Surveillance cameras with cloud storage

Cloud storage

— cloud compatible cameras.

Recall that cloud storage is an information storage system located on remote servers. Data is transmitted to such a system via the Internet, and the owner can also access them via the World Wide Web, regardless of their own location. In addition, modern "clouds" allow you to share selected information with other users. The basic functionality of such services and a certain amount of disk space are usually available for free, but for advanced features and increased storage, payment is required (one-time or regular subscription, depending on the specific service). And typical examples of such storages are Google Drive and Yandex Drive; Surveillance cameras can support either one of these options, or both at once, this point should be clarified separately.

Anyway, cameras from this category are able to directly transfer footage and other information to the cloud storage. This provides two important advantages at once. The first has already been mentioned — the ability to work with videos (view, copy, share, etc.) from almost anywhere in the world where there is access to the Internet. The second point is additional reliability and security: even if the surveillance system's own storage device (recorder, local server, etc.) is damaged or destroyed, a copy of the footage will still remain in the "cloud".

Note that cloud storage support is also found in registrars with network capabilities. However, the purchase of cameras with such functionality is convenient because such cameras do not need additional equipment to work with the "cloud".