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Video surveillance is proving to be a massive growth area all over the world. Governments, businesses, and private individuals are increasingly relying on it to create a safe, secure society, in which people can go about their day-to-day business with reassurance and confidence. More and more, video surveillance is proving to be a critical technology – the data is simply too valuable and sensitive to be lost.

Systems are becoming more sophisticated and cost-effective, and the advent of IP (internet protocol) surveillance, looks set to further boost the market. Video surveillance is vital to the entertainment industry, the police and military, medicine and science, transport, industry and domestic contexts. Growth on a worldwide scale is impressive, but in particular emerging markets, it is phenomenal.

Of course, the recording is just the start of the process. Equally important are the countless millions of hours of camera footage that need to be saved and archived – the media on which they are stored needs to be robust and tamper-proof, yet easy to search and access. Though 95% of recorded data is never actually read again, no-one knows which 5% will eventually become relevant, so the recorders better not miss any of it. It's easy to see that hard drive technology is essential to the success of video surveillance – which is where Hitachi GST hard drives come into their own, with ultra-reliable drives to fit all security-system requirements. Of course there are many different systems available on the market, but because our hard drive range is so extensive and flexible, we are the perfect choice for surveillance solutions.