SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: QTM) today announced that NewBay Media Music Group, a
leading creator of specialized music news, enthusiast and
instructional content, has amped up its video production workflow
capabilities by replacing an aging Apple Xsan system with a Quantum
storage system powered by StorNext®. By enabling NewBay
to accelerate its rate of video production and double its output,
the Quantum solution has helped the company meet ever-increasing
demand for fresh content on a range of digital media platforms.
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Outgrowing an Aging Xsan System
NewBay Media is a
premier publisher of specialized content across music, pro-audio,
video and gaming, which it delivers through more than 35 print and
digital magazines and more than 35 integrated web and mobile
applications. In recent years, the company's Music Group has seen
increasing demand for video content, a major source of revenue and
driver of continued growth, and it became clear that NewBay's aging
Xsan system could not support its needs.
"It couldn't keep up with the speed our production required,"
explained Anthony Verbanac, NewBay's
director of IT. "The team ran out of storage on almost every
project, so we were always writing data off to tape. And the disk
was so old that we were beginning to see frequent errors and even
signs of data corruption."
Lacking a large internal IT department, NewBay decided it needed
a turnkey solution that would fit quickly into its Apple
environment, be easy to maintain and meet the performance,
reliability and scalability requirements of its evolving video
production workflow.
Driving Business Growth With Quantum Workflow
Storage
Working closely with Reboot Computer Services, a
trusted integrator, NewBay evaluated different options and
ultimately selected Quantum's StorNext Pro™ Foundation, which is
fully Xsan-compatible and optimized for small and mid-sized
production workgroups. The system provides 48TB of Quantum QXS disk
capacity (raw) and full support for the company's preferred
applications, including Apple Final Cut Pro, Compressor and DVD
Studio Pro, as well as Adobe Creative Suite.
The Quantum solution links NewBay's four Mac Pro workstations directly to the company's
SAN fabric, giving all editors direct access to the same set of
files at Fibre Channel speed. It also provides continuity with the
old system — all the applications used in the original Xsan
environment still work with the Quantum system, and StorNext
enables the team to view previously created content and edit it
transparently. Other key benefits include much greater performance,
capacity and efficiency, as well as the ability for NewBay to
expand or upgrade the system in the future as its needs grow.
"The Quantum solution has made our video productivity at least
double what it was without it," said Bill
Amstutz, vice president and general manager of NewBay Music
Group. "Before Quantum, upwards of 50 percent of our videos and
related revenue would not have been actualized without using
additional videography resources."
Additional Resources
- Read the NewBay case study:
www.quantum.com/customerstories/newbaymedia/index.aspx
- Learn more about StorNext: www.stornext.com
About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out
storage, archive and data protection. The company's StorNext 5
platform powers modern high-performance workflows, enabling
seamless, real-time collaboration and keeping content readily
accessible for future use and re-monetization. More than 100,000
customers have trusted Quantum to address their most demanding
content workflow needs, including top studios, major broadcasters
and cutting-edge content creators. With Quantum, customers have the
end-to-end storage platform they need to manage assets from ingest
through finishing and into delivery and long-term preservation. See
how at www.quantum.com/customerstories-mediaent.
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