Western Digital Report: AI influences video surveillance systems

One 46% of the European organisations interviewed by Western Digital It ensures that the capabilities offered by AI technology to process and analyze video data meet the capacity and scalability demands of its systems for the future.

Smart video analytics It is a powerful technology that processes and analyzes video data to gain insights and make business decisions based on that information. With the rise of artificial intelligence and the features it offers, It is becoming increasingly popular in European organizations.

According to the latest Western Digital Studio, performed to more than 1.300 companies in Spain, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and France on the Use of intelligent video systems, The 25% It plans to adopt this technology in the next twelve months.

The main conclusions in the Spanish market of Western Digital's report are as follows:

The 49% of the companies in the sample acknowledge having a video surveillance system, while the 51% The rest don't have one at present.

The two main systems used to Storing images and data produced by its intelligent video surveillance system are in the storage of the camera itself (48%) or an external storage system (47%).

The most common uses continue to be incident investigation (35%), Security and theft prevention (30,53%), along with employee health and safety screening (25%).

Among the most important considerations when selecting intelligent video systems are the Quality & Resolution (25%), High-speed connectivity (26%) and data storage options (21,6%).

In Spain, The 11,5% of the companies surveyed invest less than less than a year in the purchase and maintenance of video surveillance systems. 10.000 Euros; The 38% Between 50.000 And 100.000; The 37% Between 10.000 And 50.000, and the 13% Between 100.00 And 500.000.

To cope with these changing factors and keep up with the evolution of cameras, advanced AI features and innovations in data warehousing, Businesses must Adapt and scale your storage systems depending on their role in using this technology.

Darragh O'Toole, Director of Product Marketing, Western Digital, Europe, "Nowadays cameras don't just record in 4K and offer multiple video streams, they also support real-time data analytics thanks to the artificial intelligence chips built into the devices. They offer sharper and sharper data, detailed and engraved to a minimum of 24 Fps, doubling or even tripling the storage capacity required by companies".

The 50% of European companies saves their data in the edge, and that's where the adoption of AI and 4K video is driving demand for high-capacity storage solutions, Performance and endurance to store ever-increasing amounts of data and enable always-on recordings.

Protection in the retail sector

Many cameras work 24/7 To prevent theft, Investigate incidents and monitor employee health and safety. However, in recent years, There are also an increasing number of uses in the Edge, as real-time alerts (23%) & Heat Maps (22%), that enable customers to optimize their businesses.

In retail, For example, Smart Cameras Can Help in Many Ways, from store design to improving the customer experience by detecting movement within the store. With AIl Insights, It is possible to accurately count and record the number of people entering or leaving, which helps them to better plan their business and optimize storefronts and shelves.

These examples show that the data in the Edge are becoming more important to the business and demand longer life and reliability. Such information is also causing companies in Europe to back up their camera data in the event of a sudden loss of network availability.

According to Western Digital's report, The 48% of the companies surveyed prefer a Local Storage Solution, as a central data center, than the cloud. High-quality data streams require storage with advanced capabilities to improve performance ATA streaming, Reduce frame loss and improve overall video playback.

To support AI workloads and enable customers to harness the power of learning applications, Data centers and the cloud need powerful, specialized storage that delivers high capacity and performance.

"Every organization has different smart video storage needs depending on how they use it. However, What they all have in common is that they must meet the new demands for capacity and scalability of their systems for the future.", O'Toole stresses.

The 53% of the European companies surveyed prefer a storage capacity of Between 13 And 22 Tb. In this way, they can equip their systems for future data needs and optimize their businesses to meet the challenges and opportunities posed by AI.

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