********* *** ** ******** **** costs, *** **** *** ** *********."
"**** ***** *** *** **** ******* over *** ******. ** *** **** for ******* ******* *** ******** ***** for ****** ******* ************. **** ********* are ****** *** ***** *** ** are ******** ******* ** * ******** that ******* *****, ********* ********* ******* (24 ** *****, **** *******) *** have ** **** ******* ** * buffer. ** *** *** **** ** Eagle *** ** ******* ******** **** reduce *** ******* *** ****** *** much *** *** *******."
"*** ****** ******* ** *** ******/******/. Garden ******* **** ** ***** ********** clients *** **** **** *** **** drive(s) ***** ** ** ***** ***. These *** ********* ********** ** *** grade ****** *** ** *** ****** SSD's ** **** ***** *****. ****** retention ******* **** *** **** ****** in * **** ******. ** * too ****** ** *** **** ****** of ******* ** *** ** ***** formats ********* ******** **** **** ****** change **** ****."
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"**-***** ************ **** ******- ***** *** years ** ***********, ******. ** **** prove ** **** ******* ****. ***'* have *** ** ***** **** **** reliability. *****- **, ********* ********* **** bandwidth *** **** *** * **** to **."
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"*** **** ****** ******* ****** ******* hard ****** *** ***** **** *** for **. ** *** ****** * small ****** ** **** ******* ** cameras ***** ** ***** ***** *****. Cloud ** ***** **** ** **** mobile ****** ************ ********** *** *** customers *** ****** *** ** ***** storage, **** **** **** ********* ** no ****."
"**** ******. **** ** **** ***** in *** ******** *******. *** **** has **** * ****** ****** **** the ***** ************ ***** ** **** to *** *****."
"***** **** ******. **'** ******* *** Cloud ******* ******* **** ***** ******* on *** ******* ** ** **********."
"**** ******. ******* ****** *** ** far ** *****. ***** ******** ******* is ******** ******* *** *******, *** other ********* ***** ******** ** ***"
"****. ** *** **, *** ******** network ** *** *** ****** ****** to ***** **** ***** ********** **** yet - **** *** ***** *********/********** due ** *** *****/****** ************"
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"**** *** ***** *** ********. ******** to *** **** **** *** ******** in ***** ******* ** * ****** between ** **** *** *****."
"**** **** ******. **** ** ****** a **** ***** *** **** **** drives ***** ******* *** *******."
"**** ******. ***** ******* ** **** everyone ******* ** *** *******. *********** is ** *** ********* ******** *** ways ** ***** **** **** **** less *****."
"**** ******. ***** *** ****** ****** bandwidth *** **** ** ** ********* to ** **** ** ** ***** storage."
"***'*, ***** ****** **** **** ****** rewrite *************, ***** ** ******* ** storage ****"
"****** ************ ***** **** ****** *** then ***** ******* *** ******* ************. The ***** ******* ***** ** ** our ****** ** ** *** ***** data *******."
"**** ******. **** ****** *** ******* comfortable **** *** **** ** ******* to *** *****."
"**** ****** *** ***, *** * foresee ****** **** ****** ***. ** generally **** *** ***** *** ******* installs (***** ** *******)."
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"**** ****** - ***** ****** ***** but *** **** **** ** ******* and *****'* ******* **** ** *****. NVRs ****** ** *** ****** ** issue ** *******"
"**** ****** - **** ******, ****** swapped. ***** ** ****** *** ** need **** ******** ****** *****"
"**** ****** *** *** **** ******. In **** ***** ** **** **** install ******* ***** ** *** *******."
"**** ******, *** ** ******* ********* system ** ****. ******* **** ******** for **** *******/** ******."
"**** ****** *** ** **** ******** still ******* ** **** ** ** site *** *** **** ** *** the **** *** ***** *******. *** some *** ******** ** **** **** about *** ***** ********."
"**** ****** ******. ** ** ***** Avigilon **** *** ******* *** ***** and ** ***** **** **** ********. But **** ** ******* ********* *** always **** ******."
"**** ****** ****** ***********. * *** cloud-based ******* **** *-* *******. **** drives *** ***** *** **** * long ****. **** ****** *** ****** for *****, *** **** ****** *********** and *** ***** **, ***** ******* seem **** *** **** **** * viable ******."
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"**** ******. ** *** ****** **** people ***** ** ********* ** *** not ***** *** ** *****."
"**** ***** *** ********* *** ** cards ** ******* *** ********** ****** and **********. **** ** *** ********, especially ** *** ******** ****** *** moving ** ******* ***** *******, * prefer ** **** ******* ***** *** control ** *** *******."
"******** ** **** **** ********* ****** with *** **** ******, *** ** we *** ********* *** *** ** cloud *******, *** ******* **** *********."
"**** ******/*** ****** - **'* **** around * **** ****, **** ********."
"**** ******. ******* ** ****** ** they **** **** ** ******* *******."
"**** ***** ***** *** ****** *** but ** ** ****** ***** *******"
"****** **** ******, * *** ******* running ** ***** ******* * ********."
"***** **** ****** ** *** ** to. ***** ** **** *** ****** management ****"
"**** ****** ******** ** *** ****** some ****** ******* ** ***** **** and ****."
"**** ******. ***** ** **** ********** occasionally ** ** ******."
"************ ******** **** ****** **** ******* or **"
"** ********* *** ***** ******* **** hard ******."
"**** ******. **** ** *** ******** storage ****** *** *** ******* *** NVRs."
"******* **** ******, **** *** ** environmental *********** *********"
"**** ****** *** ******* ******. ****** more *** ***** ***** *** **********."
"**** ****** ********* **** ******** ****** SSD ******."
"**** *** *** **** ****** *** SD ***** *** ****** ****."
"**** ***** ** *** ****** *. SD **** **** ***** *********."
"**** ******. **** ***** ***** *** coming ****."
"**** ******. **** ****** *** **** to **** ****"
"***** **** ****** *** ****** **** requests *** *****."
"**** ****** ***** ** ** ********* for *** *********"
"**** ******. **** **** *****/***********."
"**** ******. ***** ******* ***'* ******* here."
"**** ******, ********, ****-********* ** ********* fee"
"**** ****** ****, ***** *** ********."
"**** ****** [******* *******] ******"
"****** **** ****** *** **** *****."
"**** ****** **** **** *** *** cloud."
"***. ** ******* ** **** ******."
"**** ***** ** ***** *******."
"**** ******, **% ** *** ****"
"**** ****** - **** */*"
"*** *****, ** ******"
"** ****** **** ******"
"******* ******* ***"
"** **** ******"
"**** **** ******"
"****** ******"
"**** ******"
"***. *****."
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HDDs, *** ******* ***** ********

