Participants in almost every industry know that unplanned downtime of a network or operations is costly. The same goes for a physical security system, particularly video surveillance cameras.
If a security camera misses a theft or evidence of a contrived slip-and-fall, it could literally put a company out of business. In the event that such an incident occurs and someone goes to review the camera footage, they discover that there is nothing there. The camera has failed and security leaders are left without crucial information. What happened? What went wrong? Who is to blame?