Video Surveillance Storage Redundancy Statistics 2015

Author: John Honovich, Published on Oct 27, 2015

100+ integrators answered "What percentage of your projects do you use redundancy or RAID for video surveillance storage? Why? What type?"

Compared to our 2011 survey, the percentage has increased significantly but a notable percentage of integrators still rarely use storage redundancy for video surveillance.

In this note, we break down the overall statistics, examine what types of storage redundancy is most often used and the key factors that drive selection (or not) of redundancy.

***+ *********** ******** "**** ********** ** **** ******** ** *** use ********** ** **** *** ***** ************ *******? ***? **** type?"

******** ** ******* ******, *** ********** *** ********* ************* *** * ******* ********** of *********** ***** ****** *** ******* ********** *** ***** ************.

** **** ****, ** ***** **** *** ******* **********, ******* what ***** ** ******* ********** ** **** ***** **** *** the *** ******* **** ***** ********* (** ***) ** **********.

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*****

*******, **** ** **** ** ************* ~**% ** ************ ***** surveillance ********.

**** ** ** ******* ***** ******* **** **** **** ~**% of ******** **** ****.

*******, ***** */*** ** *********** ****** *** ****, ***** ****** half *** ** **** ** *** ****.

Larger / ******* ********

*** ****** ******* ******* ****** * ***** *********** ******* ******* and ****** ****** ********. ***** ************ ** ******* ****** ******** (~20 ** ****) ****** **** ********** (** *** ~**% *****). Hoever, ***** ************ ** ****** ****** ******** (~*** ** ****) almost ****** **** ********** (** *** ~**% *****). ** ****** projects, **** ******* **** ************ ***** ** ** **** ********* while *** ****** ** ****** ***** ***** ** ** **** severe.

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

  • "*********, **'* ******** *** *** ******** > ** *******. ** smaller ********, **'* * ******** ** *** ***** ** *** it ** *** (*****)."
  • "* *** ******* ********** ** *** ******** ****** *** ****** NVR's ***** **** **** * ******** ** **** * ****** hard *****."
  • "** *** **+ ****** ******, ** ******** ****** ** *** Raid ** *** *****."
  • "*** ******* **** ***** ******* ** ******* ** *** **** 5 ** ***** *****. ** ********* **** * ***** ** nice *** '******* ‘*************"
  • "**** ** *** ******* *** ****** *** *** *****. *** majority ** ***** ******** ** *** *** **** ** ********** for ***** ** **** *** *** ******* ******** ************."
  • "** **** **** *****/****** ** ********** ***** ***** *** ****** video ** * ******* *** ******** *** * ****-***** ******* for ******* ** * **** *** **** ********** *** *** User.
  • "*** ***** ************* (*-* *******) ** ****** ** *** *** any ********** **, ** ****, ****** *** ******. ******* */* of *** ***** ******** *** *********. *** **** ***** *********, the ******* ** *** ** ********* **** *** **** ***** failure *** ******* **** ** * *** *****."

Reasons ***

********* *** ***** ** ************ *****, ******** ** *** **** of ****, *** *** **** ****** ****** *** ** *** RAID:

  • "******* ***** *** **** ** *********** ** ******* *** ********** the **** *** ********** **** ******** **** *** *** **** reason **** ** *** ** ********* **** ******** *****."
  • "** ***'* **** ********* **** **** **** ** *** *** redundancy."
  • "******** *** *** ****** ** ******* **** *** ******* ** not **** ********* *** ** *******."
  • "********* ****** ***** *** ***** **** ** **** ***** **********."
  • "** **** **** *** ******* *** **** ********** ** ********* of ********* **** **********."
  • "**** ** *** ********* **** **** *** *** ***** ***** 90% ** *** **** ****'* ***** **** *******. **** **** in ****, ***** ********* ******* **** ******** *** **** ** losing ******* ** * *** ****. ****, **** ***'* **** to *** *** ***** ***** *** ****."
  • "* **** ***** *** ********* ** **** ***** **** *** option *** ********* *** ******** *** **** *** *** *** the ***** ********* ** *** ****.”
  • "***** ** ****** ***** ****** *******, ***** ****** *******. **** when ** ******** **** **, ****** ****** ** *** **** to ***** *** *****."

