Question:

“I am the security manager of a large bank. We are currently planning a large scale expansion of our video surveillance system. To minimize our total cost of ownership, we focus on saving hardware costs and energy” 

Solution:

The Bosch...

The question of IP versus analog has been posed now for about five years.

More than five years ago there was a large group of early adopters who had specific reasons or deep enough pockets to "go IP."

Today, IP video camera and storage costs are at...

Yet another of the security industry's seemingly simple questions.  And another tough reply...

Storage is consumed by the data created by each of the cameras. It is also impacted by the degree of reliability you decide to build into the system....

Key insight on key considerations before buying an IP video system

From conducting a needs assessment to hardware and software deployment to third party compatibility, bandwidth management, and storage options you'll get up to speed quicklywith...

The topic of how to backup CCTV video is posed frequently during meetings with our team.  Simple question on the surface...if you don't define "backup."

So, let's take a few minutes to get everyone on the same page.

How do you define "backup"? I bet...

A simple question with tough answers. "Dark" is defined differently by each of us. You will always need light to create an image. Many security pros use infrared illumination to provide "invisible" light on a scene that certain cameras can use to...

Alex Sammer from NetApp sat down with us to discuss the differentiators that brought Bosch and NetApp engineers to the same table to solve a growing problem for IP video solutions. While we had the "smart guys" in the room, we couldn't help but ask...

Challenge: Many school systems, municipalities, and law enforcement agencies are adding surveillance video to buses, trains, subways, and even prisoner transport vehicles. In reaction to this demand, manufacturers are developing high-durability,...

A new IT Data Center in Alexandria, Virginia has been constructed which includes a large amount of video storage devices that keep critical information in rack mount configured NVR hardware units. These units require battery backup (data backup) in...

IT professionals are engaging more and more in the planning, procurement, and installation stages of IP video surveillance systems. This new document offers great insight into the IT department's options related to:

• Video quality and resolution
• ...