Market Insights
30-Day CCTV Storage: Calculate Capacity Before You Buy
Calculate 30-day CCTV storage with worked bitrate examples, usable-capacity checks, mixed-camera planning and a commissioning checklist.
INTELLIGENCE FOR SECURITY BUYERS
Market Insights
Understand the trade-offs behind your next purchase. Storage economics, AI integration and project planning, grounded in published sources and clear assumptions.
THE BUYER'S PERSPECTIVE
Make the next decision clearer.
Market Insights
AI Camera Buying Guide: Verify the Complete Workflow
A practical guide to AI camera procurement: verify metadata, ONVIF compatibility, VMS licences and acceptance tests before buying.
Market Insights
Surveillance Storage Costs in 2026: A Buyer’s Guide
Compare CCTV storage quotes by retention, usable capacity, redundancy and support. Includes a 16-camera example and a practical procurement checklist.
HOW WE LOOK AT A PROJECT
01 / Economics
Compare the recording outcome, included services and lifecycle assumptions.
02 / Integration
Check the exact models, versions and operator workflow.
03 / Capacity
Make bitrate, retention and expansion assumptions visible.
04 / Verification
Use primary sources and test the proposed configuration.
MAKE IT PRACTICAL
Related technical reading.
Technical guide
Dahua NVR Storage Math: Days, Bitrate and Drives Explained
Size retention from bitrate, channels and days instead of guesswork.
Technical guide
Dahua NVR ONVIF: Add Third-Party Cameras Safely in 2026
Add non-Dahua cameras without losing recording or PTZ control.
Technical guide
Dahua PoE Switch Selection: Ports, Watts and Uplink
Size the switch for camera load, uplink and growth.
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