With advancements in technology, the application of artificial intelligence to surveillance devices such as cameras has become more common. Beyond contributing to maintaining security, order, and operational monitoring, today's smart camera systems are replacing human labor in performing analytical, notification, and warning tasks in various fields, from healthcare and business operations to traffic management and environmental monitoring.

This trend has opened up new opportunities for technology companies to begin producing and developing AI camera services to keep pace with this pressing need.

When it comes to developing AI cameras, the system needs to develop synchronously, in which the storage system plays a significant role in developing products and services for monitoring and operating through cameras.

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The goal of surveillance systems is to collect data used for monitoring, operation, and analysis. Therefore, data is a crucial part of a camera system. Especially in AI camera systems, the data must not only consist of images and audio, but also be of sufficient quality, detail, and rich in information to allow for analysis before taking further action.

With such a large amount of data, the storage system not only needs a large capacity but also must ensure that the information is stored completely and continuously. This requires components that meet the needs of AI cameras, especially hard drives, which are the primary data storage component of a camera system.

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As one of the largest and oldest brands producing storage products, Western Digital's WD Purple and Purple Pro product lines are specialized products designed to meet the most essential needs of a camera system. Especially with the current trend of AI cameras, the brand's new products are also improved to meet the needs of integrating artificial intelligence into surveillance systems.

In terms of reliability, Western Digital has proven its capabilities by having over 40% of the world's stored data stored on its products. With a 10-year history of development in the surveillance storage industry, WD Purple and Purple Pro products are continuously improved and optimized to meet all industry needs, from simple to sophisticated.

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WD Purple and WD Purple Pro are suitable choices for AI camera storage systems. Manufactured to meet the demands of continuous 24/7 recording, WD Purple and Purple Pro hard drives utilize components with a longer lifespan than conventional products, and their operating mechanism minimizes power consumption for maintaining DVR/NVR recording devices.

WD Purple and Purple Pro's proprietary AllFrame technology ensures efficient management of stored content, preventing errors that could disrupt or distort monitoring and data analysis on AI servers.

Specifically with the WD Purple Pro series, the manufacturer has added 32 data transmission channels for AI, in addition to the ability to record simultaneously on 64 cameras. This data recording performance allows large systems to operate efficiently and smoothly with diverse analytical data, meeting all AI camera usage needs.

Quoc Tuan