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JUL 2016

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54 Security Dealer & Integrator / www.SecurityInfoWatch.com July 2016 Server for Under 50-Camera Market BCDVideo's Aurora Server Series is built specifically for the under 50-camera marketplace; however, with system throughput of more than 400Mbps, they possess the bandwidth capabilities to easily scale to 100 cameras. ey also bring features such as redundant power, 12Gb/s RAID controller with 2GB of Flash Based Write Cache, hot-pluggable hard drives, and server- grade CPUs with 10000 PassMark rating. HGST helium drives feature a reliability rating of 2.5M MTBF. Request more info: www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12167862 Hybrid NVR Line Transition from analog to IP video sur- veillance with March Networks' 8000 Series Hybrid NVRs. e embedded Linux-based devices are purpose-built to record video 24/7, with advanced features to safeguard data and streamline the task of finding video evidence. e recorders come in 4, 8, 16 and 32 channel models and include an internal battery backup system, hard drive mirroring and built-in firewall. ey come fully licensed for all video channels, so no soware licenses are required. Request more info: www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/10862685 NVR with Scalable VMS e Milestone Husky M500 Advanced NVR hardware platform with scalable VMS has been performance-tested to support 512 HD cameras with a guaranteed recording performance of 600Mb/s. e NVR has a versatile design to be a recording server, failover server, management server or can also be used as an all-in-one video solution. e system uses Western Digital Purple hard drives that are specially designed for video surveillance. Request more info: www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12190059 Embedded Plug and Play NVR Vivotek's ND8322P Embedded Plug and Play NVR is an 8-channel standalone NVR with 8-port 802.3at/af complaint PoE, allowing connection with PoE cam- eras for a maximum 80 W power supply. e unit comes equipped with "One Button Setup," which allows plug-and-play and auto-setup functionality, making it simple to install. With supporting HDMI, VGA local video output and USB port, users can control the interface via mouse and keyboard, eliminating a separate PC to play back video. Request more info: www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12052409 Product Spotlight Video Surveillance Storage The Rise and Rules of Cloud Video As in other storage verticals, public vs. private vs. hybrid cloud is a hot topic in video surveillance. Security is usually the first concern; however, the threat is generally equivalent across all three types of cloud, with public cloud being perhaps more vulnerable due to offsite infrastructure. When looking at the cloud for video surveil- lance, there are three main things to consider: 1 Chain of custody. Many organizations generating video surveillance data, including police departments and governmental agen- cies, have chain of custody requirements. Since it is difficult to prove chain of custody when video data has been touched by someone outside the organi- zation, cloud storage can be tricky. 2 Cost. When calculating the cost of cloud storage, organizations must include the cost of withdrawing data if a cloud vendor shuts down, or if the user decides to change providers. Video data in particular, because it is unstructured, faces a high cost of transmission. For these reasons, full cloud solutions are generally cost-prohibitive and non-viable for the video surveillance market. 3 Proprietary nature. Proprietary nature is the extent to which organizations have sole ownership of and fast access to their data. Ownership enables organizations to access data at a moment's notice, rather than waiting for a cloud provider to withdraw the data for them. For genetic diversity in the data center, a hybrid cloud storage model is recommended. Hybrid cloud uses a mixture of on-premises, private and public cloud storage to create a seamless and secure solution, customized to each organization. A combination of private cloud with the industry- accepted SHA-256 hashing algorithm and on- premises disk storage with dedicated hardware is the best of both worlds, ensuring security, reduced susceptibility to data breach, chain of custody and immediate access. e use of multiple storage technologies is also vital to data preservation in the event of cyber attack, outage or natural disaster. ■ » Brian Grainger is the chief sales officer of Spectra Logic. Follow him on Twitter, @BrianonStorage. Request more info about Spectra Logic at www.securityinfowatch.com/10797249. Video Surveillance

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