HDDs for Commercial Surveillance

Unlock the power of video data with enterprise-grade storage throughout your surveillance system.

HDDs for Commercial Surveillance

Unlock the power of video data with enterprise-grade storage throughout your surveillance system.

Robust Storage for Commercial Surveillance

Commercial surveillance requires the highest levels of trust and reliability, in a form factor that can endure intensive usage and extreme conditions. And with new AI-enabled applications such as smart transportation and smart cities demanding increased capacity and performance, Western Digital’s HDD storage solutions are there to help your team meet that demand.

Get the peace of mind that comes from surveillance-class storage that’s purpose-built for rigorous commercial use, with the performance required for smart video analytics. The WD Purple family of drives is robust enough to handle 24/7 workloads — plus, they’re built with exclusive AllFrame technology to help reduce frame loss and improve video playback.

Typical Commercial Surveillance System

In a typical commercial surveillance system, such as the one illustrated here, video footage captured by security cameras in the field is transmitted and recorded by a gateway appliance — which could be either a network video recorder (NVR) or server.

This video data can just be stored in the gateway appliance, or optionally (and additionally) be stored in the cloud. Video Management System (VMS) and video analytics software could reside on the gateway appliance and/or the cloud.

Featured Surveillance HDDs

Western Digital’s surveillance-grade smart video storage solutions are built to withstand temperature fluctuations and equipment vibrations in harsh environments, and they’re tested for compatibility with a wide range of security systems. See below for recommendations for onboard camera storage and high-capacity gateway appliance storage.