** ******, **** **** ** ********* ***** **** *********, *** for **** ******* *****, *** ********** **** ******** ******** **** be **** ** *** *** ** * *********** ** (*) infrequent ******* *** (*) ********** ******.

Redundancy **** - *, *, **

***** *** *** **** ****** ****** *** ***** *** * strong ******, ** *** ****** ** **** ****** **** ** 2012. ******, **** * ****** ** ******** ** ****** **** given:

  • "**** ********** ***** **** * ** *** ********** (***** **%) Some ****** ***** **** * ***** **%"
  • "* ***** **** ** *** ***** ** **** *****. **** often **** ** *****."
  • "***** **% ** *** ****** ************ *******. ***** **% ** ALL ****** ************ *******."
  • "* *** **** * ** ***** *-**** ************* *** **** 6 *** ****** *************."
  • "** ****** **** ** *** **** * ** **** * is **** *** *****."
  • "** *** **** * *** **% ** *** *****. *** IT **** ******** ** ** ** * ***** *******, *** client ***** *** *************. *** ***** **% ** ***** *** enterprise ******* ** *** **** *"
  • "**** ** ****** * **** ***** ********* ** * ****** recorder ******"
  • "**** ******* *****, ** ****** **** ** ****** * ******* of ***** ****** *** ******* *****, ** * ******* ** 5 ****** ******* ***** (*+*) ***** * ** ** *** number ******* **** *... *** ******* ****** *******."
  • "**** * ** ******* ******* ***** ** *******. ****** ******** we **** *** **** ** ** *** "**** ********" ****** and **** * ** *** "*******" ******."
  • "**** * ** * *********** ******** *** *** ******. **** 6 ********** ********* * **** ** ********* ********* ** ********* that **** ****** * ****** *****/******** ****** ** *****, **** often ** ********* **** '******' ******* ***** *** ********"
  • "***** **** * ** *. ****** ** ******* ******* **** harder, *** ********* **** ********* *** ******** ***** ***** ************ for ***** *** **** ****** **** ** **** *** **** their ******-***** ******** *** * ***** ******* ** *** ********."

** * ***** ************, ***** ** *** ***** ****** ** it **** **** * ********** ****** *** ******** ******. *******, the ***** ******* **** ***** ** ****** * ****** ***** before ********** **** *** ***** ****** *****. ******, ******* ***** are *********** ** **** ****** *** ******, ********** **** ****. Because ** ****, **** ***** *** ******** *****, ***** ******** 2 ********** ******, ******* *** ****** **** ********. *******, ****** (aka *+*), ********** **** *****, ******** ****** ****** *** ******* times **** **** * *** *, ** *** ******* ** requiring * ********** ***** *** ***** ***** ****.

Comments (22)

John Honovich

IPVM | 10/27/15 04:31pm

***, **** ******** / ***** **** ** ** *** ******* IP ********** *****. **** *** ******** ****** ** ** **** helps ** ********** **** ** *****.

Mike Dotson

Seneca | IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 10/27/15 06:10pm

****,

******* ***** ** *** ***** ** *** **** **** ** defined.

*** *******...*** **** * ****** ****** ** *** ** *** chassis... ** ** ** (**** **).... *** **** *** *** the **** **** *** ****.... *** * ** *** ** created ** *** ****** ** *....** * ****** ** *** array **** *** **********?

Mike Dotson

Seneca | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Mike Dotson | 10/27/15 06:50pm

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

***** ****** ****** **** ****** ********** *** * ****** *********** edge.

****, ** ****** ** ** ******* ******* ***** *** *****. More ****** **** **** **** ** ** *****.

Mike Dotson

Seneca | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Mike Dotson | 02/25/16 02:09pm

******* *****'* ******** ** ** *** ******* ;-).

**** ******** *** ******* **** **** ******** *** ** **** up *** ****.

** ** ** * ***** ****** **** ******** **********... **** a ***** *****...** **** ****** *** **********.

** *** **** *** ******* = **********....**** **** *** ********* with *** ****** ***** ** ********.

***** ** *** **** **** **** ********** ***** **** **** indeed ****...** *** ** **** ** **** ** *** *********** benefit *** **** ******** *******.

