IP Camera Replacement Budget

["Greene, Chip" <cgreene2 () RICHMOND EDU>]

We are in the process of growing our physical security posture and adding more IP cameras across the campus.  In trying 
to plan for future budget requirements a couple of questions have come to the forefront regarding the replacements of 
cameras and their systems.  Currently we have a 5 year replacement plan for servers and the associated hardware, so 
that budget plan is fairly straight forward and painless.  The questions we have are:

1.        Is there a standard life cycle for ip cameras (we currently use all Axis)?

2.       What would be a good timeframe to budget for replacements?

3.        Does it make sense to plan for:

a.       replacements every 7 (random number) years for each camera

b.      replacement at the end of the warranty period

c.       plan for individual break-fix?

Thanks for any recommendations that would benefit our budget planning.

Chip Greene
Senior Network Specialist
University of Richmond

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