A new IHS Technology report projects the video surveillance equipment market to reach US$26 billion by 2018. Companies investing in digital surveillance technologies are being asked to store higher resolution video and sensor data for much longer periods of time and be instantly available for intensive analytics.
 
In response enterprises are shifting to open, scalable “edge-to-core” architecture that reliably interoperates in both a distributed environment—with many “edge” (close to cameras) locations—and a central “core” location that natively supports next-generation analytics workflows.
 
Setting its sights on this market opportunity, storage vendor EMC is launching new video surveillance solutions, new test and validation capabilities within its surveillance labs, and expanding partnerships to offer an open, flexible and cost-effective platform for video content storage and analysis.
 
As part of the new focus, EMC has launched a new, purpose-built, EMC VNX-VSS100 storage system for the edge. EMC will set up a new video surveillance interoperability and testing lab in Asia enabling customers to leverage technologies from video surveillance partners like Axis, Genetec, Verint, and Milestone.
 
Christopher Chute, IDC Research Vice President for Global Digital Imaging Practice, says “EMC's new video surveillance solutions and testing capabilities are timely in addressing well-documented pain points in a high-growth market, namely a sense of scale and standardisation.”