FORTASA BLOG

This week the world has turned it's attention to the sports greatest spectacle to come every four years - 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Winter sports fans from all over the world are tuning in to follow and support over 2800 athletes from the record 88 nations. As this spectacular sports extravaganza is destined to entertain and awe millions, the security concerns to keep the games safe and uninterrupted were of gigantic proportions. By rough estimates over 37,000 security personnel were deployed around Sochi to protect the venues from any threat of terrorist attack or other unwanted disruption. Additionally the 2014 Olympic Games will be in the undisputed gold medal category for the amount of surveillance, computing, drone and other top end electronic equipment to secure the venues, athletes, organizers and fans. The on site reporter explains the formidable security challenge in the hands of event organizers.

As the data feed is collected from every video and audio source, it is then quickly and efficiently analyzed by thousands of file servers equipped with the latest face and voice recognition software, extensive data bases, sorting algorithms, etc. All of this high tech computing might is a boon to the Flash memory industry. The external security cameras that are now ubiquitous on every street corner utilize and Flash card or module for file code storage. The pilot-less drones embed Flash SSDs to store critical code to drive and monitor drone operation. Huge servers include multiple racks of Enterprise SSDs for fast data access and processing.

As shown by this high tech deployment at the Olympics, in the name of safety and security, the world grows more and more accustomed with Surveillance equipment that monitors every moment of our life. Flash memory based SSDs and Modules are a critical component to enable reliable system operation in video surveillance.

Please contact Fortasa to discuss your security requirements in your Solid State Storage needs.