Surveillance data is critical in applications ranging from retail to government, and gaming to transportation. Today, video usage is moving beyond security and safety to other key business functions such as training, staffing, marketing and traffic flow. The strategic value of video data is made possible because of advancements in IP-based megapixel cameras and the intelligence of incoming video streams, which are increasingly tagged with information to improve search capabilities. But the influx in high-resolution video data combined with the greater amount of VMS features creates a significant performance challenge for video surveillance storage systems, which are the core of any surveillance deployment. Flash memory is a compelling new high-performance storage technology, but the price premium over disk drives is so large that it takes some creative thinking to make flash costeffective for mainstream surveillance environments.
- By Lee Caswell
- Apr 01, 2012
Cell towers and accompanying cell sites attract more attention in the area of security than ever before.
- By Rolland Trayte
- Apr 01, 2012
Its deputies in the field were being asked to make do with an old, end-of-life mobile data terminal (MDT) system that it had been using for more than two decades.
- By TJ Kennedy
- Apr 01, 2012
Integration of multifaceted security systems can be a serious challenge. Using cameras, call boxes, mass notification systems and access control readers together is a difficult but increasingly common goal.
- By Samuel Shanes
- Apr 01, 2012
Susceptibility to an attack begins with an unprotected perimeter. In the past, an unprotected perimeter often meant the opportunity for myriad security breaches, loss of assets and the chance for loss of human life.
- By Patricia Logue
- Apr 01, 2012
Both physical security and IT professionals place great importance on cyber security.
- By Steve Surfaro
- Apr 01, 2012
Emergency preparedness requires critical communications to be response ready—help can’t wait when disaster strikes.
- By Ben Bradley
- Apr 01, 2012
The town of Oyster Bay, part of the New York metropolitan area, is the only town in Nassau County that extends from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long Island.
- By Samuel Shanes
- Apr 01, 2012
Hosted video has leveled the playing field for many small businesses looking to secure their properties with the latest network surveillance technology.
- By Matt Krebs
- Apr 01, 2012
Surveillance data is critical in applications ranging from retail to government, and gaming to transportation.
- By Lee Caswell
- Apr 01, 2012