Post production companies need storage with high bandwidth, low latency and with the ability to expand and configure as projects change. In order to increase the efficiency of video editing, or any creative process, users need to share files and data quickly and seamlessly. Most offices run a network of some description. Users can share files either direct from their machines or via a central server or storage device. Problems arise when you have different types of system on your network – PC’s, Mac’s and Linux devices, or when multiple users are working on the same project files. Things can quickly get messy with countless revisions of files, time spent converting or copying files to local storage in order to work a full speed i.e. realtime video playback.
The solution to these problems is to install a Storage Area Network. A central pool of fast storage that everyone can access at the same time. It allows for the seamless transition for files from one system to another and has enough speed to playback video without having to copy it to local storage.
In the past many smaller organisations were unable to consider a true SAN environment due to the high cost and technical knowledge required to maintain them. the building blocks of a traditional fibre channel SAN are prohibitively expensive for a small number of clients.
Accusys has now developed a solution specifically for smaller businesses that has all the features you’d expect – cross-platform, high speed, and with an excellent Cost-Performance ratio. It’s is designed to be simple to install and maintain without a high level of technical knowledge. It will also scale with your organisation as your requirements change and grow. Add speed, capacity and clients as needed.
By utilising the high performance Accusys ExaSAN arrays combined with their unique PCIe switch technology you can build the infrastructure of your SAN quickly and easily. Then simply add the SANit file system and you have a shareable, cross platform storage allowing users to access the same storage pool, at extreme speeds and with high reliability and data security.
SANit has the following features to meet your needs:
- Fully featured SAN software – Single Storage pool co-working and sharing
- Designed for post production workflows – high speed, multi-user
- Just three easy steps to a complete setup
- Excellent price / performance ratio; an affordable SAN solution
The Accusys SANit solution is designed with the needs of post production workflows in mind and has features such as Scalable Performance via on-line bandwidth adjustment. Administrators can adjust the maximum bandwidth available to clients via the GUI at any time. For example if you need to ensure your client viewing system has guaranteed realtime video playback performance.
The fully featured SANit software offers:
- Seamless Cross-platform integration – allowing Windows, Mac and Linux computers to access SAN transparently.
- Block level accessing – SANit works at a block level to save data and has a virtualisation feature offering the flexibility to alter the user’s volume.
- Proprietary file system – SANit creates a file system that allows clients cross-platform access for more compatibility and performance.
- One button Event log downloading -Download an event log through the maintenance page.
- Simple User Interface – Configuring a SAN can be a daunting task but SANit makes it easy and fast because it is tailored specifically for end users rather than “senior system architects”.
- ExaSAN storage is the best partner – High performance SANit works closely with the ExaSAN switches and storage to bring the best possible performance and a seamless working environment.
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