***** ***** *** **** **** ****** used ****, **** **** **** *** a ******* ******** ** *****, **** an ******** ** ******** ******** ***/** leading **** *****-***** *********.

"*** *** *** **** ****. ******* cards *** **** *** ***** ****** but **** *** * **** ** you ****** **** ** *** ******* like ** ***. ***** **** ** the ****** ** ***** ** ***** as **** ******* **** ****** **** 1 **** ** * ***** ** hot *******. ***** * ***** *** storage *** ** ********* ** **** storage. * **** ** ****** **** clients **** ******* **** *** ***** that **** ******** **** ** **** act **** **** *** ******* ********** systems **** **** *******. *******, ** it ***** ** ******, ****, ** even ********* ****** ******* ****** ** be *** ***** ***."
"*** *** ***** *** **** ********. We *** ******** ** *** **** edge ******* **** ** *****, *** cloud ******* ** ******** **** **********. I ***** ***** ** * ***** starting ** ***** ******* *** **** broadband ******** ** **** ******** *** storage ** **** **********."
"******** ***** ***** ******** **** ******. We *** ******** ** *** * shift ******* *****. **** ********** *** putting ***** ******* **** ** *** cloud ** ******* ** ******."
"** *** ********* **** ****** *** storage. ** *** ******* *** ***** a ****** **** ** *** ********* that *** ******** ***** **** *** cloud ******** *** * **** *** for **** *******."
"**** ******... *** *** ******** ***** Storage **** ** **** *********** * RAID ***** *** **** * *** of ****... *** ***** ** ** the ****! * ******* *** ***** Storage **** ** **** *** *** reliability."
"********* **** **** ******, *** ************ greater ***** *******. * ** ******** to *** **** ******** **** ***** storage *** ****** ********* *******. ***** storage **** ** ***** *** **** prohibitive *** ***** ********** *********."
"**** ****** ** ***** **%. ** have **** ************* ***** ***** *******, but ********* ********* ***** ** ** a **** **."
"** ****** *** **** ****** ** this ***** ** *** ******* **** with *****. * *** *** ****** into *** *** ***** **** *******."
"*********, ** *** ****** **** ***** arrays. ******** **** ******* *** ******** to *********** *** *** ** ***** storage."
"***'* *** ***, *** ** ***** it **** ****** ****** ** ***** in *** **** *** *****."
"**** *****. ****** * ***** ** cloud ** ** ******* **** *********."
"**** ***** *** *****. * ********* to ***** ** ******** **** *******"
"**** ******. ****** **** *** ***** requesting ***** *** ******"
"**** ******. ***** ** ******."

