For years, the total cost of ownership (TCO) in physical security has been shaped by hardware—servers, storage, and the ongoing effort required to keep them running. But as organizations expand across multiple sites and the volume of video data grows, this model becomes harder to scale without significant complexity and cost. Traditional server-based architectures rely on large upfront capital investments, routine maintenance, and periodic hardware refresh cycles. These systems can be predictable, but they’re also rigid. Scaling typically means adding more servers, more storage, and more specialist resources to keep everything connected and performing. As environments evolve, this model [...]