Storage
Storage is a crucial component of a physical security solution. The options you choose will impact your solution in a number of ways, such as:
- Total Cost of the solution
- Network Security
- Where and when you can access footage
- How long will the footage be available
Storage Locations
Your storage requirements may vary depending on your specific needs. These requirements may also change depending on those needs or compliance changes in your industry or state. Cloud solutions provide the flexibility to meet your storage needs by utilizing a solution that supports on-device, onsite, and cloud storage. YourSix recommends using an on-device SD card and cloud storage, resulting in redundant storage that is accessible even if access to the local device is lost.
The YourSixOS platform allows for the use of three types of storage:
| Storage Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| SD Card | Recommended | AXIS, Micron |
| Cloud | Recommended | YourSix (AWS) |
| NAS | Optional | AXIS Companion Recorder, AXIS S3008, Synology* |
| *Full functionality in development | ||
SD Cards
As noted above, YourSix recommends using SD cards from Axis Communications; however, other industrial surveillance-rated SD cards are also supported. Please note that using non-Axis Communications cards may cause health monitoring and other features to be unavailable.
Below are the recommended guidelines for SD card retention. However, YourSix advises using AXIS Site Designer for the most accurate prediction of SD card retention.
| SD Card Retention *actual results may vary |
|
|---|---|
| 64 GB | 2-4 weeks |
| 128 GB | 4-8 weeks |
| 256 GB | 8-16 weeks |
| 512 GB | 16-32 weeks |
| 1 TB | 32-64 weeks |
| Storage numbers are based on a median of typical customer deployments. | |
| The range is based on the variance between continuous and motion recordings. | |
Value of Edge Storage
Technological advancements have led to the development of specialized SD cards specifically designed for surveillance, featuring enhancements such as increased endurance, built-in encryption, and health monitoring capabilities. Using these SD cards ensures that footage is recorded, even in the event of a network disruption. Additionally, YourSix generally observes that these cards can last from 5 to 10 years or more, enabling you to use the same card throughout the camera’s entire lifespan.
Recording Schedules
Recording continuously 100% of the time may be necessary or even required for compliance; however, this can be costly, make post-event searching difficult, burden your bandwidth, and consume storage very quickly.
The YourSixOS platform can record continuously or via triggers based on edge-based AI and schedules. YourSix recommends that users (if it complies with local mandates or laws) utilize continuous recording on the local SD card and motion recording to the cloud. Below is a list of triggers users can use for recording. Additional resource: Recording Rule Best Practices
- Motion detection: Record when motion is detected
- Schedules: Record only during a specified time or day
- Object detection: Record when a car or person is detected
- Sound detection: Record when sound is detected.
*Devices can also use other Axis analytics such as AXIS Guard Suite, which detects motion, intrusion, loitering, and other 3rd party ACAPs.
The YourSixOS platform enables simultaneous storage recording across multiple locations without requiring user intervention. Your device can simultaneously send footage to a local SD card and the cloud. Some solutions buffer video on the device for upload to the cloud at a later time or require a user to upload the footage manually. This means if damage occurs to the device or storage before the upload, you have no footage of the incident. Redundant, automatic recording rules, as used with Y6OS, protect users against this issue.