Network Communications News (NCN) May 2017 | Page 30

IP SECURITY
Can you afford to cut corners
on your video storage?
Neil Killick, country manager for UK and Ireland at Milestone, looks
at the key considerations when buying a video storage solution.
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m a g i n e y o u ’ re t r y i n g to
a n a l y s e v i d e o , o r to p rov i d e
ev i d e n c e i n t h e eve nt of a n
i n c i d e nt , t h e l a s t t h i n g y o u
wa nt i s fo r y o u r s to ra ge
s o l u t i o n to l et y o u d ow n a n d
n ot b e a b l e to ret r i eve t h e
re c o rd i n g s y o u n e e d . V i d e o
s to ra ge i s n ot o n l y a m at te r of
capacity, it is also a question
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o f t h e q u a l i t y a n d d e s i g n of t h e
s to ra ge s u b s y s te m .
Security is high on the board
agenda of most organisations
as they seek solutions that will
protect, people, assets and profits.
Enterprise-grade surveillance
solutions with sophisticated and
intelligent functionality such as
motion detection, real-time access
to video and instant alerts to
extraordinary events, is creating
huge amounts of video, driving the
need for storage systems which
meet the highest demands and
ensure video is retrievable and fit
for purpose.
Neil Killick, country manager
for UK and Ireland at Milestone
explains: “Video surveillance data