Why Large Surveillance Systems Fail: Storage Throughput Reality
Posted by James Everett on Feb 26, 2026
Why Large Surveillance Systems Fail (And It’s Not the Terabytes)
Most storage conversations start with retention days. How many TB. How many days. How many cameras.
But the real failure point in larger deployments is usually simpler.
The recorder can’t write fast enough when motion spikes across dozens of cameras at once.
Deployment takeaway
Capacity answers how m
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How Many Security Cameras Do I Actually Need? (Engineering Answer)
Posted by James Everett on Feb 15, 2026
How Many Security Cameras Do I Actually Need? (A Real Engineering Answer)
One of the most common commercial surveillance questions is also one of the most misunderstood: how many cameras do I need?
The honest answer is not “one per 1,000 square feet” or any other rule of thumb you may have heard. Camera count is determined by coverage objective, identification requi
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