BCD News
BCD’s blog covers a wide range of topics focusing on security and video surveillance to provide guidance to our customers and partners.
The Challenges Smart Cities Face With Video Surveillance
Urban populations are expanding at unprecedented rates — these days, 56% of the world’s population lives in cities. As technology advances, the ways public officials and first responders predict, respond to and resolve security concerns will also evolve. Below, we’ll discuss how smart cities are secured, common security objectives and challenges smart cities face with video surveillance.
What Are the Components of IP CCTV Video Camera Security Systems?
Knowing what goes into a CCTV system can help you design the best solution for your property. Read on for more information about the parts of a CCTV system and what they do.
Security Anywhere: What Are Harsh Environment Servers?
If you’re in a demanding industry like the military, manufacturing or oil and gas, you need specialized technology to get the job done. Standard equipment can fail or even break in harsh environments because it is not built for such extreme conditions.
BCD Develops VMS-Verified External Storage Bundles
BCD today announced its release of VMS-verified storage bundles for Avigilon, Genetec, and Milestone projects. These high-availability solutions are purpose-built for any video surveillance project in need of long-term data retention, available with hybrid cloud storage capabilities and BCD’s exclusive quick-start configuration tool.
BCD’s Deepstor® Brings a New Generation of External Storage
BCD today announced its newest portfolio of Deepstor® petabyte-scale, rack-mounted block external storage enclosures. These scalable solutions are purpose-built for any video recording and archival environment, with a focus on delivering data resiliency, high availability, and performance enterprise storage infrastructure for conventional data centers.
BCD Launches All-in-One Network Video Recording Appliance
Buffalo Grove, IL USA – BCD, the industry-leader in purpose-built video appliances, today announced the release of their first-ever Original Design...
BCD Listed Among Best and Brightest Companies in the Nation for Third Consecutive Year
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., USA September 26, 2022 — The National Association for Business Resources has released their Summer 2022 Best and Brightest...
BCD Partners with Tiger Technology to Deliver Zero-loss Failover for Milestone XProtect
BCD announced they will be partnering with Tiger Technology to provide Surveillance HA, an on-premises zero-loss failover solution for Milestone XProtect ® appliances. This solution utilizes Tiger Technology’s plug-in integrated with BCD’s trusted hardware to cluster two servers together to detect failover and ensure that when one server fails, another is ready to bridge the data gap and continue recording.
What is Virtualization and Why is it Impactful in Video Surveillance?
Virtualization has been a huge part of the IT industry for almost 20 years. Surprisingly, many in the industry are unfamiliar with the technology, its purpose, or how it relates to the ever-growing IP video surveillance market.
How to Build a Proper Surveillance System
The importance of storage infrastructure cannot be overlooked when designing an end-to-end security system Designing an end-to-end security system...