By Electric Vehicles (EV) station operators in Nigeria need customized storage solutions that support new AI workloads and associated storage requirements.
As video analytics and deep learning for today’s intelligent video solutions are performed both on-premise and in the cloud, it is important to provide a scalable, cost-effective, and durable, yet high-performance storage infrastructure, according to a report by Western Digital makers SanDisk.
The noted that EV station operators can obtain highly resilient, durable on-camera storage of up to 256 gigabytes (GB) in the form of microSD cards at the edge of the network, supporting card health monitoring capabilities, preemptive storage management, and reliability for continuous 24/7 high-definition video recording.
Western Digital suggested that specially designed microSD cards, such as those from WD Purple, can continue recording even if the connection to the network video recorder (NVR) is interrupted. For reliable storage at the core, decision-makers should look to purpose-built hard disk drives (HDDs) that offer up to 22TB of storage and are equipped with advanced features.
These enable up to 32 AI streams for deep learning analysis within the system while reducing image failures. In addition, these HDDs, designed for intelligent video environments, are also optimized to handle up to 64 additional single-stream HD cameras, allowing for easy scalability as requirements change.
While observing there is an uptake of EVs continues to growth in Nigeria, it called on charging station owners to set themselves up for success and position themselves to benefit from the investment in this growing infrastructure.
“An important part of this will be the right smart video infrastructure that allows operators to monitor and improve the security and functionality of their stations, as well as detect and respond to events in real time. As part of this, video data and data storage will continue to fuel the potential in this industry to ensure safety, security, and incident prevention”, the report said.
On how data storage is fueling EV charging station security, the report observed that storage is a critical component to unlocking the full potential of smart video data stressing that when designing infrastructure, EV station owners in Nigeria need high-capacity storage at the edge in the camera, in the server or recorder, as well as on the cloud or the data center that offers low latency, high performance, and quick scalability.
“Over recent years, EV stations globally, including in Nigeria, have faced risks such as cable and battery theft, vandalism, and other forms of destruction. This not only leads to financial losses but also affects the reliability and availability of the stations”, the report revealed.
According to the report, only a handful of charging points exist in urban areas such as Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt saying that government-backed initiatives like solar-powered charging stations are expected to accelerate growth.
