With the growth of video surveillance and the coexistence of analog and digital as a measured step to the transition to digital video surveillance continuing, there is another leap to take involving storage, retrieval and image management. Storage, it turns out has both a price and a growing role to play in evolving systems. There are different uses and purposes of stored video, various locations where images can be stored, a myriad of storage types and business and operations issues to consider. This white paper gives a step by step guide to building an effective storage solutions for IP video surveillance systems.