For years, NVR-centric surveillance architectures defined how video systems were deployed and managed. Cameras captured footage, local recorders stored it, and servers handled access and playback. While effective in their time, these systems were built for static environments—not for today’s expectations around scalability, mobility, and intelligence. In contrast, edge-to-cloud architectures outperform legacy NVR networks because they fundamentally rebalance where intelligence, management, and storage live. How Hybrid Architecture Is Redefining System Design Advances in chipset engineering have transformed modern cameras into purpose-built edge devices capable of running analytics, encoding video efficiently, and monitoring system health in real time. By processing [...]