Video Lifecycle Management  (VLM) - The Practice
of Reducing The Cost of Storing Surveillance Data

The practice of applying policies and rules to cost-effectively management of information throughout its useful life has been used by IT management professionals for over three decades and had its basis in the management of information in paper or other physical forms (microfilm, negatives, photographs, audio or video recordings and other assets). This applies to any informational assets including video surveillance data. 

 

This process of lifecycle management comprises the policies, processes, practices, and tools used to align the business value of information with the most appropriate and cost effective method of storage from the time information is conceived through its final disposition.

 

TimeSight solutions enable users to apply proven  information lifecycle management techniques to video surveillance through Video Lifecycle Management (VLM), the practice of reducing over time, the amount and cost of storage required to retain video surveillance over its useful life, based on its value to the business in protecting against risk. TimeSight enables companies to increase resolution and retention times while dramatically decreasing storage costs. By incorporating powerful VLM capabilities in a powerful video surveillance appliance, TimeSight enables companies to increase image resolution, frame rates and retention times while dramatically decreasing storage requirements.  

When it comes to video data, time mitigates risk, and risk is most acute in the first few hours or days for events such as robberies or assaults. As time goes on and no acute risk events have occurred, moderate risk events such as site injury or suspicious employee activity start to emerge. Finally, a state of low risk emerges, such as capturing slip 'n fall events for data for compliance and training. The chart below describes how Time Reduces Risk and TimeSight VLM Solutions Reduce Cost.