NAS, DAS and SAN: What's the Best Archive for IP Surveillance?

Few physical security technologies have advanced over the last 10 years as rapidly as video surveillance. Today’s all-digital ecosystems and higher image resolutions have become the norm, replacing older analog technology. As a result, the amount of video data that security professionals must manage has exploded astronomically and the challenges are many. This whitepaper explores the drivers behind the growth of video surveillance data, as well as the primary criteria organizations should use to select a video storage solution. Finally, it examines major storage technologies, and explains why network-attached storage (NAS) represents the best balance of scalability, usability, and affordability.