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How Smart Video Helps Employees Return Safely
The workplace has forever changed. What began as an unprecedented, global work-from-home (WFH) experiment has now become the new normal for many employees. A Gallup poll of 9,000 American workers reports nine in 10 remote workers want to maintain remote work to some degree, and that 76% of remote workers say their employer will allow […]
March 16, 2022 • 7 min read Data
How is AI Clearing the Vision of Smart Video?
The industry is adopting new use cases, combining cameras, storage, processing & deep learning algorithms to improve people's experiences.
September 17, 2020 • 5 min read Data
With WD Purple™ microSD Cards, Security Cameras Endure an AI and 4K Future
Our new WD Purple SC QD101 microSD card enables smart video applications with ultra-endurance and up to 512GB of on-camera storage.
April 27, 2020 • 5 min read Data
Ready for the Rise of Smart Fleets?
Does your fleet have a digital co-pilot? Here's how fleet management is moving to smart fleets to drive safety and reduce liability.
March 6, 2020 • 5 min read Data
Sustaining a Sustainability Company With World-Class Surveillance
Even virtuous projects can be met with setbacks. Here’s how smart video surveillance helped a recycling company do their services better.
March 4, 2020 • 6 min read Data
5 Things to Look for in a Surveillance-Optimized Drive
What does it mean to be a surveillance-optimized drive? Here are 5 things to consider when choosing a drive to support your round-the-clock surveillance needs.
February 20, 2019 • 6 min read Data
How Smart Video Surveillance is Changing Edge Architectures
It’s exciting to witness the innovation happening in the video surveillance industry. Technological advancements continue at a very fast pace, driven by the desire to get more return of investment from surveillance solutions. The past year has seen a lot of buzz around A.I. and smart video, because both promise to extract more from surveillance video […]
October 23, 2018 • 7 min read Data
Top 5 Surveillance Industry Trends from IFSEC International
A few weeks ago our team traveled to London to join the 600+ exhibitors and over 27,000 security professionals at IFSEC International. In addition to launching the industry’s highest capacity, deep-learning-capable, surveillance-class drive, Western Digital® Purple 12TB drive, I was able to walk the show floor. Here are the top 5 surveillance industry trends and takeaways for […]
July 13, 2018 • 8 min read Data
Western Digital® WD Purple 12TB Drive Enables AI-Capable Video Surveillance
Today at IFSEC London, Western Digital expanded its surveillance portfolio with the introduction of the industry’s highest capacity, deep-learning capable surveillance-class drive: Western Digital® WD Purple 12TB with HelioSeal™ technology. This new surveillance-optimized drive provides the capacity and performance to access and transform recorded video data into valuable insights. What’s Driving Data Growth in Surveillance? […]
June 19, 2018 • 4 min read Data
Introducing the Western Digital® WD Purple™ microSD card, Purpose-built for Surveillance
Today, we’re pleased to introduce our first memory card storage device specifically designed for the surveillance edge: the WD Purple™ microSD card. If the name sounds familiar, it should be. This new product leverages experience from over 20 years and 2 billion microSD cards shipped, along with over three years’ history of delivering award-winning hard […]
April 11, 2018 • 6 min read Data