Western Digital Corporation introduces the industry’s highest capacity deep-learning-capable, surveillance-class drive – the Western Digital Purple 12TB drive – the newest member of its surveillance portfolio.
Smart network video recording systems
- Where traditional video surveillance systems detect moving subjects without providing detailed analysis, AI-enabled systems not only detect the moving targets, but can analyze them to help determine if they are a potential threat.
- Capabilities like facial recognition and behavior prediction can also drive advancements in the retail and entertainment industries.
The new Western Digital Purple 12TB drive is purpose-built for DVR and NVR video surveillance systems
Advancements in surveillance solutions
With all the advancements in the capability of surveillance solutions, the amount of storage required to capture, store, and analyze the video data is constantly growing. According to analyst firm IDC, the amount of big data exabytes generated by surveillance solutions is expected to grow by 25% per year through 2021, driven in part by the use of increasingly intelligent applications.
Enter Western Digital Purple - Available in 12TB and 10TB capacities, the new Western Digital Purple 12TB drive is purpose-built for DVR and NVR video surveillance systems, featuring the company’s exclusive AllFrame AI technology designed specifically for AI-enabled systems. The new drive allows video surveillance systems with AI-capabilities to access recorded videos for deep learning and analytics, in addition to offering the needed data support for high-resolution video equipment.
These products join the Western Digital Purple microSD card, purpose built for video surveillance cameras, for a complete portfolio to support edge-to-core surveillance solutions.
