Pioneering uses of Excelero's NVMesh server SAN software allow editing, finishing and VFX to achieve higher efficiency, drive down cost and future-proof the infrastructure for "Any-K" Storage
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 4, 2018 -- As media & entertainment firms adopt 4K formats and 60fps high frame rates, with even higher resolution content like 8K and 16K formats on the horizon, Excelero announced that it is helping film and TV legends to deliver dazzling work, more readily and cost-effectively. Excelero's NVMesh™ software-defined block storage solution with its low-latency and high-bandwidth improves the interactive editing process and enables customers to stream high-resolution video without dropping frames.
A worldwide technology leader in media & entertainment production, Technicolor achieved 99.8% of local NVMe storage server performance across the network in an initial use of Excelero's NVMesh. "The IT infrastructure required to feed dozens of workstations of 4K files at 24ps is mindboggling – and that doesn't even consider what storage demands we'll face with 8K or even 16K formats," said Amir Bemanian, engineering director at Technicolor. "It's imperative that we can scale to future film standards today. Now, with innovations like the shared NVMe storage such as Excelero provides, Technicolor can enjoy a hardware-agnostic approach, enabling flexibility for tomorrow while not sacrificing performance."
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Excelero and its partners will be showcasing Excelero's benefits for "Any-K" storage and demonstrate 16K post-production workflows at NAB 2018, April 7-12 in Las Vegas at the following locations:
- Quantum – which is showcasing the easy integration of Excelero's NVMesh solution with its StorNext shared storage and data management platform to deliver industry leading performance and efficiency. Quantum will be demonstrating 4K, 8K and 16K solutions leveraging NVMesh at Quantum's booth # SL8511.
- Intel – showcasing both its new Intel 3D NAND SSD line and Intel NVMe SSDs with a 16K format application, and its joint work with Excelero on Technicolor's "Any-K" major film and TV production deployment has enabled a novel application of GPFS storage made even more performant and scalable with Excelero's shared NVMe at local performance. More about Excelero's joint work with Intel is provided in Intel's booth # SU3110. "We are excited that Intel® 3D NAND SSDs with NVMe and 64-layer technology are at the core of this innovative solution that brings an entire industry greater time- and cost- efficiency," said Bill Leszinske, Intel corporate vice president, Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group.
- Mellanox – where Excelero's results with Technicolor are showcased in Mellanox's booth #SL 14809. "Legacy fiber channel storage fabrics simply cannot scale to deliver modern data center requirements," said Amit Katz, vice president, Ethernet switching for Mellanox. "The Mellanox 16 port SN2100 100GbE switch and RoCE delivers the needed performance and latency characteristics which support Technicolor's demanding environment today and into the future.