Cozaint Corporation has announced a significant change in the pricing landscape for video surveillance storage. The company is now subsidizing the initial cost of its ALICE1 and askALICE hardware platforms, presenting a cost-effective alternative to traditional hard-drive-only systems for long-term video retention solutions.
This move comes as an increasing number of security departments transition to AI-driven analytics, which necessitate the storage of high-resolution footage for extended durations, often triggering budget constraints with conventional Hard Disk Drive (HDD) servers.
Unlimited Scalability at HDD Cost
The recent shift by Cozaint eradicates what many have termed the "Hard Disk Storage Tax" from security budgets. By reducing the expenses associated with servers and hard drives, Cozaint's customers can redirect funds towards essential aspects such as cameras, advanced analytics, and long-term video storage.
Nauzad Sadry, CTO of Cozaint, expressed, "We believe that in 2026, no organization should be forced to delete evidence because they can't afford the 'disk space' to keep it. By lowering the cost of entry for our ALICE platforms, we are making 180-day or 365-day retention the new standard, not a luxury."
Energy Efficiency and System Reliability
Cozaint’s ALICE series includes distinct products designed for various organizational scales
At the forefront of Cozaint’s initiative is the MARCIA file system, an innovation allowing Linear Tape Open (LTO) integration with the Video Management System (VMS) for seamless video playback. The system offers a reliable 30-year data preservation and a low-energy consumption profile thanks to LTO tape technology.
Cozaint's ecosystem also employs Certified LTO Media, ensuring data is archived on high-grade materials that optimize the MARCIA file system, guaranteeing reliable data retrieval. This fosters a high-touch service model, assuring end-users and partners that their ecosystems are professionally maintained and scalable as data demands increase.
Solutions for SMBs and Enterprises
Cozaint’s ALICE series includes distinct products designed for various organizational scales. The ALICE1 is a compact 4-bay HDD server with integrated LTO capabilities, suitable for small to medium-sized businesses or multi-branch locations. In contrast, the askALICE platform caters to enterprise requirements with an 8-bay (or larger) HDD server that interfaces with an expansive LTO library, managing up to hundreds of tapes for petabyte-level data storage.
These innovations will be showcased at ISC West in Las Vegas, where security professionals and prospective customers are invited to explore how Cozaint's "Pay-as-You-Grow" strategy tackles long-term video storage challenges effectively.
Cozaint Corporation, the pioneer in high-capacity video surveillance storage, announced a major disruption to the video surveillance industry’s pricing standards. Effective immediately, Cozaint is subsidising the upfront cost of its ALICE1 and askALICE hardware platforms, allowing end-customers to deploy enterprise-grade, long-term retention solutions at significantly lower costs of traditional hard-drive-only systems.
As security departments shift toward AI-powered analytics, the need to retain high-resolution footage for months or years has created a financial crisis. Traditional Hard Disk Drive (HDD) servers are prohibitively expensive to scale, often forcing organizations to delete vital evidence after only 30 days due to budget constraints.
Long-term surveillance recordings
Unlimited Scalability for an HDD Price Point Cozaint’s new pricing model removes the "Hard Disk Storage Tax" from security budgets. By subsidising the base server and hard drive costs, Cozaint allows our customers to invest their budget where it matters most: the cameras, analytics, and long-term surveillance recordings.
"We believe that in 2026, no organization should be forced to delete evidence because they can't afford the 'disk space' to keep it," said Nauzad Sadry, CTO, Cozaint. "By lowering the cost of entry for our ALICE platforms, we are making 180-day or 365-day retention the new standard, not a luxury. Our customers can now scale their storage simply by adding affordable LTO media as their needs grow."
Low energy footprint
The Power of ALICE1 and Certified Media At the heart of this revolution is Cozaint’s patent-pending MARCIA file system, which allows Linear Tape Open (LTO) storage to seamlessly interact with the Video Management System (VMS). This gives users easy playback of all recorded video with the 30-year reliability and low energy footprint of LTO tape.
To ensure peak performance and data integrity, the ALICE ecosystem utilizes Cozaint Certified LTO Media. This keyed media strategy guarantees that every byte of data is stored on archival-grade material optimized for the MARCIA file system. For the end-user, this ensures a fail-safe retrieval process; for the Authorized Cozaint Integrator, this model fosters a continuous, high-touch service relationship, ensuring the customer’s ecosystem is always supported and scaled professionally as their data needs evolve.
Long-term surveillance retention challenges
ALICE Product Highlights:
- ALICE1: A compact 4-bay HDD server with an integrated LTO drive, perfect for SMBs or multiple location branch offices.
- askALICE: An enterprise-scale 8-bay (or larger) HDD server connected to an LTO library that scales from 24 tapes to hundreds, accommodating petabytes of data.
Cozaint will be demonstrating the ALICE product line and the new subsidised pricing model at ISC West in Las Vegas. Security professionals and end-users are encouraged to visit the Cozaint booth to see how the "Pay-as-You-Grow" model can solve their long-term surveillance retention challenges.
