When I was younger, I found security cameras in stores or malls fascinating. I always would look up at them trying to see if they were looking at me. I remember when I worked in a department store and would forget the camera was there and let myself get carried away in a particular moment. (I’ll let you use your imagination but the security guys always told me they enjoyed “the show.”)
Believe it or not, very little has changed since those days. When in the office, where I sit is in a direct path of a security camera. Even though I can’t tell if it’s watching me, I figure I might as well give the viewer something interesting to see. (All PG content, of course.)
But after we announced our 7th gen hard drive engineered for surveillance, it reminded me of the importance of storage and it’s impact in pretty much everything.
When talking about music, art or film, the importance of storage is a no-brainer. But the need for surveillance storage isn’t something that always is top of mind.
You can see the cameras in a store, you know someone has to sift through all the data the camera is recording, but unless it’s you doing that sifting, like me, you may not give it any thought.
But consider the value of that data today. Stores can identify customer patters to better place product on the shelves, cities can analyze traffic flows to predict and ease rush hours, hospitals can review patient check-in to improve processes – all of which can be supported with new VMS technology to ease the pain of reviewing hours of video footage.
The Seagate Surveillance HDD is a 3.5-inch, 4TB powerhouse that can store up to 480 hours of HD quality footage. It’s the highest-capacity drive in the industry designed for this industry. Forgive me for having a “holy cow” moment, but that’s a lot of video. Breaking it down for a minute, that’s about 48 episodes of your favorite TV show or about 3 ½ seasons of AMC’s Mad Men.
The surveillance industry is an important one. You want to feel as safe while you’re out experiencing life as you do in your home. If you work in the surveillance industry, you want a product that is reliable and can handle the demands of your business no matter the number of frame per second you need to store or how long you need to store them.
We get it and it’s Seagate’s goal to bring the same level of quality to products designed for this industry as we do for any other. We understand the importance of storage and our partners at Dahua Technology, EverFocus and NUUO understand this too. They trust us to make a quality product that will go the extra mile and not fail you when you need it most; you can too – Seagate Surveillance HDD.
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