Hybrid Storage Architecture

The best of both worlds: High-speed local access combined with the limitless scalability and redundancy of the secure cloud.

Flexible Evidence Management

On-Prem Speed, Cloud Scale

Linear Systems offers a unique Hybrid Storage model for DIMS. We understand that Law Enforcement agencies deal with massive video and image files that require immediate playback without the “lag” of standard internet connections.

Our hybrid solution keeps active cases on local, hardened ImageServers while automatically archiving long-term evidence to a secure, CJIS-compliant Private Cloud. This ensures 100% uptime and immediate accessibility.

Server Data Center

Zero Latency Retrieval

Local storage allows for high-speed ingestion and instant playback of 4K video and high-res forensic photos across the precinct network.

Automated Redundancy

Evidence is automatically synced to the cloud, providing a geographically separate backup to protect against local disasters or hardware failure.

Cost Efficiency

Optimize your budget by keeping only what you need on expensive high-speed local drives, moving older data to cost-effective secure cloud tiers.

Total Data Ownership Guaranteed

Unlike proprietary cloud-only vendors, Linear Systems ensures you never lose control of your data. Whether on-premise or in our hybrid cloud, your evidence is stored in non-proprietary, industry-standard formats. You are never “locked-in” and your data is never held hostage.

Why Agencies Choose Hybrid


  • Scalable to Petabytes

  • FIPS 140-2 Encryption

  • Custom Retention Policies

  • Unified Search Interface

With DIMS Hybrid Storage, the location of the file is transparent to the end-user. Whether a file was captured yesterday and is sitting on a local server, or was captured five years ago and moved to the cloud, it remains searchable and retrievable via the same unified DIMS interface.

This “Single Pane of Glass” management ensures investigators spend time solving cases, not hunting for files across disparate storage systems.