Undisclosed #1

10/28/15 12:40am

* ***** ** ******* **** ***** *** **** "**********". ** the ** ***** ***** ***** **** **********, ******** *** **** availablity *** **** *****, ** **** ***** ***********. **** ******* speaks ** **** ** * ******** *** ******* "**********" ******* many ***** "**********" *** ** ************ ** ******** *** * catastrophic ****** *******. **** * *******.

Matt Ion

10/28/15 03:27pm

**'* ****** ** ***-**-******* **** *** *********. ****** **** *** of *** *******/********** ********* **** **** ** *** ***/***'* ******** drives, *** ** * ***** *****... ** ****. ******* ** they **** ** ****** ** *****, **'* ****** * *** or *** ** ** *********; ****-**** ****** *** ****** ********* big ***** *** **** ** * ******* ** *** ****** company ** ******* ******* (*****, ****** *****, ***.), *** ** the ***** ** ****, **'* ******* ****'* *******.

*** **** ******** **** **** *** **** *******, **'* ***** on **** **** **** ***** *****, *** *** ****** *** sites **** **** **, **'** ***** ***** **** * *** spare. ***** *** ******** *** **** ***** ** *** * drive **** ** * ***** *****, *** **** ******* **** before *** ***** *** ******** ********** ** * *********** *****, resulting ** *** **** ** **********. ***** **** *** ******** was **** ** ** ** ***-**** **********, *** ***** **'* not ****** ******** *** ******* ** *** ** **** ***** away ** ******* * *** *****, *** *** ***** *** decided ** ** ****. ** *** ***** **** **** ** data ****** ** ***** *******.

Rob Hammond

IPVMU Certified | 10/29/15 05:33pm

**** ****** ** ******* ** ** ** *** ****** ****, understand **** *** **** ** *** ******* **** *** ************!

** ********* **** * **** *****, **** ** *** **********, it ** **********, **** ********** ***** ** * ******** ****** mirroring *** ****** ******; ** ****** ****** ****, **** ****** to *** ****** ****** - * **** ***** ***** ** this **** ** ********** ** ***** ************.

******* ********** ******** ** ** ***** ******* **** *** ****** goes ****, *** ****** ******* * ****** ******* *** ** stores *******, ***** *** ****** ***** **** ** ****. ** question ** *** **** **** **** **** ** *** **** world, ** **** ** ***** ** **** ******* ***, **** people **** ********* **** ** **** ****? **** ** **** as **********?

Matt Ion

In reply to Rob Hammond | 10/29/15 05:55pm

* *** *** ** * **** **** **** **** ********* in ******** ** ******* ***... *** ******* ****** ******** *** the ****, *** **** **** *** ****** *** *******. **** was **** ******* *** ******** *** *** **** ****** ***** with * ****** ** *******.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Rob Hammond | 10/29/15 05:56pm

***** * **** ** ******** **** *** ***. *******, **'* a ****** ** *********, *** ****************. ********** ** ** *** **** ****-************** ******************. **** ******* ** ** *** ** ****** ****** ***** redundant ** *** * ****** * ***** ** *** **** it "*********".

**** * ***** ***** *******, *** * ***** **** **** important **** ******* ****** ** ******** **** ****** ********** ** resiliency, ** ** *** * ****** ** *** **** **** a******. ** * ******** ********* **********, *** ***** *** **** is * "******" ******* ***** ** * ****** ** *** data **** ** **** **** * ****, *** *** ****** implication ** ****** ***** * ****** **** ** *****, **** as * ******** **** ** ** ****** ****** *********, ***** of ****** **** ** ***. **** ** *** * ****** of *****. *** ** ** * ********* ** **** ****.

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

Tariq Saleh

11/04/15 07:48pm

*****,

**** * ** ****** **** **** * ** ***** ** redundancy. *******, *** **** * *** ***** *********** ******* *** to ******** ********** **** *** ****** ************. **** * *********** varies ********* ** *** ************’* ******* ************.

******

Alan Nagl

02/23/16 07:32pm

**** ************ ** ****** *********** ** **. ****** *** **** couple ** *****, *** ** **/*** ********* ****** ***** **** 5 ** ******, *** *** **** **** ***** ** *** grown ** >**%.

