Massachusetts-based Facilis Technology launched in 2003 and has evolved into an industry-leading provider of cost-effective, high performance shared storage systems and dynamic workflow solutions for the film, broadcast and AV markets.Facilis’ multi-platform shared file system and complementary workflow solutions power t

Assessing The Benefits Of Disk Versus Tape For Long-Term Archives

With the advent of higher resolution video (HD, 4K and 8K), immersive audio (stereo, Dolby Atmos and Fraunhofer Institute’s MPEG-H), 3D, virtual reality and metadata, media files are increasing in size, putting an unending stress of storage requirements for broadcasters and production companies. …

Applied Technology: Scale-out 4k+ collaborative workflows - Is your facility ready?

Moving to a 4K production environment requires a network with sufficient performance capability, but what does that mean? …

On-Line, near-Line or archive. Just how should data be stored?

Any discussion of media storage relies on four generic phrases; on-line, near-line, archive or off-line. What storage technology is best suited for each task? …