Veracity COLDSTORE 3U Pro 16 From BGW Technologies Simplifies Serious Surveillance Applications With Huge Low Power Storage Solutions. 

Veracity COLDSTORE 3U Pro 16 – According to Mark Shannon, National Product Manager at BGW Technologies, Veracity might not be a household name here in Australia just yet, but it’s a well-established player globally and the COLDSTORE range is worth getting to know. 

“As a distributor, part of our job is bringing proven technology like this to the local market, and we think it’s a great fit for the kinds of surveillance projects looking for reduced energy costs,” Shannon explains.

“Veracity was started back in 2005 by a group of people who’d spent their careers in video surveillance. Today, more than 20 years on, the name has come to stand for 3 things: quality, long life and reliability. 

“Veracity is based in Prestwick, Scotland, but has grown into a global operation, and its systems guard some of the most important sites in the world, including military bases, power and water plants, transport hubs, stadiums and prisons. Increasingly, they’re also the backbone of city-wide ‘safe city’ camera networks.

“The COLDSTORE 3U Pro 16 carries that reputation forward. In simple terms, it’s a storage box built specifically for holding surveillance footage, and it connects to your network so cameras and recorders can save video straight to it,” Shannon says.

“What makes it stand out is the capacity – this unit holds a whopping 416TB* of footage using 16 26TB drives. Despite all that it only uses around 90 watts of power, about the same as a couple of household light bulbs.

“The clever part is how it looks after its own hard drives,” Shannon explains. “There are 2 key Veracity technologies, SFS and LAID, that work together to reduce wear and make the drives last longer. Fewer replacements and lower running costs mean one of the lowest total costs of ownership you’ll find anywhere, which is impressive.

“Using the solution is straightforward. Existing recorders – these can be from other brands too – can write their footage to the COLDSTORE over the network. You can point several recorders at a single unit, or spread one recorder’s footage across several COLDSTOREs, whatever suits the size of the site. For large installations, that flexibility is a real advantage.

“Veracity also plays nicely with VMS solutions, which keeps everyday management simple, and because it works with any standard SATA hard drive, you’re never locked into buying expensive drives from one supplier.

“Put it all together – the long recording times, very low power use and drives that just keep going – and you have a system built for places that never switch off. Think airports, transport networks, city-wide camera schemes and other critical sites, where footage must be kept for long periods but energy and maintenance bills can’t be allowed to spiral. 

“For big projects that need to last, the 3U Pro 16 is a genuinely smart choice," Shannon says.

SEN’s Melbourne readers can hear from the Veracity experts themselves - register for BGW Technologies upcoming Veracity Showcase on Tuesday 25th August at the Keilor Park Branch in Victoria by emailing vicsales@bgwt.com.au – this technology definitely sounds worth a look. 

You can contact the BGW Technologies team here or read more SEN news here. 

Veracity COLDSTORE 3U Pro 16 Features:

• Network-attached sequential video storage purpose-built for surveillance
• Incorporates SFS and LAID technology for high disk reliability and extended hard disk lifetimes
• Massive 416TB* capacity using 26TB disk drives across 16 bays (*Raw capacity)
• Ultra-low 90-watt power consumption
• Compatible with any make or model of standard SATA drive
• Direct COLDSTORE VMS integration
• Flexible many-to-one and one-to-many recorder architecture
• Lower total cost of ownership
• To learn more about the Veracity COLDSTORE get in contact with your local BGW Technologies branch.

“Veracity COLDSTORE 3U Pro 16 From BGW Technologies Simplifies Serious Surveillance Applications.”