** * **** ***** ***, * **** ** ***** ** RAID ** ** ********* ******. ** *** ******* ******* ********** against **** ****, *** ** ***** ** * *****, *** it ** *** ***% **********.

****, **'* ********* ** ******** **** ***** *** ****** ** actually * ******* *********** *** ******. ***** *** **** *****/**** capacity, ****** ******* * ***** ** ****** **** ****** **** have * ******** ****** ******* ****...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Alan Nagl | 02/23/16 08:12pm

****, **** *** **** ********* ****** ***** ****?

Alan Nagl

02/23/16 08:40pm

****, ********* ** **** ****, ********* **** ***** ******* ** the ****** *** ***** ********* *** ****, *** *** ** the ** ****** ****** ** ** *** *** ********.

** **** ***** *** ****** **, ***** ** * ****** choice *** ***** *** ****** **** *******, *** ** ******, the ********** ***** ****** *** ******* ** ***** ** *** larger **** **** **** ***** ***.

*'* *** **'** ****** **% *********** ********* ****** (******), *% entry ***** **** (****** **) *** *% ********** ***** (** Re).

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Alan Nagl | 02/23/16 08:43pm

*** *** ****** **** **** * **** *?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Alan Nagl | 02/23/16 09:05pm

****, **% ** **** ********* **** **** ** ******* ********** or?

Alan Nagl

In reply to John Honovich | 02/23/16 09:48pm

***, **** ** *** ********* *** ** *** ***** *** of *** ****** *** **** ***'* **** **** ** ***** customer's ****** *** ********* *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Alan Nagl | 02/23/16 09:50pm

* ******* ****. ** ** **** ** ***** *** ******* out *** ******* / **** ** ******, ***'* ****** *** <10% *** *** ***** / ****** ****** *** >**% *** the '****' ******.

Alan Nagl

In reply to John Honovich | 02/23/16 09:55pm

**********. *** ** *** ****** ** **** **** *********, ** does **** *********/***** ** **** ****.

**** ** ** ********** ** *** **** ********** ******. ** you're **** ******* * **, ********** *** ** * **% adder. *** * ********, *** **** * ***** *** ** only * *** ********** ******.

Alan Nagl

02/23/16 08:45pm

**** **** */*, **** **** *. * ***** ****, *** I'm *** **** ***.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 02/24/16 05:01pm

*** ****** ** **** * ***** **** ****** **** *** need ** ** ******* *****, ** ***** ** *** **** parity ******* ** ******? * ******** ***** **** **** ****** expensive **** *********** **** ****** ****** **** ** *** **** controller. **** ***** ** *** ********** **** ***, *** **** all **** **** ****. **** ******* ***** *** ****** **** on *** *****. **** ***** ** *** ********** **** ***, or *** **** ** **** *** ***** ** ******* *******, you *** ** ** *** *** **** **** *** ** read ** *** *** ********** *** *** **** **** ** there *** **********.

**'* **** ****** ***** *'** ********** *** ****** **** ***** nuances ** **** ***********, *** ***** ****'* *** *** **** anymore ** **** *********** **** **** **** ** **** ** the **********. *** ****** ***** **** ****** *** *** ********, "What ******* ** ** ********** *****?"

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Luis Carmona | 02/24/16 05:44pm

* ******** ***** **** **** ****** ********* **** *********** **** stored ****** **** ** *** **** **********.

*'** ***** ***** ** **** ******. ***** ** *** ********** did ** ***** **?

******'* **** ** **** ********* ** **** *** ***** **?

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/24/16 09:34pm

"*'** ***** ***** ** **** ******. ***** ** *** ********** did ** ***** **?"

* ***'* ****, ***** ***** ** *********? ** *** ** Adaptec ********** *** * ******* **** ** ***** ****** ****** RAID *********** (***** * *******'* **** **** ****** ***********) ** the ********** *** **** ****** ****** **** **** ** *** disks **** * *** ** **** ***** **** ******* ****. But **** *** ***** * ***** ***.

** **** ***** ***, **** **** *** **** *** ****** for ******* *** *** **** ** **** ********** ***** **** the **** ** * **** *******. *** ** **** ****'* involved **********. ****, *** ***** **** * **** ********* ***** parts. ** *** ***'* ***** **** ********, ***** ** ** prudent ** *** ******** *** ****...?

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