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**** *********** **** **** **** ******** storage *******, ********* ** *** ******** and ***********. ********* **** ***** ******* various ************, *.*., **** + *****, SD + *****, *** ** + SSD.

"***** *** **** ******. ** ****** depends ** **** *** ******** ******** or **** *** *** *******. * see **** ***** ***** **** ******* so **** ********* *** ***** ******* IT ********* *** **** **** **** of ***."
"**********: **** ****** ****** **-**** *******. The ****** ***** ******** ****** ****** connection ** *** ****** ** **** the ***** ******* *** **** ** clog ****** ********* ******* ***** ** a ***** ******* ******. ***********: ** cards *** *** *** ** ** Resi. * ****** * **** ***** inside * ******, *** ********* *** price ***** *** ** ** ****** on ******* ********."
"** *** ******* *** "**** ** least **********" ** ***** ******* ******* vis *** *****. ******* *****, *********. They **** *** ********* *** ***** management, *** **** ***'* **** *** massive **** ********** **** *****-**** *******. The ****** * ** ****** ** they *** ****** *** *****, ***** they **** *** ** ** "****" on *** ****** **** ** *****."
"******* ***** ** *** *** ** our ****-*** *** ***** ******* ** SATA ** ******* ** *** ****** projects ***** ******* ** *** **** SSD ****** *** ** **** *** no *********** ****** ** ********** ***** In **** ** **** ** ** Axis *** ***** ******* *** ********* on * ******"
"**** ****** *** *** ****** *** some *****. * *** ***** ******* traction ***** ***** ********** ** *******"
"*** *** **** ******. ***** ***** for ***** ******* ********* ** ***** our *********, *** ***** ******* ** have ******* ** ****."
"** *** *** ******* ******* ******. Determining ******* *** ***** *** ***********. We **** ******* ** ****** ** clients ********** *****-***** *********."
"*** *** ***** *********** *** **********, all ***** *** *********** **** **** SD **** ******* ***** **."
"*** *** *****"
"**** ****** *** ***. ***** ** toss-up **** *** ********* ********* ******** and **** ** **** ** ************ video."
"****** ** *********, ******** * ***** hard ****** *** *** **** ******, configured ********."
"*** ** *** *****, ********* **** the *********** *** ***-***** ************."
"**** ****** / *****. **** ********* are ****** ****** ***** *******."
"** *** *****. * ** ****** more ****** **** ** ****** *******."
"*** *** **** ****** ********"
"*** * ****** ***** ** ******"
"*** ***** ******** *******"
"***** ** *** *** ***."
"**** ******, *** ******"
"**** ****** *** *****"
"***** & ***"

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*** *********** **** **** ****** **** SSD, **** **** ********** * **** toward *****. **** **** **** *********** said **** **** *** ****** ** conjunction **** **** ** ****** *****, e.g., *** *** ********* ******* ****** and *** *** ******-**** *******.

"****. **** ** ********* *** ****** about ***** ******* ******* ** *** the **********, *** **** ********* *** danger *** **************** ** **."
"***. ******** ** ***** ******. ** changes ** *** ******* ******."
"*** ******. ****** ******* ***** *** the ********* *** *** *** ********* about ******* ****."
"*** ******. ******* ***** ***** ***** at **** *****."
"*** ******. *** ***** ******* **** become *** *** *****."
"*** **** ***** **********"
"*** ******. ********. ******."
"*** ****** ** **** *********"
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Few *****-***** *********

*******, **** * ******* ** *********** said **** *** **** *****.

"***** ** ** *** ********. ** is ** *** *** ******* *** to ****** * *** ****** *** so **** ****** ** ***** *** users ** ***."
"** *** ****** * *** ***** to *** *****. ********* *** ***** of ******** *******. **** **** ** be **** ** **** ***** ******* remotely *** **** ********** ** ** date."
"** ****** *** *****, ******, **** drives. *** ****** ** *** *********' profile. ** *******, ** **** ****** their *****."

Comments (1)

Andy Newbom

•Apr 02, 2024

Arxys

******** *** *** *** ****** ****** in **** ********. * ******** ******** investors ** ****-**** *** **** ** cloud ***** ******* *** *** ***** OS *** ****** ***** ***** ******. And **** ** ****** ******** ** months ***** ***** **** ********** ***** move ** *** ***** *********** ** not ******.

*** ********* ** ***** ***** ** are ********** ****** ******* ***** ***** usage. *** *** ***** *** ******* hasn't *** ***** ** *** *****. It **** *** **** *********. *** perhaps *****'* ***********" *** ** **** 10 ***** ******* ** ** ***** like **** ****.

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