Large Scale Security Video Retention Solutions

In this episode of In the Trenches we're going to be discussing an increasingly important subject, storing large amounts of security camera footage.

Laws, industry regulations, and insurance requirements are increasingly pushing minimum retention time, some as high as 365 days!

Achieving this long retention time requires both investment and knowledge in the options available on your recording devices. In this episode we'll discuss six solution options to help achieve longer storage requirements.

Resources mentioned during this episode include

Hard Drive Calculator - https://www.getscw.com/cctv-record-ti...
RAID Video -    • RAID and Security Camera Systems  
SAS Enclosure - https://www.getscw.com/16-drive-mini-...

00:00 - Intro
02:15 - Calculating Storage Needs
05:10 - Solution #1 - Increasing Storage
10:40 - Pros and Cons of Storage Expansion
12:52 - Solution #2 - Motion / VCA Recording
16:35 - Pros and Cons of Motion/VCA Recording
17:40 - Solution #3 - Quota Feature
20:20 - Pros and Cons of Quota Feature
21:40 - Solution #4 - Event Recording
24:45 - Pros and Cons of Event Recording
26:10 - Bitrate, Cloud Storage Discussion
28:50 - Solution #5 - Cutting FPS
33:05 - Pros and Cons of Cutting FPS
33:50 - Solution #6 - Reducing Resolution
38:15 - Pros and Cons of Reducing Resolution
39:25 - Conclusions & Ending