Traditional DVR, NVR or VMS, will store the video on-site.

• Rigid storage retention, as you are limited by hardware capacity you chose when you purchased and installed your system.

• If you want to increase the resolution or retention period of your cameras, you must buy additional or replacement hardware and configure it.

• Traditional DVRs, NVRs and VMS’s have highly variable redundancy levels. Further, internal IT staffing is required to maintain the redundancies. The duplicate servers are often idle, adding to the overhead expense.

End user requirements for remote access to their videos have resulted in traditional DVRs, NVRs and VMS’s typically being connected to the to the internet by the integrator or installer for remote video access. The result is the need to install and configure a firewall.
The end customer then monitors for attack vector vulnerabilities such as operating systems, open ports, on-site vendor software.

With a true cloud solution, the video processing and management is performed by the cloud.

• The system may have an onsite device to communicate with the cameras and the cloud, but the device is simple and acts as a communications conduit.

• Secure remote video access and cloud storage are architected into the system.

Advanced cloud systems offer a flexible combination of on-premise and cloud storage. You get same smooth access regardless of where the video is viewed or stored. Ask your provider, as some systems where the camera talks directly to the cloud, cannot store video on-premise.

You can instantly increase resolution or retention period, without having to modify your existing hardware. Because cloud systems utilize a large shared cloud infrastructure for video storage, they provide tremendous economies of scale and flexibility.