Small enterprises are growing up and part of that growth involves increased security. The availability of IP-based surveillance cameras allows any business with network and storage capabilities to install visual monitoring and recording devices.
IP-based surveillance cameras can stress the storage, network, and management abilities for businesses of any size. For smaller enterprises the IT administrator needs to understand the business rationale for surveillance equipment and then map those into the technical capabilities of the available equipment. Some of the technical issues that must be evaluated include:
- Resolution and frame rates.
- Bandwidth requirements and data compression.
- Storage requirements.
By understanding the impact of the various factors on the enterprise data center, a small business can better determine which IP-based video cameras will be most appropriate. This note offers criteria to help evaluate the various options available for this equipment.
