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camera with its own unique parameters: framerate, will be costly. Many different hard drive space-
compression, and activity prompting to maximize saving configurations are available on surveillance
system performance. Event-based alerts and video systems. With video analytics, event management,
analytics will strengthen the utilization of your and time profiles, you can ensure the right server
camera infrastructure. Understand the "learn choice, which also helps with video review during
features" available from your integrator to bring investigations and "scrubbing" through video
attention to anomalies that might otherwise be footage.
missed.
Summary
Storage Efficiency In the best laid security plans, collaboration is key.
Establish your video retention goals. Typically, Once achieved, implement security goals, facility
video is stored for 30 days. The recording method, requirements, network topology, and storage and
video quality settings, and recording schedule utilization best practices. Ensure all stakeholders
all impact achieved video retention. Servers and overseeing ongoing system management are
storage are the most expensive parts of a system; assigned and informed. Don't assume someone
getting it wrong or having a poorly designed system else will do it. Lastly, use this information to hold
your integrator accountable. As the client, if you
aren’t getting the support or desired results, you
don’t have to settle. Our students, faculty, and
guests deserve to feel safe on campus. The right
integrator and solutions can help you achieve that.

Lyndee Villegas, Senior Engagement Strategist, ivelah, can be
reached at: lyndee.villegas@ivelah.com or (602) 690-4461

Andy McQueen, ivelah, can be reached at andy.mcqueen@
ivelah.com

Mark Thill, ivelah, can be reached at mark.thill@ivelah.com

Vince Scarfo, Phoenix Union High School District, can be
reached at vscarfo@phoenixunion.org

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