Changing Trends in Video Surveillance Storage

An upcoming report from IMS Research has identified the latest in a long line of evolving trends in the enterprise and IP video surveillance storage market.

Since the first edition of the video surveillance storage report in 2008, the major trends presented below have continued to impact the market, while new developments and innovations have also gained traction.

In 2008, megapixel network security cameras were gaining a foothold in the market. Despite more efficient compression standards, the extra data produced by utilising high resolution images was significant when compared to standard resolution images. With this increase of data, came the requirement for higher capacity storage products.

"The trend towards higher resolution security cameras will continue to impact the storage market over the short to medium term," comments Sam Grinter, Market Analyst and report author. "By 2015, IMS Research forecasts that megapixel security cameras will account for over 70% of network security cameras shipped."

In 2010, the use of IP and FC SANs began to impact the video surveillance storage industry. Recording video surveillance data is very intensive on storage write cycles. SANs offers the benefit of using virtualized pooled storage which has the advantage of increased performance over file-based storage systems often characteristic in DAS or NAS systems.

Looking forward, IMS Research predicts that cloud based video surveillance storage, or video surveillance as a service (VSaaS), will be the next big trend, gaining acceptance as a viable option in storing video surveillance data.

Sam Grinter continues: "Cloud-based video surveillance storage will likely see the largest traction of enterprise solutions by providing centralised offsite storage for critical surveillance footage. Companies in the video surveillance storage market will need to carefully consider the latest trend towards cloud based storage solutions, so as not to lose out in this highly competitive market."