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SSI's MASTER TECHNICIAN SERIES STORING AND PROTECTING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE DATA Part 1 of 4 specifc storage generally requirements: Scaling involves a diferent design storage performance and incorporating advanced capacity together eliminates failover technology and the tedious chore of solid-state fash to handle confguring each individual the spikes. camera. In an enterprise with As the surveillance upwards of 1,000 cameras, industry continues to that makes all the diference. transition from analog to digital, the deployment of IPMAKING based surveillance solutions VIRTUALIZATION is gaining signifcant TANGIBLE momentum. Te market for It is safe to say that the video surveillance storage term virtualization is not has changed from one of commonly used in the tape-based recording to physical security industry. hard drives and shared However, it has been used storage. With hard drive for years in the IT market capacity doubling and the and has proven to be a cost of storage innovations signifcant beneft to system dropping, storage is less administrators. Why? It expensive, more efcient has helped streamline and progressively more usability, management and powerful. reliability, and ofers many At the same time, video Designing a storage system to meet the unique requirements of IP video of these same benefts to the storage requirements are surveillance community as surveillance can ensure a more fault-tolerant, scalable and cost-effective solution compared to traditional server-based platforms. becoming increasingly ITwell. It's safe to say that as centric, requiring systems video surveillance systems integrators and end users to have community and end users. It permits becomes more IT-centric, they will a deeper knowledge of the suitable streamlined installations and system become increasingly virtualized. storage and IT technologies available confguration while allowing users and First, what is virtualization? For the and the impact each option has on installers to reap the benefts of advanced sake of this discussion, it is defned as a a surveillance system. To add to the IT functionality. method of making a physical entity act challenge, enterprise-class surveillance Virtualization allows software systems as multiple, independent logical entities. deployments are not only larger and from various manufacturers to be Tis concept conjures up visions of IT more data-centric, but also require a high integrated and consolidated onto one applications light years away from the level of fault-tolerance. However, as IP appliance enabling more efcient and world of video surveillance cameras and technology has advanced it's taken some more agile service delivery without access control. Rather than associating it of the complexity out of the equation. compromising control, yet reducing with complexity, let's simply think of it as Vendors in today's market overall costs. For the end user, video replacing hardware. incorporate IT systems and streamlined capture and playback options are For example, think of your car's functionalities into video surveillance enhanced, video availability is maximized antilock braking system, a safety system technologies that do away with the and cost savings are realized — through that prevents the wheels on your car complexities normally associated with IP energy savings and physical datacenter from locking up. Tis computerized deployments. In particular, virtualization reduction. Systems that incorporate all-wheel solution enables braking software is viable for easing installation virtualization are also easier to install and power to be applied to all four wheels quandaries, saving physical server costs, manage — even for those without storage at one time, saving the driver from and greatly improving fault-tolerance or IT management experience. for integrators and administration Tis approach also simplifes GET EDUCATED ONLINE requirements for end users. installations. Consider the tasks of Visit the Educational Tools section at securitysales.com to access and Virtualization brings the advantages camera and video management system download all parts of this as well as of server consolidation and reduced (VMS) integration, camera placement other SSI educational series. IT complexity to both the integration and video storage and calculation