Unveils its new Edge Protect Hyperconverged Appliance, delivering SMEs the benefits of enterprise IT to security applications at a cost-effective price point
Pivot3 has come out with Edge Protect, its hyperconverged SAN storage solution for mid-sized and remotely distributed surveillance applications. Realizing the demand for affordable converged server and storage appliance for SME surveillance applications, the Edge Protect delivers enterprise-class IT capabilities on off-the-shelf x86 server hardware.
As per the press release, the launch of Edge Protect will enable Pivot3 to offer its users the benefits of highly efficient shared storage and built-in failover without the complexity or cost that is typically associated with infrastructure based on separate servers and SAN storage.
The demand for high-resolution network video surveillance today continues to accelerate the need for server and storage solutions that deliver high availability and reliability. According to a recent IHS report, 566 petabytes of data were produced daily by new video surveillance cameras worldwide in 2015 with this number expected to exceed 1,500 petabytes per day by 2017.
According to the release, Edge Protect provides high-performance storage and server infrastructure for up to 200 video surveillance cameras, at a price point competitive with direct attached storage (DAS) typically deployed in mid-sized NVR applications. Pivot3 will be targeting small, medium and distributed environments in the retail, financial, educational and healthcare markets with Edge Protect. Edge Protect ensures all storage is accessible by all cameras regardless of physical location. Another feature is the built-in server failover which ensures that video management and recording functionality is protected during any hardware failures, a feature typically only found in large, complex enterprise surveillance implementations.
“Edge Protect is a game changer for mid-sized security and surveillance deployments. This solution brings the benefits of enterprise technology such as SAN storage and high availability at a price comparable to standard direct attached storage, such as NVRs,” said Curt Wittich, Vice President of Worldwide Surveillance Sales, Pivot3. “Edge Protect also serves as an entry point to the benefits of HCI, a technology category that is expected to deliver significant benefits to the security operations center in the coming years.”
