Client Overview
A community college that serves over 10,000 students and awards over 300 associate degrees, academic certificates, and occupational skills awards across 90 programs required a vital campus security upgrade. Providing career advancement opportunities for students on multiple campuses, the college recognized the importance of ensuring round-the-clock security to faculty, staff, and students alike.
“Having instant access to any one of hundreds of surveillance cameras across our campuses proves an effective deterrence against criminal activity, thus ensuring the safety of thousands of students and staff on a daily basis. We have IMPEX to thank for implementing this powerful video storage solution.”
— Campus Security Supervisor
Business Challenge
The college needed a storage solution capable of handling high-resolution video data from hundreds of security cameras covering three sprawling campuses. They required fast performance, scalability, and reliability for real-time monitoring and video archiving. The client’s video storage demands presented quite a challenge, considering they were on a limited budget.
Solution Implemented
IMPEX Technologies deployed Pure Storage to support the Genetec Video Management System. Pure’s all-flash (solid-state memory) storage delivered the high-performance, low-latency environment needed to handle large-scale video streaming and archiving, while ensuring minimal downtime and rapid data retrieval.
Results Achieved
- High Performance: Pure Storage delivered sub-millisecond latency, enabling smooth, uninterrupted video feeds from hundreds of cameras.
- Scalability: Pure Storage provided seamless scalability to accommodate future expansions in both cameras and storage needs.
- Reliability: With Pure’s always-on architecture, the college ensured 24/7 video surveillance with no risk of downtime, critical for maintaining campus safety.
- Improved Campus Safety: With a robust video storage and archiving solution in place, campus safety was vastly improved for the faculty and student body.
Conclusion
Thanks to IMPEX implementing Pure Storage with their Genetec Video Management System, the community college significantly enhanced its security capabilities. The college now benefits from reliable, scalable, and high-performance storage, ensuring the security of students, faculty, and staff across all campuses.
