How to Choose the right DAM and Archive System for your Media

How to Ensure Your DAM and Archive Systems Will Work Hand in Hand With today’s fast-paced demands for media production, content creators are often so focused on the tasks in front of them that once a project is done they are already looking to the next one. However, often overlooked in the content-creation pipeline is… Read more

XenData: When a Windows Volume Suddenly gets Hybrid Towards an Azure Storage Account

Introduction Today I took the XenData Cloud File Gateway out for a spin… Why? This little piece of software allows a windows volume to be extended by an Azure Storage Account. And from a technical level, we are talking about blob storage here. So you can leverage hot & cold storage, and even archive storage in the… Read more

Comparing Cloud Storage and LTO for Creative Video

  We launched our Cloud File Gateway at NAB in Las Vegas last week and discussed its place in the storage hierarchy with many of the visitors to our booth. We focused on the merits of cloud storage versus a more conventional local LTO library for archived video content. From my NAB discussions, it was…

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